In today’s Gospel, the voices of Simeon and Anna, two faithfully aging people of God, join the cosmic Christmas chorus that praises God for what He is doing in Jesus. With them we—male and female, young and old—lift our voices in prayer and praise and...

“Today…(a gift has been given to you)… a Savior… He is Christ the Lord.” [Luke 2:11] The ancient promise has been fulfilled. God is faithful. That same Jesus born in a manger is with us throughout the year with his Holy Spirit, forgiving our sin...

As announced by the angel Gabriel to Mary and as promised in His covenant with King David, God provided reconciliation for all his creation through the Incarnation of His Son, Jesus. This Prince of Peace still comes among us today, bringing...

Advent is more than a four-week baby shower. We look forward to opening the “Gift” of the Infant King, and in these four weeks before Christmas the church prepares itself to meet its King with words and acts of repentance, restoration, and adoration.

John the Baptist called people to repent, to clear the decks, to completely reorder their lives so that nothing would get in the way of the Lord’s coming. In our baptisms we are called, with John, to be heralds of King Jesus, to lift our voices...

Another Church Year has begun! As always the season of Advent marks a time of patient waiting and anticipation amid the preparations for Christmas. This year we’re focusing our attention in the sermon series on God’s ancient promise of a Messiah.

On this final Sunday of the church year our Gospel reading is Jesus’ great story of the judgment. In the end, the faithful are those who served Christ by ministering to those who are poor, hungry, naked, sick, or estranged. We gather this day to...

November 16, 2014