This morning we celebrate the mystery of the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh, from whose manger shines forth God’s grace in all its splendor and whom the shepherds rejoiced to behold.

“Today…(a gift has been given to you)…a Savior…
He is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11) In this season of gift giving we praise our God for His gifts of grace, and we grace one another with gifts small and lavish, heartfelt and fun. When we do...

Our sermon series continues on how God transforms our lives through the power of His Spirit. So far we have looked at patience, prayer, and repentance. Today we focus on Mary and how her life was transformed by faith in the promise given her by the...

We hear the haunting and familiar Advent voice of John the Baptist who calls us to “Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand.” May God move us to be transformed by the renewing of our hearts and minds as we adorn our Christmas preparations with His...

“Patience is a virtue” we are often told. The season of Advent marks a time of patient waiting for the promised Messiah. In our waiting a powerful, personal transformation happens. As St. Paul says in 2 Corinthians 3:18—“we are being transformed into...

By virtue of our baptism into His name, our Lord Jesus Christ rules in our hearts and in our lives. Today He again welcomes us to worship Him, King of all creation, Lord of the Church, the Alpha and Omega… God for all eternity.

Signs of the end time fill today’s Gospel reading. Christ will come again “to judge both the living and the dead,” we confess in the creed. How, then, shall we live, knowing that everything around us will one day pass away? We can live with hope if we...

Throughout His ministry, Jesus offered several glimpses into the end of all things and the beginning of life eternal in heaven. In today’s Gospel reading, the Sadducees, who did not even believe in the resurrection of the dead, try to trap Jesus. They...

This weekend we close out the 31-week series on The Story with the book of Revelation and a consideration of the end of all things. Within the Apostle John’s phenomenal vision is a description of the great multitude in white robes—“These are they who...