Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the Christian’s 40-day journey to Jesus’ cross and tomb in anticipation of Easter. Ash Wednesday begins the Christian’s Lenten journey with a reminder of our mortality and a call to repentance. Ashes remind us forcefully of our need for God’s redeeming grace as they recall words from the rite for Christian burial: “…earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust…,” words that will someday be spoken over us all. 

The Bible reading for this message is Joel 2:12-19.

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During the church season of Epiphany, so much has been revealed to us about Jesus—the Son sent by God, the Answer to the skeptic, the Shepherd feeding his flock, the Teacher with authority, and the Savior who cares. We have a clearer understanding of who this Jesus is, but we need to follow Jesus up the mountain to witness him transform his appearance to reveal who he truly is above all. Perhaps we can be like Jesus’ disciples and forget that he is not just a human being like us, but he is also the Lord of glory and grace. In one sense, that is terribly terrifying, but in another sense, that is tremendously comforting. As we look ahead to the next journey through the church season of Lent that will take us to the cross, we follow Jesus and find comfort.

The Bible reading for this message is Mark 9:2-9.

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This message is Part 6 in our Epiphany worship  series: Who Is This Jesus?

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An Epiphany message on Mark 1:29-39 preached at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Maitland, FL on February 6-7, 2021.

What made people stop and wonder about Jesus? When Jesus spoke, even demons bowed to his command. An unholy, unclean spirit confronts Jesus in, of all places, worship. Yet that evil spirit can do nothing other than flee when Jesus commands it to depart. All that authority over demons was not the only thing that impressed people about Jesus. It was his teaching—how he taught the Word of God as God himself. So what impresses us today about Jesus? His amazing miracles? His impact on history? Or the Word of life that comes from Jesus—the Word made flesh, the Teacher with authority as God himself come to save us?

The Bible reading for this message is Mark 1:21-28.

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This message is Part 4 in our Epiphany worship  series: Who Is This Jesus?

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What does a pastor do? What does a teacher at our school or preschool do? What does a missionary do? What does a staff minister do in their area of ministry? Why did God provide his Church with the public ministry—the Ministry of the Word? What does all of this have to do with Jesus revealing who he really is? It all starts with the Good Shepherd feeding his flock through his Word and Sacraments. Today we see Jesus post-Easter have a conversation about forgiveness and grace and feeding sheep with a fallen disciple named Peter. Jesus reveals himself to be the Good Shepherd feeding and caring for his flock through the faithful service of his under-shepherds as they proclaim his Word and administer his Sacraments.

The Bible reading for this message is John 21:15-17.

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This message is Part 3 in our Epiphany worship  series: Who Is This Jesus?

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We live in an age of skepticism and cynicism. Such attitudes come easy when endless waves of information are thrown at us, each with their own bent or bias, some fake, some true, some warped to fit an agenda. Unfortunately, such skepticism and cynicism are also directed at the Christian faith. Was Jesus really whom he said he was? Can we really believe the miracles or anything supernatural in the Bible? Can we actually believe the Bible or, at least, take it seriously? Skeptical attitudes about the Christian faith can leave us frustrated, but how does Jesus answer the skeptic? When a Jewish man named Nathanael questions the possibility that Jesus is actually God’s long-promised Messiah, Jesus not only silences his critic, but he transforms his life with grace and the Gospel. Jesus reveals himself to be the Answer to the skeptic.

The Bible reading for this message is John 1:43-51.

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This message is Part 2 in our Epiphany worship  series: Who Is This Jesus?

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Epiphany means revealing. The church season of Epiphany is all about Jesus revealing himself to the world as the Messiah, as the Savior, as Lord and God during his three years of public ministry as he made his way to the cross. Throughout his ministry, people asked, “Who is this Jesus of Nazareth?” Is he an Old Testament prophet back from the dead? Was he a great rabbi unlike any other? Is he simply a messenger from God or could he be something more? Today many have great things to say about “this Jesus,” but many of those great things fail to say enough. So during the season of Epiphany, we ask, “Who is this Jesus?” and we let Jesus reveal the truth about himself for who he really is.

We find Jesus approaching John the Baptizer in the waters of the Jordan River to be baptized, not for his own sins, but in our place for ours. Stepping out from beneath baptismal waters, Jesus is then approved by the triune God as he publicly begins his ministry to complete the mission entrusted to him—to be our Substitute, to be our Lord, to be our Savior and the Savior of the world.

The Bible reading for this message is Mark 1:4-11.

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This message is Part 1 in our Epiphany worship  series: Who Is This Jesus?.

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How were you at gift giving this year? Did you go all out and give something lavish or did you go simple? Did you give thoughtful, unique gifts found nowhere else or did you just settle for a gift card? Depending on the person, gift giving can be simple or difficult. Now what if you had to give a gift to a king? You would want to offer a gift that demonstrates the honor that king deserves. What if that king were Jesus—the King of kings? Certainly, like the wise men of old, you would want to offer gifts that honor, glorify, and praise Jesus for all that he has done for you and your salvation.

So what will you give to the King of kings? How will you show your thanks to Christ your Savior? Thankfully, God himself has given us amazing gifts to be put to use in the service of our King of kings. 

The Bible reading for this message is Matthew 2:1-12.

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This message is Part 5 in the Christmas series: The Greatest Gift.

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2020 has been a year unlike any other in recent memory. A worldwide pandemic. Natural disasters. Economic recessions. Social turmoil and unrest. An extremely polarizing election year. Changes everywhere—and not always for the better. For good reason, so many of us are glad to see the calendar change from 2020 to 2021, but will that joy last. Will there still be fear and uncertainty in 2021? Will there still be problems and challenges and hardships in 2021? Will there still be sorrow and grief, life and death in 2021? Of course. Every year in human history has been marked by such things. Why? We are sinful human beings living in a sinful world. Yet while our joy at the change of the calendar is short-lived, Jesus provides us with an everlasting joy—a joy that lasts. How is that possible? He is the Lord who saves us by his grace. He is the God who guides history for our eternal good. He is our Savior now and through all eternity.

The Bible reading for this message is Habakkuk 3:17-19.

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This message is Part 4 in the Christmas series: The Greatest Gift.

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On Christmas, our God gave us a rare gift. He kept every promise and prophecy he made to send a Savior. We peered into the manger and found in the Christ Child the greatest gift ever given. We found the Savior who is both truly God and truly human. Today we continue to celebrate with great joy because that Savior is the fulfillment of every promise our God has made. We celebrate how God guided human history to carry out his plan of salvation and make us children of God. So today open God’s gift once more and rejoice!

The Bible reading for this message is Luke 2:22-40.

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This message is Part 3 in the Christmas series: The Greatest Gift.

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