Sermons

In his human nature as true man, Jesus who is true God and true man, confesses the terrible truth of what he is feeling:

Jesus calls his followers off the mountain and from the desert to live as his people in the world

Jesus is God's Anointed One, come to give himself for us

In Jesus, we have a Savior who stands for us against the powers of darkness

It's tempting to remain on the mountaintop with Peter, James, and John who witnessed Jesus' transfiguration. Like Peter, we want to hold on to this moment forever. But we must follow Jesus down the mountain and back into the vallye of daily life where he calls us to serve in his name. We are sent for serving.

In Jesus, we see the one, true God of all nations and people, reaching out to make us clean and restore our relationships.

Our serving in Jesus' Name must be both a giving and a receiving. As Jesus brought healing and new life to Peter's mother-in-law, and many others in the Gospel lesson (Mark 1:29-39), so Jesus empowers and send us to serve others in his Name. Our congregational serving - both giving and receiving - will, by God's grace, bring glory and praise to our Servant King, Jesus Christ, and be a blessing to others in his Name.

Jesus frees us from eating without discernment and care for others

The Lord's call to Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John launched them into a new life - a life following Jesus and fishing for people. Jesus calls us today to follow him and so experience that full and abundant life which He came to bring.

God calls us into opportunities to be the hands and feet of Christ in the world