“Benedictus” (Luke’s Nativity Hymns, 2)
In the second of Luke’s “Nativity Hymns,” Zacharias praises God for His provision of redemption and prophesies about his son’s relationship to the Redeemer.
Message text: Luke 1:57-79
Listen“Magnificat” (Luke’s Nativity Hymns, 1)
In the first of Luke’s “Nativity Hymns,” Mary echoes the earlier song of Hannah in praising God for His exaltation of the lowly and provision of salvation.
Message text: 1:39-56
Listen“The Antidote for a Christian’s Troubled Heart”
Message text: John 14
Listen“Our Lord Gives Thanks”
Message text: Matthew 11:25-30
Listen“A Sabbath Song of Thanksgiving”
Message Text: Psalm 92
Listen“Four Witnesses and a Warning” (Gospel of John, 18)
Jesus receives persecution and a veritable prosecution from the religious leaders. Having testified Himself, He now cites four witnesses in His defense. And He issues a warning to His opponents. This scene that uses the language of a courtroom shows that we have very good reasons to trust in Jesus!
Message Text: John 5:31-47
Listen“A Mighty Fortress is Our God”
A Reformation Sunday message exploring the textual foundation of Martin Luther’s great hymn. Psalm 46 reveals God as our comfort in calamity, our protection in persecution, and our hope in history (and beyond).
Message text: Psalm 46
Listen“Son of the Father: Life-Giver and Judge” (Gospel of John, 17)
After Jesus heals a lame man on the Sabbath, the religious leaders charge Him with blasphemy. He responds in a discourse that clarifies the significance of His ministry for all people in all times.
Message text: John 5:19-30
Listen“Healing and Hostility” (Gospel of John, 16)
In this drama of five scenes, Jesus’ healing of a lame man prompts hostility from religious leaders. We explore what this tells us about the trajectory of John’s gospel as well as about God’s greater redemptive purposes in history.
Message text: John 5:1-18
Listen“Jesus, Giver of Life” (Gospel of John, 15)
In his second miracle in Cana, Jesus shows that He is a giver of life when He heals a little boy at a distance. And the family’s response of faith is a model for all.
Message text: John 4:43-54
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