“The Nature of Communion”
Message Text: 1 Corinthians 11:17-26
Listen“Nunc Dimittis” (Luke’s Nativity Hymns, 4)
In Luke’s fourth “Nativity Hymn,” Simeon blesses the Lord for fulfilling His promises of sending salvation to Israel. This old man can now depart in peace, because he has held the Savior in his arms.
Message text: Luke 2:21-35
Listen“Gloria” (Luke’s Nativity Hymns, 3)
In Luke’s third “Nativity Hymn,” angels give good news about Jesus’ birth to a group of shepherds. After visiting the baby in a manger, they go forth to share with others their newfound joy in Jesus.
Message text: Luke 2:8-15
Listen“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
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