Service Folder Everything Jesus does, He does “for us.” This phrase will be introduced this week in the series hymn. Pro nobis, or “for us,” appears again and again in the series hymn. Jesus is baptized, fasts, is tempted, overcomes temptation, and, in doing so, begins His work of undoing the power of the devil (Mark 1:9–13). It is especially worth noting…
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Sermons on Mark (Page 2)
Service Folder Theme: The Robe of Human Frame Why did Jesus have to come among us as a human being? Why didn’t He come as an angel or some other kind of being that is stronger and more powerful than us? While angels may be a source of endless fascination to the Christian and to the world, they have no power to…
Service Folder Here on earth, where we fight and suffer, here God comes to us; here he shares in our troubles – that is the message of this close connection into which Jesus comes with the deaf man in Sunday’s Gospel (Mark 7: 31 – 37). He heals through the might of his word; he breaks through the barrier which separated the…
Service Folder Jesus provides for his people When we suffer from lack or bad things happen to us, we can fall into doubt and despair. When we have an abundance, we can be tempted to forget God and crave this world’s goods that cannot satisfy our deepest need.. Today, then, the evangelist turns our eyes to Jesus, who takes care of us…
Service Folder Today is the Church’s High Feast – the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. By His resurrection from the dead, Jesus has triumphed over sin, death and the devil. We hope you can come and join us as Jesus feasts us with his resurrection blessings – the forgiveness of sins, life and eternal salvation.
Service Folder Tonight we see Jesus’ crucifixion through the eyes of the centurion. He was given the duty to keep his eyes fixed on Jesus until his death. When he saw how Jesus died, he was astonished. It evoked this confession from his lips, “Truly, this was the Son of God!” As we focus our eyes on Jesus through the eyes of…
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