Have No Fear Little Flock, the Kingdom Is Yours
Click here to listen to this sermon. Downloadable mp3 files are available upon request.. The text for today is Luke 12:32: “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! The last time we sang our sermon hymn at St. John’s was for my installation. As we planned the service Pastor Boeder mentioned he was using a shepherd theme. “What I’d really like to do is sing ‘Have No Fear Little Flock,’” he said. “Do you think the members of St. John would be offended?” I said, “No, this is a little flock. I know that. They know that. And from a worldly standpoint there are many things to fear: the devil, the world, and our own sinful nature rage against us. Without God’s provision no church is going to be around for long. I think it would be very appropriate.” St. John’s is a little flock. Just look...