A Famine Not of Bread

"The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" by Jan van Eyck Click here to listen to this sermon. Then I saw in the right hand of Him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that He can open the scroll and its seven seals.” And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. And He went and took the scroll from the righ...

Click here to listen to this sermon. “ And when [Jesus] had said these things, as they were looking on, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him out of their sight. A nd while they were gazing into heaven as He went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, ‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw Him go into heaven” ( Acts 1:9-11). Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Well. It came and went. Did you miss it? The great apocalypse linked to the last day of the Mayan calendar: December 21, 2012? Just another failed attempt to forecast the end of the world. I’d always wondered: What do you suppose those people who count so heavily on the world ending on a particular date do the day after? You know… the ones who give up everything they own, and then gather on a mountainside and wait for Jesus or the mothership to return. Now I know...

Click here to listen to this sermon. The text for today is Acts 1:9-11: “ And when [Jesus] had said these things, as they were looking on, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him out of their sight.   A nd while they were gazing into heaven as He went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, ‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven?   This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw Him go into heaven.”   Here ends the text. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Well.   It came and went.   Did you miss it?   The great apocalypse linked to the last day of the Mayan calendar: December 21, 2012?   Just another failed attempt to forecast the end of the world.   I’d always wondered: What do you suppose those people who count so heavily on the world ending on a particular date do the day after?   You know… the ones who give up everything the...

            The text for this evening is Acts 1:9-11: “ And when [Jesus] had said these things, as they were looking on, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him out of their sight.   A nd while they were gazing into heaven as He went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, ‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven?   This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw Him go into heaven.”   Here ends the text. Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God the Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Well.   It came and went.   Did you miss it?   The great worldwide earthquakes and the May 21 st rapture of all believers promised by Harold Camping foreshadowing the October 21 st end of the world?   I’ve wondered: What do you suppose Mr. Camping and his followers did on May 22 nd ?   I can just picture them cloistered in their own l...