A Famine Not of Bread

Click here to listen to this sermon. “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and may share His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead” (Philippians 3:8-11). Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! The Judaizers were a faction of Jewish Christians who regarded the Levitical laws of the Old Testament as still binding on all Christians. They were strenuously opposed and criticized for their behavior by the Apostle Paul, who used many of his epistles, including our text for today, to ...

  Click here to listen to this sermon. "The Circumcision of the Child Jesus" by Guido Reni

Click here to listen to this sermon. “And at the end of eight days, when He was circumcised, He was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb” (Luke 2:21). Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Those of you growing up with siblings can probably relate to this scene. It’s the day after Christmas. As you shower, get dressed, and eat breakfast, you plan your entire day. It’s going to be a great day! You’re going to spend all your time playing with that favorite gift. But when you go to get it, it’s gone! Immediately, you know where to start looking. You noticed that covetous look in your brother’s eyes. Barging through his bedroom door, you catch him red-handed. “Give it to me!” you yell. “That’s mine!” And even though he knows full well it was your Christmas present, he replies, “I don’t see your name written on it!” Thinking back, I realized that’s maybe why Santa brought my brother, sister, and me label make...

The text for today, the Circumcision and Name of Our Lord, is our Gospel, Luke 2:21:  “ And at the end of eight days, when He was circumcised, He was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.” Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God the Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Those of you growing up with brothers or sisters can probably relate to this scene.   It’s one of the days following Christmas.   As you shower, get dressed, and then eat breakfast, you plan out your entire day.   It’s going to be a great day!   You’re going to spend all your time playing with that favorite gift.      But when you go to play with it, it’s gone!   Immediately, you know where to start looking.   You’ve seen that look in your brother’s eyes.   You know he’s been coveting it ever since you first unwrapped it.   Barging through his bedroom door, you catch him red-handed.   “G...