Sermons from January 2023

The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany January 29, 2023 Matthew 5:1-12 The Savior’s Sermon— Trust in God’s Strength!   1Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them, saying: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6Blessed are those…

The Third Sunday after Epiphany January 22, 2023 Matthew 4:12-23 Jesus Appears as the Light in the Darkness   12When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he returned to Galilee. 13Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah: 15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— 16the…

The Second Sunday after Epiphany January 15, 2023 John 1:29-41 Jesus Appears as the Lamb of God   29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ 31I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he…