Sermons from November 2023

The Last Sunday of the Church Year November 26, 2023 Matthew 25:31-46 The Time In Between— A Time to Yearn for the End!   31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right…

The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost November 19, 2023 Matthew 25:14-30 The Time In Between— A Time For Faithful Service!   14“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. 15To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16The man who had received the five talents went at once and put…

The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost November 12, 2023 Matthew 25:1-13 The Time In Between— A Time For Watchfulness!   1“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5The bridegroom was a long time in coming,…

All Saints Day November 5, 2023 Revelation 7:9-17 The Time In Between— A Time to Focus on Future Glory!   9After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who…