Sermon for December 15th, 2019 Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday Today is a Sunday of rejoicing! We began with our litany of praise and thanksgiving for all the things in which we rejoice. Today, we also rejoice with Mary. My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God, my savior.…
Each year on the Sunday closest to August 15th I plan to preach a sermon that talks about Mary, the mother of Jesus. Now, that may seem just fine to some and strange to others. Most Lutherans have never concerned themselves very much with Mary, just like most of Protestant Christianity. I will admit that…
Sermon for Mary, Mother of Our Lord Sunday August 15th Texts for the day: Isaiah 61:7-7, Psalm 34:1-9, Galatians 4:4-7, Luke 1:46-55 On this day we hear the song of a young peasant woman of the first century. A poor woman. A small woman. A very small thing she is, in comparison to the whole world,…
Shepherdess Writes 