Texts: John 5:1-9 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I believe the phrase a “shining city upon a hill”, rooted in Jesus’ teaching about salt and light during His Sermon on the Mount, has had a life of its own in American history. The pilgrims that founded the Massachusetts Bay […]

Sermon: 5th Sunday of Easter 2025 Texts: Acts 11:1-18, Rev.21:1-6, John 13:31-35 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. And Peter reported back to the Jerusalem church regarding the gentiles: “If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who […]

Text: Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. It couldn’t be more appropriate to hear today’s reading from Revelation: “I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and […]