Sermons

You Can't Make Some People Happy

A Sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent

Scripture Text: Luke 7:18–35

The Wise, Wealthy, and Washed

A sermon for the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, Year B

Scripture Text: Amos 5:6–7, 10–15; Psalm 90:12–17; Hebrews 3:12–19; Mark 10:17–22

Young Botanists

A sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B

Scripture Text: Acts 8:26–40; Psalm 150:1–6; 1 John 4:1–21; John 15:1–8

The Soul Restorer

A Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year B

Scripture Text: Acts 4:1–12; Psalm 23:1–6; 1 John 3:16–24; John 10:11–18

Emmaus 2.0

A Sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter, Year B

Scripture Text: Acts 3:11–21; Psalm 4:1–8; 1 John 3:1–7; Luke 24:36–49

That Which Gives Peace

A Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter, Year B

Scripture Text: Acts 4:32–35; Psalm 148:1-14; 1 John 1:1–2:2; John 20:19–31

Though Not I

A Sermon for Easter

Scripture Text: Isaiah 25:6–9; Psalm 16:1–11; 1 Corinthians 15:1–11; Mark 16:1–8

Why It's a Good Friday

A sermon for Good Friday

Scripture Text: Isaiah 52:13–53:12

More than Bread and Wine

A Sermon for Maundy Thursday, Year B

Scripture Text: Exodus 24:3-11; Psalm 22:1–31; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; Mark 14:12-26

Prisoners of Hope

A Sermon for Palm Sunday, Year B

Scripture Text: Zechariah 9:9–12; Psalm 118:19–29; Philippians 2:5–11; John 12:12–19

Take and Drink

A Sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year B

Scripture Text: Jeremiah 31:31–34; Psalm 119:9–16; Hebrews 5:1–10; Mark 10:32–45

Wrought

A Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent, Year B

Scripture Text: Genesis 17:1–7, 15–16; Psalm 22:23–31; Romans 5:1–11; Mark 8:27–38

The Faith of Abraham

First Sunday in Lent, Year B

Scripture Text: Genesis 22:1–18; Psalm 25:1–10; James 1:12–18; Mark 1:9–15

Fourth Sunday in Advent

Year A

Scripture Text: Isaiah 7:10–17; Psalm 24:1–10; Romans 1:1–7; Matthew 1:18–25

Third Sunday in Advent

Year A

Scripture Text: Isaiah 35:1–10; Psalm 146:1–10; James 5:7–11; Matthew 11:2–15

A sermon for the Third Sunday in Advent, Year A  •   Download PDF  Welcome to this sermon for the third Sunday in Advent in year A of the preaching lectionary. This is December 11, 2022, when I am actually preaching it but you may be listening to it at some point in the future. You may even be listening to it a ...

Second Sunday in Advent

Year A

Scripture Text: Isaiah 11:1–10; Psalm 72:1–7; Romans 15:4–13; Matthew 3:1–12

The First Sunday of Advent

Year A

Scripture Text: Isaiah 2:1–5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:8–14; Matthew 24:36–44

A sermon on the appointed lessons for the First Sunday in Advent, year A, preached by Rev. Mark Ryman, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC.