December 6, 2020
Along with the rest of the world, we continue to do a few things doing
differently. While we are back in the sanctuary, we continue to present a service in the form of a YouTube
Playlist. Audio
only podcasts are still available as per usual. This sermon is given by Pastor Chris.
Scripture:
Isaiah 9:1-7 Nevertheless,
there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he
humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will
honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jordan-
The people walking in darkness have
seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light
has dawned.
You have enlarged the nation and
increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest,
as men rejoice when dividing the plunder.
For as in the day of Midian's defeat,
you have shattered the yoke that burdens them, the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor. Every warrior's boot used in battle and every
garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the
fire.
For to us a child is born, to us a
son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be
called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and
peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his
kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that
time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
Psalm 51:5
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother
conceived me.
Romans 3:10-12
There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who
understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together
become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one."
Romans 3:23
…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…
Isaiah 8:16-22
Bind up the testimony and seal up the
law among my disciples. I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from
the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.
Here
am I, and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in
Israel from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.
When
men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should
not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the
living? To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this
word, they have no light of dawn. Distressed and hungry, they will roam through
the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward,
will curse their king and their God. Then they will look toward the earth and
see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into
utter darkness.
Isaiah 1:2,3
Hear, O heavens! Listen, O
earth! For the LORD has spoken: "I reared children and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against me.
The ox knows his master, the donkey
his owner's manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not
understand."
Exodus 15:3
The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name.
Isaiah 42:13
The LORD will march out like a mighty man, like a warrior he
will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will
triumph over his enemies.
Psalm 24:8
Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the
LORD mighty in battle.
Matthew 28:18
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in
heaven and on earth has been given to me.
John 16:33
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may
have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have
overcome the world."
Mark 6:1-6
Jesus left there and went to
his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. When the Sabbath came, he began to
teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed.
"Where did this man get these
things?" they asked. "What's this wisdom that has been given him,
that he even does miracles! Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and
the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?"
And they took offense at him.
Jesus said to them, "Only in
his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without
honor." He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few
sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their lack of faith.
