Bible Text: John 15:26-16:4 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Easter 2020 | Alleluia! Christ is risen! Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. In today’s reading Jesus speaks of two things. First Jesus tells us about the Helper, the Paraclete, the
Bible Text: John 10:11-16 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Easter 2020 | It is dangerous to be a Christian. The Apostle Peter writes, “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you”
Bible Text: John 20:1-18 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Easter 2020 | Alleluia! Christ is risen! “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Ps. 118:24). For Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who
Bible Text: John 19:1-42 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Holy Week 2020 | For a moment on Good Friday it looked like corrupted man would destroy the God who created him. For a moment there was such a tempest of hatred and screaming and wild fury, it looked
Bible Text: John 8:42-59 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Lent 2020 | This Sunday begins Passiontide, that is, the last two weeks of Lent. The hostility that Jesus faces in today’s reading stands in stark contrast to the feeding of the five thousand from last Sunday. Jesus now
Bible Text: Luke 8:4-15 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Lent 2020 | Last week a master of a house went out to hire workers for his vineyard. This week “a sower went out to sow his seed.” The master of the house and the sower are both Jesus.
Bible Text: Matthew 3:13-17 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Epiphany 2020 | During the Christmas season we focused on Jesus’ humility in coming in the flesh and the wonder of the Incarnation. Last Sunday began the season of Epiphany, during which time we see that Christ’s humility does
Bible Text: John 1:1-14 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Christmas 2019 | “Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.” “When God restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.” “Light is sown
Bible Text: John 1:19-28 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Advent 2019 | Today is called the Sunday of the Preparation, because it is the last Sunday we have to get ready to receive our Lord at Christmas. And John the Baptist prepares us, just as he prepared the
Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Advent Midweek 2019 | The angels of God will usher the saints into paradise. This is the final point in our Advent midweek services. We already heard how angels protect the saints. Last week we heard how angels preach to the saints and teach
