Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church - Olive Branch, MS

December 1, 2024 - Peace Lutheran, Oxford MS - Acts 8:26-40

Acts 8:26-40

December 1, 2024 - Advent 1 Sermon

Color: Blue

Old Testament: Jeremiah 23:5–8
Psalm: Psalm 24; antiphon: v. 7
Epistle: Romans 13:8–14
Epistle: Romans 13:11–14
Gospel: Matthew 21:1–9
Introit: Psalm 25:4–5, 21–22; antiphon: vv. 1–3a
Gradual: Psalm 25:3–4
Verse: Psalm 85:7

The Lord Jesus Comes in Humility to Redeem Us
 
The new Church Year begins by focusing on the humble coming of our Lord. “Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey” (Matt. 21:5). Even as He was born in a lowly manger, so Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a beast of burden. For He bears the sin of the world. He is the Son of David riding to His enthronement on the cross, where He shows Himself to be “The Lord is our Righteousness” (Jer. 23:5–6). Our Lord still comes in great humility to deliver His righteousness to us in the Word and Sacraments. Before receiving Christ’s body and blood, we also sing, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” (Matt. 21:9) And as we receive the Sacrament, we set our hearts on His return in glory, for “our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed” (Rom. 13:11).

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November 27, 2024 - Thanksgiving Eve Sermon

Deut. 8:1–10

Psalm 67

Phil. 4:6–20

Luke 17:11–19

November 24, 2024 - Peace Lutheran Oxford, MS - Acts 8:1-25

Acts 8:1-25

November 24, 2024 - Last Sunday of the Church Year Sermon

Color: Green

Old Testament: Isaiah 65:17–25
Psalm: Psalm 149; antiphon: v. 2
Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11
Gospel: Matthew 25:1–13
Introit: Psalm 39:4–5, 7–8; antiphon: Isaiah 35:10
Gradual: Psalm 45:14–15
Verse: Revelation 21:2

By Faith We Are Prepared for Christ’s Return
 
“The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night” (1 Thess. 5:1–11). The arrival of the bridegroom will be sudden and unexpected. Therefore you are to be watchful and ready like the five wise virgins. “For you know neither the day nor the hour” when the Son of Man is to return. (Matt. 25:1–13). The lamps are the Word of Christ. The oil in the lamps is the Holy Spirit, who works through the Word to create and sustain the flame of faith in Christ. The foolish are those who do not give proper attention to the working of the Holy Spirit in baptism, preaching, and the supper, and so their faith does not endure. The wise, however, are those who diligently attend to these gifts of the Spirit, and who therefore have an abundance of oil. The flame of faith endures to the end. By God’s grace they are received into the eternal wedding feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, the new heavens and the new earth created by the Lord for the joy of His people (Is. 65:17–25).

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November 21, 2024 - Peace Lutheran Oxford, MS - Exodus 13

Exodus 13

November 20, 2024 - Midweek Ministry - Revelation 6:1-11

Revelation 6:1-11

November 17, 2024 - Peace Lutheran Oxford, MS - Acts 6-8

Parts of Acts 6-8

November 17, 2024 - Trinity 25 Sermon

Old Testament: Job 14:1–6
Psalm: Psalm 102:1–13; antiphon: v. 12
Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18
Gospel: Matthew 24:15–28
Introit: Psalm 31:1–2a, 5, 24; antiphon: vv. 9a, 15b, 17a
Gradual: Psalm 74:4, 2a
Verse: Psalm 46:4

Faith Comes By Hearing the Word of Christ
 
“The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed” (Luke 17:20). You must use your ears and not your eyes. For God’s kingdom in this world is one of faith, and faith comes by hearing the Word of Christ. The people of Israel, however, wanted to walk not by faith but by sight. When Moses delayed in coming down the mountain, they decided to make a visible god for themselves, the golden calf (Ex. 32:1). Upon such faithless and false worshipers God’s judgment comes. Only on the Last Day will our faith be turned to sight. “For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man” (Matt. 24:27). The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, and He will gather His people to Himself, both the living and the dead. In a world in which our days are few and full of trouble (Job 14:1), let us comfort one another with these words of the resurrection and the coming of our Lord Jesus.

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November 14, 2024 - Peace Lutheran Oxford, MS - Exodus 12:21-51

Exodus 12:21-51