by Pastor Rhode | Dec 31, 2012 | Sermons
Introduction: Grace be to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Our text is the Epistle Lesson just read, Col. 3:12-17. We begin with prayer. Dear fellow disciples of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ: Now that our...
by Pastor Rhode | Dec 31, 2012 | Devotions
“On the holy mount stands the city He founded; the LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob. Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God. Selah. Among those who know Me I mention Rahab and Babylon; behold, Philistia and Tyre,...
by Pastor Rhode | Dec 28, 2012 | Devotions
“Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no...
by Pastor Rhode | Dec 27, 2012 | Sermons
Introduction: Grace be to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Our text is the Gospel Lesson just read, Matt. 1:18-25. We begin with prayer. Dear fellow disciples of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ: One of the...
by Pastor Rhode | Dec 27, 2012 | Devotions
“Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Rise, take the child and His mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy...