Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Pastor's Sermon for Weekday Lent Service 4 has been posted.
Pastor's Sermon Posted
Pastor Watt's Sermon for March 21, 2007, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, has been posted on his sermon website. You can read it by clicking here.
Pastor's Sermon Posted Pastor Watt's Sermon for March 21, 2007, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, has been posted on his sermon website. You can read it by clicking here.
The text is:
14Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:14 (ESV)
From the Sermon:
God, the Father, has already forgiven you. You have already been restored to the family. He was waiting for you with eager expectation at the baptismal font. There he embraced you and kissed you. He put His best robe, the robe of the perfect life of Jesus. It isn’t what you should receive from God. Instead you should be turned away. That’s what happens on the cross of Jesus. Jesus is turned away. He receives the punishment for your sins and you receive the life that he lived perfectly. God’s love for you is so great that he allows Jesus to die in your place. There is no waiting for forgiveness for you. It is done even before you ask. “Most Merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against you in thought, word and deed…” and he interrupts and says, “I forgive you because of Jesus.” He forgives even your sin of not wanting to wait. He forgives even the sin of worshipping your own desires. It is all forgiven for the sake of Jesus.
