Carlyle Messiah Lutheran

            Christ has risen!  He has risen, indeed.  Alleluia! 

            The sermon text is from Matthew 28:1-10 previously read. 

            Can anyone guess what is the most visited grave in Illinois?  (You guessed it!  Abraham Lincoln in Springfield.)  For extra credit, any idea whose grave is the most visited grave in this country?  (That’s right, Elvis, in [...]

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. 

            This Lenten season we’ve been considering the Lord’s Prayer and tonight we pray: “Lord, deliver us from evil 

            How appropriate that this should be our prayer tonight!  Jesus taught His Church to pray for God’s deliverance, when what [...]

SERMON MAUNDY THURSDAY 2011

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

            Our meditation for this evening is based on the Lord’s Prayer: Lead us not into temptation.  Amen. 

I think if the devil understood who Jesus was and why He chose to lay down His life for us, [...]

            Hosanna!  (Lord, save us.)  Blessed is Jesus who comes in the Name of the Lord.  Amen. 

            The sermon text is from the Gospel appointed for Palm Sunday from John 12:12-19 previously read.  

            We began this morning reading the Palm Sunday Gospel.  Our Sunday school kids waved palm branches as we entered the sanctuary, reminding [...]

            Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Amen.           

            The sermon text is from John 11:1-45 previously read.

Do you remember how as kids we’d go out to ride bikes and as you climbed the hill you struggled and slowed down until you crested the [...]

            Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Amen.

            The sermon text is from John chapter 9:1-41 previously read.             

Do you catch the worldview behind the disciples’ question: “Who sinned this man or his parents that he was born blind?”  They assumed when something bad [...]

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Amen. 

The sermon text is from John 4:5-26 previously read. 

            From Jerusalem to Galilee was a pretty long walk, and unless you take an even longer detour the only way was through Samaria, so our text says: “Jesus, [...]

            Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Amen. 

            The sermon text is from John 3:1-17 previously read. 

            A couple months ago, at the age of 96 years old Jack Lalanne died.  Credited with starting the modern fitness revolution, Lalanne was one of the [...]

            Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Amen. 

            The sermon text is from Genesis 3:1-21 previously read. 

            If you could list the most significant days in your life, what would they be – for good or bad?  Would it be turning 16 and getting [...]

            Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Amen.           

            The sermon text is from Matthew 6:24-34 previously read.

            There are times when worry is appropriate… times when it can even save your life.  If it causes you to wear a life jacket or buckle your [...]