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Sermons by Pastor Ralph A. Abernethy

Christ's blessings from Mt. Olive Lutheran Church!

ARCHIVE WRITTEN SERMONS

 

 

The Nativity of Our Lord, December 25, Anno Domini 2005

“The Created Creator”  St. Luke 2:1-20

 

The Eve of the Nativity of our Lord, December 24, Anno Domini 2005

“Why Are You Here?”  St. Luke 2:1-20

 

1st Sunday in Advent, November 27, Anno Domini 2005

“The In-Between Time”  St. Mark 13:33-37

 

Thanksgiving Eve, November 23, Anno Domini 2005

St. Luke 17:11-19

 

Reformation Sunday, October 30, Anno Domini 2005

“Yours Truly”  St. John 8:31-36

 

6th Sunday after Pentecost, 26 June, Anno Domini 2005
”Our Supreme Allegiance” St. Matthew 10:34-42

 

5th Sunday after Pentecost, June 19th, 2005

“Death Through Sin, Life Through Christ” Romans 5:12-15

 

4th Sunday after Pentecost, June 12th, Anno Domini 2005

“The Compassion of Christ” St. Matthew 9:35-10:8

 

3rd Sunday after Pentecost, June 5, Anno Domini 2005

“Compassion Toward Sinners” St. Matthew 9:9-13

 

Third Sunday of Easter, April 10, Anno Domini 2005

“Then and Now” Acts 2:14a, 36-47

 

Good Friday, March 25, Anno Domini 2005

“The Weight of the Cross”

 

Palm Sunday, March 20, Anno Domini 2005

“Hosanna to the Crucified” St. John

 

“It’s the Lord’s Supper”  1st Corinthians 10 and 11

Preached on the Festival of St. Mary, Mother of our Lord

August 15, Anno Domini 2004

 

The 2nd Sunday after Pentecost

“No Other Gospel” Galatians 1.1-10

 

The Holy Innocents  December 28, Anno Domin 2003

“Martyred for Christ”  St. Matthew 2.13-18

 

5th Sunday after the Epiphany, February 8, Anno Domini 2004

“He Came for Sinners”  St. Luke 5.1-11

 

 

The Conversion of St Paul , January 25, Anno Domini, 2004

“A Faith to Take Seriously”  Acts 9. 1-22

 

 

The Baptism of Our Lord,  January 11, Anno Domini 2004

“God’s Beloved Son”  St. Luke 3.15-17, 21-22

 

 

The Holy Innocents  December 28, Anno Domin 2003

“Martyred for Christ”  St. Matthew 2.13-18

 

 

The Third Sunday in Advent, December 14, Anno Domini 2003

“Preface to Joy” St. Luke 3.7-18

 

 

2nd Sunday in Advent, Year C, December 7, Anno Domini 2003

“King, Priest, Prophet, Savior”  St. Luke 3.1-6

 

 

The First Sunday in Advent, November 30, Anno Domini 2003

“Signs of the Season”  St. Luke 21.25-36

 

All Saints Day, November 2, Anno Domini 2003

“Portrait of the Blessed”  St. Matthew 5.1-12

 

 

19th Sunday after Pentecost, October 19th, Anno Domini 2003

“Hand, Foot, Eye, Heart”  St. Mark 9.42-50

 

 

3rd Last Sunday in Church Year, 11/9/03

“A Kingdom that Cannot be Shaken”   Heb 12.26-29

 

 

Sunday of the Fulfillment, November 23, Anno Domini 2003

“Our Most Holy Faith” Jude 20-25

 

 

2nd Last Sunday in the Church Year, November 16, Anno Domini 2003

“The Race Set Before Us”  Hebrews 12.1-2

 

 

CHALLENGES FACING A FAITHFUL PARISH PASTOR

IN THE “NEW MISSIONARY AGE”

A Paper read at the Lutheran Lecture Series

“Church Fellowship in the New Missionary Age”

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church , Newton , NC

October 25, Anno Domini, 2003

 

 

Reformation Sunday October 26, Anno Domini, 2003

“In the Word”  St. John 8.31-36

 

17th Sunday after Pentecost, October 5, Anno Domini 2003

“The Suffering Christ”  St. Mark 8.27-35

 

16th Sunday after Pentecost, September 28, 2003

“O Lord, Open My Lip  St. Mark 7.31-37

 

Commemoration of St. Matthew, Evangelist,  September 21, Anno Domini 2003

“Calling All Sinners” St. Matthew 9.9-13

 

13th Sunday after Pentecost, September 7, Anno Domini, 2003 “For the Life of the World”  St. John 6:51 -5 8    

 

12th Sunday after Pentecost,  August 31, Anno Domini, 2003  

“Bread from God”  St. John 6:41-51

 

 


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Last modified: March 09, 2006

 

Peter's sermon

"The great difference between doctrine and life is obvious, even as the difference between heaven and earth. Life may be unclean, sinful, and inconsistent; but doctrine must be pure, holy, sound, unchanging ... not a tittle or letter may be omitted, however much life may fail to meet the requirements of doctrine. This is so because doctrine is God's Word, and God's truth alone, whereas life is partly our own doing.... God will have patience with man's moral failings and imperfections and forgive them. But He cannot, will not, and shall not tolerate a man's altering or abolishing doctrine itself. For doctrine involves His exalted, divine Majesty itself" (Martin Luther WA, 30 111, 343 f.)

...this is the spirit of confessional Lutheranism

     


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