Pastor Sullivan's Blog

Populus Zion, the 2nd Sunday in Advent St. Luke 21:25-36 December 10, 2017 Grace and peace be unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 1)         As Christmas gets closer Christians will, without a doubt, lament the commercialization of Christ’s Mass. The day the Church celebrates the birth of Christ with the service of Christ’s Word and Christ’s Sacrament, His Mass, has been overrun by the moneychangers. Christmas, for the vast majority of the population, means something entirely different than the celebration of birth of the Son of God according our flesh. The angels sang “ Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men! ” (Luke 2:14). The peace and goodwill which God promised to mankind was wrapped up in the baby wrapped up in swaddling clothes lying in a manger. God was making peace with the world through Jesus. “ God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing men’s tres...

Grace and peace be unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 1)         Christ will return to judge the living and dead. The Lord promises this numerous times throughout the four Gospels. Today’s appointed Gospel lesson is one of those promises. Ever since Jesus ascended into heaven, Christians have lived in eager expectation of His return in glory. The New Testament even ends with the teaching of Christ’s return. The final words of Christ to St. John in Revelation 22:20 are, “ Surely I am coming quickly. ” When Christ returns He will take those who believe the Gospel to inherit the kingdom prepared for them from the foundation of the world. On that day, everything you have now by faith you will have by sight. St. John writes in 1 John 3:2, “ B eloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. ” A...