The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
A Sermon
Scripture Text: Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15:1-5; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12
The Psalm is arresting. Who may dwell with God? Only the one who walks blamelessly may do so. But who is that person apart from the righteousness of God in Christ? Though God has told us what is good, we cannot do it. We confess that we are in bondage to sin and that we cannot free ourselves. It is God alone who has redeemed us from this house of slavery. This is “the word of the cross” that is the power of God at work in our lives. It is those who acknowledge their sin, who confess that they are “poor in spirit,” who receive all the blessings named in the beatitudes. Those who mourn over their sin, and humbly hunger for a righteousness not their own will be satisfied with the kingdom of Christ.
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Rev. Mark E. Ryman serves as Interim Pastor for St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC. Previously, Pastor Ryman has pastored other congregations in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as served on the staff of the North American Lutheran Church, and on the Board of Regents for the North American Lutheran Seminary. He currently serves a call to specialized ministry with Sola Publishing.
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