Sermons at St. Andrew’s
December 21, 2025 | The Rev. Andrew Van Kirk
Emmanuel: God-With-Us and
Us-With-God
God is not Alenuel (God-Against-Us), Tachteynuel (God-Under-Us), or "Menuel" (God-Away-From-Us), but Emmanuel (God-With-Us), with us in Christ through every aspect of existence from birth to death. Because He is fully "God-With-Us," He secures our eternal hope and identity as "Us-With-God."
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Remote or In-Person
Now, if our Lord, in his time on earth, was good at both remote and in-person work – well than we as the church, who are his hands and feet today, must also be good at remote and in-person work, because that's how Christ is going to work through us.
Doing and Being
To live, Jesus says, you have to eat me; that Christ's perfect human nature may mingle with ours; that immortal
You Have to Put the Armor On
We know that there is “useful equipment” available to us, and, if we ever wanted it, we’re content to know that we could go put it on. However, if we don’t put it on, when the time comes, … there won’t be anything there to help.
Made of What We Eat
To live, Jesus says, you have to eat me; that Christ's perfect human nature may mingle with ours; that immortality may touch our mortality and bring us to immortality.
The Bread of Heaven
It's a lie that Christians tell ourselves that there's an empty place within us, that nothing else can fill but God. The other stuff will fill it just fine. Promise. The thing is, it will not fill it forever.
The Bread of Life
Jesus said, "I came that you'd have life and life more abundant if you receive me." And that's what Jesus is calling us to do.