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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When we do the small work of obedient faithfulness, we build the Kingdom of God here on earth.
The Long In-Between
It is belief empowered by the Holy Spirit that does the work Christ sent his apostles to do.
A Hard Working Tale
According to the Easter story, living is something else than just NOT dying.
There’s never enough violence to save us
Jesus hangs upon the cross and says, not "look how violent this is," but "look how much I love you.
