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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Unquantifiable Faith
“Stop trying to quantify your faith. Faith is unquantifiable. If you would have the faith of a mustard seed, you can move mountains.”
Get Up and Go Out Through the Gate
If we don't go to the world the way Christ went to the world, then we may not realize that's where he is until it's too late.
Sanctifying Work
When our work becomes about Jesus, through his grace we continue the process of being made holy.
Weal and Woe
The ability of God to draw weal from woe is among the most important parts of who God is, and so is his ability to use the imperfect for his perfect will.
Good Work Broken
Knowing that our labor is within the scope of God's redemption makes it more valuable, not less so.
Life of St. Andrew: Involve
The thing we get from the church is the chance to be involved, to give of our life instead of loving it to death, and in so doing we receive far more than we put in.