Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on the Nativity of Our Lord for Christmas Eve on December 24, 2022.

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St. Mark Lutheran Church posts Rev. Bramwell’s sermons online for the sake of the members of our congregation who are unable to gather with us due to illness, work, etc. This resource is not intended to discourage anyone from gathering in person around God’s Word and Sacraments. Matthew 18:20 and Hebrews 10:25 make it clear that God’s Divine Service is meant to be experienced physically with other Christians.

We give thanks to God that these sermons are a blessing to you and pray that if you’re in Humboldt County, you will join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM as God wills. (See the map below for directions.) If you’re not within driving distance of Ferndale CA, we encourage you to use the Church Locator at LCMS.org to find a church near you so you can gather in person with the communion of saints in your area.

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Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on Luke 1:44 for the Fourth Sunday in Advent (Rorate Coeli) on December 18, 2022.

Sermon Notes

What Greek word is only used in this reading and in Luke 6:23? What does it mean?

Elizabeth explains why John leaped in her womb when Mary greeted her. She said he leaped for  _______.

Are we to leap for the same reason in Luke 6:23? What is the context of the leaping in chapter 6?

How is the Greek word translated in Genesis 25:22?

What can you expect when you prophesy (speak the truth) about Jesus to your neighbors?

Why do we rejoice when we are hated, excluded, reviled, and spurned as evil on account of Jesus?

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St. Mark Lutheran Church posts Rev. Bramwell’s sermons online for the sake of the members of our congregation who are unable to gather with us due to illness, work, etc. This resource is not intended to discourage anyone from gathering in person around God’s Word and Sacraments. Matthew 18:20 and Hebrews 10:25 make it clear that God’s Divine Service is meant to be experienced physically with other Christians.

We give thanks to God that these sermons are a blessing to you and pray that if you’re in Humboldt County, you will join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM as God wills. (See the map below for directions.) If you’re not within driving distance of Ferndale CA, we encourage you to use the Church Locator at LCMS.org to find a church near you so you can gather in person with the communion of saints in your area.

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Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on Matthew 11:2-11 for the Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete) on December 11, 2022.

Sermon Notes

Why does sinning hurt the Christian’s heart?

What is required of stewards according to 1 Corinthians 4:2?

Christians don’t numb their hearts to sin. How do we deal with sin?

Does the life of John the Baptist teach us to expect a comfortable life of ease because we follow Jesus? What does his life reveal about the Christian life?

Whom does Jesus say is greater the John the Baptist?

How does Romans 8:18 encourage you to rejoice in Jesus?

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St. Mark Lutheran Church posts Rev. Bramwell’s sermons online for the sake of the members of our congregation who are unable to gather with us due to illness, work, etc. This resource is not intended to discourage anyone from gathering in person around God’s Word and Sacraments. Matthew 18:20 and Hebrews 10:25 make it clear that God’s Divine Service is meant to be experienced physically with other Christians.

We give thanks to God that these sermons are a blessing to you and pray that if you’re in Humboldt County, you will join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM as God wills. (See the map below for directions.) If you’re not within driving distance of Ferndale CA, we encourage you to use the Church Locator at LCMS.org to find a church near you so you can gather in person with the communion of saints in your area.

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Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on Luke 21:25-36 for the Second Sunday in Advent (Populus Zion) on December 4, 2022.

Sermon Notes

What does Jesus say will happen when your redemption draws near?

What should the signs cause us to remember?

What are we to do when we see and hear the distress of the nations and all the other signs?

“For the word of the __________ is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being _________ it is the power of God… Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God, the world didn’t know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to ____________ those who believe.” (1 Cor. 1:18, 20b-21). 

What is the point of the signs and of this sermon?

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St. Mark Lutheran Church posts Rev. Bramwell’s sermons online for the sake of the members of our congregation who are unable to gather with us due to illness, work, etc. This resource is not intended to discourage anyone from gathering in person around God’s Word and Sacraments. Matthew 18:20 and Hebrews 10:25 make it clear that God’s Divine Service is meant to be experienced physically with other Christians.

We give thanks to God that these sermons are a blessing to you and pray that if you’re in Humboldt County, you will join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM as God wills. (See the map below for directions.) If you’re not within driving distance of Ferndale CA, we encourage you to use the Church Locator at LCMS.org to find a church near you so you can gather in person with the communion of saints in your area.

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Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on Romans 13:11 for the First Sunday in Advent (Ad Te Levavi) on November 27, 2022.

Sermon Notes

What is the short season of Advent all about?

What are the three comings of Jesus highlighted during Advent (“advent” means coming/arrival)?

What can we learn from pregnant mothers (Mary, the mother of Jesus) during the season of Advent?

As the calendar moves us closer to the celebration of Christmas, what else does it move us closer to?

Romans 13:11 says, “salvation is nearer to us ______ than when we first __________.”

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St. Mark Lutheran Church posts Rev. Bramwell’s sermons online for the sake of the members of our congregation who are unable to gather with us due to illness, work, etc. This resource is not intended to discourage anyone from gathering in person around God’s Word and Sacraments. Matthew 18:20 and Hebrews 10:25 make it clear that God’s Divine Service is meant to be experienced physically with other Christians.

We give thanks to God that these sermons are a blessing to you and pray that if you’re in Humboldt County, you will join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM as God wills. (See the map below for directions.) If you’re not within driving distance of Ferndale CA, we encourage you to use the Church Locator at LCMS.org to find a church near you so you can gather in person with the communion of saints in your area.

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Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on Matthew 25:1-13 for the Last Sunday of the Church Year on November 20, 2022.

Sermon Notes

The Kingdom of God is yours because you are…?

How does St. John describe Jesus in the first chapter of his gospel?

What were you given when you were baptized?

Who is your current oil dealer?

What is the oil for your lamp?

How will the Day of the Lord come? 

How can you see it?

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St. Mark Lutheran Church posts Rev. Bramwell’s sermons online for the sake of the members of our congregation who are unable to gather with us due to illness, work, etc. This resource is not intended to discourage anyone from gathering in person around God’s Word and Sacraments. Matthew 18:20 and Hebrews 10:25 make it clear that God’s Divine Service is meant to be experienced physically with other Christians.

We give thanks to God that these sermons are a blessing to you and pray that if you’re in Humboldt County, you will join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM as God wills. (See the map below for directions.) If you’re not within driving distance of Ferndale CA, we encourage you to use the Church Locator at LCMS.org to find a church near you so you can gather in person with the communion of saints in your area.

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Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on Matthew 18:21-35 for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity on November 13, 2022.

Sermon Notes

In what have you been granted partnership?

What part of the Lord’s Prayer is related to today’s Gospel reading?

What was true of the apostle was true of the _______________, just as what was true of Christ is true of the ______________. What does this mean with respect to Matthew 10:40-42 and what Jesus teaches about a prophet’s reward?

We are joyful recipients of…?

Personal Reflection: What does being a partner in Christ’s forgiveness look like in your life?

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St. Mark Lutheran Church posts Rev. Bramwell’s sermons online for the sake of the members of our congregation who are unable to gather with us due to illness, work, etc. This resource is not intended to discourage anyone from gathering in person around God’s Word and Sacraments. Matthew 18:20 and Hebrews 10:25 make it clear that God’s Divine Service is meant to be experienced physically with other Christians.

We give thanks to God that these sermons are a blessing to you and pray that if you’re in Humboldt County, you will join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM as God wills. (See the map below for directions.) If you’re not within driving distance of Ferndale CA, we encourage you to use the Church Locator at LCMS.org to find a church near you so you can gather in person with the communion of saints in your area.

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Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on 1 John 3:2 for All Saints Day (observed) on November 6, 2022.

Sermon Notes

We shall be like whom?

Who is Jesus?

Are you pure yet?

When Jesus appears how will you see him? Like whom will you be?

Who received the right to become children of God (John 1:12)?

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St. Mark Lutheran Church posts Rev. Bramwell’s sermons online for the sake of the members of our congregation who are unable to gather with us due to illness, work, etc. This resource is not intended to discourage anyone from gathering in person around God’s Word and Sacraments. Matthew 18:20 and Hebrews 10:25 make it clear that God’s Divine Service is meant to be experienced physically with other Christians.

We give thanks to God that these sermons are a blessing to you and pray that if you’re in Humboldt County, you will join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM as God wills. (See the map below for directions.) If you’re not within driving distance of Ferndale CA, we encourage you to use the Church Locator at LCMS.org to find a church near you so you can gather in person with the communion of saints in your area.

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Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on Matthew 11:18-19 for the Festival of Reformation Day (observed) on October 30, 2022.

Sermon Notes

In Matthew 11:19 Jesus says, “Wisdom is justified by her deeds.” By what deeds were you justified? 

Was Martin Luther a rebel or revolutionary? If not, what was he?

What did Rev. Francis Pieper say is the one cause of division in the visible Church?

“For we hold that one is justified by ____________ apart from works of the law.” Romans 3:28

What was the appearance of Jesus’ death on the cross? What was the truth?

How does your life appear? What is the baptismal truth of your life?

What is the appearance of the Lord’s Supper? What is the truth of the Lord’s Supper?

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St. Mark Lutheran Church posts Rev. Bramwell’s sermons online for the sake of the members of our congregation who are unable to gather with us due to illness, work, etc. This resource is not intended to discourage anyone from gathering in person around God’s Word and Sacraments. Matthew 18:20 and Hebrews 10:25 make it clear that God’s Divine Service is meant to be experienced physically with other Christians.

We give thanks to God that these sermons are a blessing to you and pray that if you’re in Humboldt County, you will join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM as God wills. (See the map below for directions.) If you’re not within driving distance of Ferndale CA, we encourage you to use the Church Locator at LCMS.org to find a church near you so you can gather in person with the communion of saints in your area.

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Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on James 1:2-4, 12 for the Festival of St. James of Jerusalem, Brother of Jesus on October 23, 2022.

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St. Mark Lutheran Church posts Rev. Bramwell’s sermons online for the sake of the members of our congregation who are unable to gather with us due to illness, work, etc. This resource is not intended to discourage anyone from gathering in person around God’s Word and Sacraments. Matthew 18:20 and Hebrews 10:25 make it clear that God’s Divine Service is meant to be experienced physically with other Christians.

We give thanks to God that these sermons are a blessing to you and pray that if you’re in Humboldt County, you will join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM as God wills. (See the map below for directions.) If you’re not within driving distance of Ferndale CA, we encourage you to use the Church Locator at LCMS.org to find a church near you so you can gather in person with the communion of saints in your area.

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