Sermons at St. Andrew’s
January 11, 2026 | The Rev. Andrew Van Kirk
God at Rock Bottom
Jesus enters into our brokenness not to be distant or above it, but to turn toward us in love. He meets us where we are, takes us by the hand, and walks us back to God.
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God at Rock Bottom
Jesus enters into our brokenness not to be distant or above it, but to turn toward us in love. He meets us where we are, takes us by the hand, and walks us back to God.
You’re Chosen in Love
Before we could ever earn it, prove it, or ruin it, God chose us in love – and invites us to live in the deep freedom and joy of already belonging.
Grace Never Runs Out
God pours out grace upon grace through Christ, meeting us not with scarcity or judgment, but with mercy layered over mercy, even when we least expect it.
When God Came Close
The miracle of Christmas is that God becomes small—entering our ordinary, messy lives with tender love, not from a distance, but with us, in vulnerability and grace.
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."
O Dayspring from On High
God meets us in the shadow, not with judgment but with tender mercy, guiding us gently – like dawn breaking – into hope, peace, and light.