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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The Rev. Andrew Van Kirk 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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The Rev. Logan Hurst The Rev. Logan Hurst

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.

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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.

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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.

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The Rev. Andrew Van Kirk 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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The Rev. Logan Hurst The Rev. Logan Hurst

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.

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