Sermons and other recorded audio from Ascension Lutheran Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Drawing on the traditional story from the Gospel of Luke, Pastor Crim invites us to let the stable and manger invade our Christmas traditions. Our bumper music this week is Joy to the World performed by Roger McGuinn. It may be found in full here
The audio quality on this week's sermon is poor. Unfortunately pastor Crim's studio mic is broken and this was recorded with a small mono microphone. It is still understandable. Today's sermon draws on the following texts: Isaiah 7:10-16 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25 The bumper music is taken from "The Star of County Down", performed by the band Slainte. which has The hymn "Canticle of the Turning" has the same tune. Slainte's rendition can be found in its entirety here.
Repent and Rejoice Today's sermon borrows from the folowing texts: Isaiah 35:1-10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 Our bumper music, which can be heard in its entirety following the sermon, is Emmanuel by Darren Hodder. It has been distributed with a Creative Commons License and may be downloaded here
Peace: The Freedom from Fear Sunday December 4th 2016 The scriptures for the day are: Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19Romans 15:4-13Matthew 3:1-12
Lighting the Candle of Hope Pastor Crim's sermon on the First Sunday of Advent and the Sunday following the tragedy of the Woodmore bus crash. Texts used for this week were: Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:36-44