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Thanksgiving Eve Service
Our annual Thanksgiving Eve Service is Wednesday, November 24th at 7:00 PM--a time to … [Read More...]
Certainty Amid our Uncertainties
Here is our pastor's article for our church newsletter for November 2021. Rich, poor, … [Read More...]
Eyes and Ears, Old and New
“Whatever we ask of you, teacher, we want you to do” (Mark 10:35). So, Jesus must again … [Read More...]
Sermons
Luke 10:25-37: Inherit Eternal Life?
Love God and love your neighbor. What could be simpler? You can condense the entire Law of … [More...]
Mark: 10:2-16: The Disaster of Divorce, the Blessedness of Being a Bride
“Did God say?” So, the serpent slunk into Eve’s ear. Isn’t this the original seed of … [More...]
Amos 5:6-7, 10-15: Brooding in Rebellion
In the eighth century BC, the people brood in rebellion. Though everything appears fine, … [More...]
Articles
Certainty Amid our Uncertainties
Here is our pastor's article for our church newsletter for November 2021. Rich, poor, man or woman, major and minor setbacks befall each and all. How can they not, since we are crestfallen creatures living in a sin-corrupted world? Whenever these certitudes come, events force us to pick up the pieces and start afresh. Otherwise, we withdraw from life. Of course, we might also lie to ourselves … [More...]
Eyes and Ears, Old and New
“Whatever we ask of you, teacher, we want you to do” (Mark 10:35). So, Jesus must again reorient His twelve toward a kingdom opened by His suffering, which He described as drinking from a cup (Matthew 20:22). In God’s kingdom, greatness comes in lowliness, where God gives His grace to the humble. Almost every Apostle of Jesus will, one day, “drink the cup” of martyrdom, beginning with James. Until … [More...]
Lest the Darkness Define Us
Imperfect copies of imperfect copies are we. The fall into sin introduced not only death but also physical decay and disease. Every Sunday, we admit as much in our Confession of Sin, “We are by nature sinful” (LSB 151, 167). All this means we are in a death spiral. Like “sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way, death came to all people, because all sinned” (Romans … [More...]
COVID, the Vaccine, and Shepherd of the Hills
At last, the COVID-19 vaccines are here! For us now, this only includes the Pfizer- and Moderna-produced vaccines. Missouri is prioritizing our vaccinations based on someone’s assessed health risk. To do this, our state is grouping its citizens into four categories, with people receiving their inoculations during four distinct phases. Included in Phase 1B, Tier 2, “High-Risk Individuals,” … [More...]
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