Although Lutherans don’t follow religious dietary laws about what we may or may not eat, many do. Muslims do, Jews do, and so do Seventh-Day Adventists. Roman Catholics also have […]
Holy Week
March 20, 2013 by
Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, March 24th. On Thursday, we will have a Maundy Thursday service, using a Lord’s Supper liturgy from the oldest liturgies in the New Testament […]
No “I” in the Gospel
March 18, 2013 by
This is our pastor’s newsletter article for April, 2013. The Lutheran school teacher asked her student, “Why are you saved?” John answered, “Because I believe.” That did not satisfy […]
St. Patrick’s Day Sermon
March 17, 2013 by
St. Matthew recalls Isaiah’s prophecy: “The people living in darkness have seen a bright light, and for those living in the land and shadow of death, a light has risen” […]
Hebrews 2:10-18: Jesus is Our Blood Brother
March 13, 2013 by
Blood is thicker than water. We use such an expression to point out that our ties to family are stronger than our ties to others. It’s an expression we use […]
John 6:1-15: Seeing Jesus with Your Ears
March 10, 2013 by
Faith believes what it cannot see, for if faith could see what it believes, it wouldn’t be faith. That would be walking by sight, which doesn’t need faith. And so […]
Evangelism, Lesson 3: Evangelism within One’s Vocations
March 9, 2013 by
Intro (by LC-MS pastor Charles Lehmann) It’s Saturday morning. You’re sleeping in. It’s the one day each week you have the option. The doorbell rings. You throw on your bathrobe […]
Hebrews 12:22-24: Worshiping with the Saints and Angels
March 6, 2013 by
After Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead, the Jewish leadership had decided it was better for the people if Jesus was dead. They said, “If we let Jesus go […]
Luke 11:14-28: Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it
March 3, 2013 by
The Lutheran Church has several prayer services, mostly meant for us to use during the week. We have a morning-prayer service, Matins, which begins with these words from Psalm 51. […]
Hebrews 10:19-22: Christ’s Blood Gives Us Access to God
February 27, 2013 by
In some way, each of us has unique blood. It isn’t your blood type since others share your blood type, even if your blood type is rare. But each person […]
