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 the teacher. So she asked another student. Paula then raised her hand and said, “I’m saved because I believe in Jesus.” But the teacher didn’t […]
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” (Matthew 4:16). Through his words, Matthew tells us that Jesus fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecies by bringing to us His healing and salvation. In the book of […]
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 to say that families stick together, not just in the best of times, but even in the worst of times. Families have a bond. Families […]
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 faith grasps the invisible mysteries of God, for it “sees” (if we want to use that word), not through our eyes, but through our ears. […]
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 and go down to the door. There are two nice gentlemen standing there. They want to talk to you about “Jesus.” You slam the door […]
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 on like this, everyone will believe in him. Then the Romans will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation” (John 11:48). “So from […]
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. The pastor chants, “O Lord, open my lips.” In response, the congregation chants back, “And my mouth will declare Your praise.” With those words, God […]
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 does have other proteins, which help distinguish his blood from someone else’s. And that’s not even going into the DNA within each cell of someone’s […]
On Holy Ground
February 27, 2013 by
This is our pastor’s next article for the Stone County Gazette. Moses was in the wilderness watching over his father-in-law’s flock. That was nothing extraordinary. But as Moses was working on that ordinary task, something extraordinary took place. The messenger of the Lord revealed Himself in the flame of fire that burned from a […]
Evangelism, Lesson 2: Busting the Myths
February 27, 2013 by
Last week, we went over four Bible passages: Matthew 28:16-20, 1 Peter 3:14-16, Colossians 4:5-6, and Matthew 5:13-16. Of these four passages, Jesus directed the first to the Eleven, the Apostles, who were the New Testament Church’s first pastors. Scripture directs the other three passages to all believers and so they apply to all believers. […]
