Sexagesima 2022
Sexagesima20 February, Anno Domini 2022St. Luke 8:4-15Pr. Kurt Ulmer In the Name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. Let us pray. O Lord Jesus Christ give us ears to hear Your Word this day … Continued
Sexagesima
We must be careful how we hear the Word of Christ. We need to be active, attentive hearers, listening with faith. The Scriptures are not magical. They don’t bring salvation by simply striking your eardrum. We are reminded in this … Continued
Septuagesima 2022
Septuagesima13 February, Anno Domini 2022St. Matthew 20:1-16Pr. Kurt Ulmer In the Name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. This Sunday, Septuagesima, is a great transition between the seasons of Epiphany and Lent. During the … Continued
Septuagesima
God gives away his kingdom. Indeed, he has given it to you. Most certainly that seems to us to be utterly foolish. We probably would have grumbled just like the first group of laborers. Why would God simply give something … Continued
Festival of the Transfiguration of Our Lord 2022
The Festival of the Transfiguration of Our Lord6 February, Anno Domini 20222 Peter 1:16-21Pr. Kurt Ulmer In the Name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. One of the most popular attacks leveled against the … Continued
Festival of Transfiguration
The apostle Peter, who was with our Lord on the Mount of Transfiguration, writes ‘We have a more sure prophetic word.’ We do not need signs and miracles. We have the Word of God Almighty that reveals in full everything … Continued
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany 2022
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany30 January, Anno Domini 2022St. Matthew 8:23-27Pr. Kurt Ulmer In the Name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. This incident on the Sea of Galilee and others like it recorded … Continued
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
The storms of life are raging all around us. Some are literally harsh weather events. Others are ideological storms fought in the ballot box and in conversations. Others are internal where dark clouds of death hang thick over our heads … Continued
Third Sunday after Epiphany 2022
The Third Sunday after Epiphany23 January, Anno Domini 2022St. Matthew 8:1-13Pr. Kurt Ulmer In the Name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Talk is cheap, so they say. It’s one thing to say you’re … Continued
Third Sunday after the Epiphany
We talk often about God’s Word but it is good for us to really stop and meditate on the power of God’s Word. When the centurion desires Jesus’ help with his sick servant, he confesses confidence that Jesus’ Word is … Continued