The strongest faith in Christ isn’t the one that doesn’t need more Christ but constantly cries out for more Christ – more assurance, more promises, more forgiveness. John the Baptist was a man of great faith. That, at least in … Continued
Populus Zion5 December, Anno Domini 2021St. Luke 21:25-36Pr. Kurt Ulmer In the Name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. The end times are always a popular topic. Some of the scenes depicted in Daniel … Continued
Signs of the times. Do we understand them? Are we afraid of them? Wars and rumors of wars. Diseases ravaging mankind. Famine. Earthquakes. Hurricanes. False teachers on every corner and their false teaching spreading like wildfire. Brothers and sisters in … Continued
Ad Te Levavi28 November, Anno Domini 2021St. Matthew 21:1-9Pr. Kurt Ulmer In the Name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. In Eden, after having spurned the Word of God and enslaved themselves and all … Continued
In the Christ’s Church we often speak of the three “comings” of our Lord – His coming in humility, His coming in the Sacrament, and His future coming in glory. These are not three disparate comings but all flow together. … Continued
We have been forewarned – the Bridegroom is coming. It is not a question of if but when. That is the most joyous news we can hear! The Bridegroom is coming. What bride doesn’t eagerly await the arrival of her … Continued
The Festival of the Reformation31 October, Anno Domini 2021St. John 3:31-36Pr. Kurt Ulmer In the Name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. There has been a whole lot of talk these days about freedom. … Continued
The Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity24 October Anno Domini 2021St. Matthew 22: 15-22Pr. Kurt Ulmer In the Name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. The Pharisees and Herodians were certainly strange bedfellows. But, then again, … Continued
What belongs to God and what belongs to Caesar? Our sinful hearts certainly have trouble answering that question, even though it is really quite simple. The problem is that we don’t want to give to God what belongs to God … Continued
The Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity17 October, Anno Domini 2021St. Matthew 18:21-35Pastor Kurt A. Ulmer In the Name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. We love our rights and the King in today’s parable certainly … Continued