Invocavit6 March, Anno Domini 2022St. Matthew 4:1-11Pr. Kurt Ulmer In the Name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. With the reports of Russian bombing and threatening to roll over Ukraine, over a million refugees … Continued
In our sinful hearts, we find temptation to be complicated largely because we don’t know God’s Word as we should and because our flesh doesn’t want to do what is right. When Jesus is tempted in the wilderness, we see … Continued
Ash Wednesday2 March, Anno Domini 2022St. Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21Pr. Kurt Ulmer In the Name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. In the fifth chief part of the Small Catechism the question is asked “What … Continued
Quinquagesima27 February, Anno Domini 2022St. Luke 18:31-43Pr. Kurt Ulmer In the Name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. It was time. Jesus’ last and greatest procession to the holy city had begun. There would … Continued
In Isaiah 55 God promises that His word would accomplish everything for which He sends it. This Sunday we hear our Lord Jesus Christ tell His disciples that everything written about THE WORD, the Son of Man, will be accomplished … Continued
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
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
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
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
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