Septuagesima
Sinners are obsessed with what they think is fair. And fairness certainly has its place. The legal axiom that the punishment should fit the crime is rooted in the idea of fairness. The law itself is built on the idea … Continued
Transfiguration of Our Lord 2025
The Transfiguration of Our Lord9 February, Anno Domini 2025St. Matthew 17:1-9 Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Children of God, It is good to be here. St. Peter … Continued
Transfiguration of Our Lord
As Christians we are people of the Word. It is God’s Word that created us. It is God’s Word that sustains us and upholds all things. It is God’s Word which declares us to be righteous, clean of the guilt … Continued
Festival of the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of our Lord 2025
The Festival of the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of our Lord2 February, Anno Domini 2025St. Luke 2:22-32 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Children of God, It … Continued
Purification of Mary and Presentation of Our Lord
The Scriptures are full of rich and wonderful irony. When Joseph and Mary bring the Lord Jesus to the temple according to the Mosaic Law in order that Mary may be purified by the offering of sacrifices, how wonderful that … Continued
Third Sunday after the Epiphany 2025
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany26 January, Anno Domini 2025Romans 1:8-17 Beloved in the Lord, Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is a terrible plague upon our times … Continued
Third Sunday after the Epiphany
What is faith? Simply, it is trust. For the Christian, it is the trust that God’s self-revelation in Scripture is true – that He is triune, that He has sacrificed His Son Jesus for man’s sin, that God hears and … Continued
Second Sunday after the Epiphany 2025
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany19 January, Anno Domini 2025St. John 2:1-11 Saints of God, Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This Gospel is absolutely stuffed full of … Continued
Second Sunday after the Epiphany
In these last days of great distress, it is important to be reminded that we, as Christians, have been redeemed from the hopeless and despairing sorrow of the unbelieving world and been brought into a kingdom of feasting and joy … Continued
Baptism of Our Lord 2025
The Baptism of Our Lord12 January, Anno Domini 2025St. Matthew 3:13-17 Baptized of God, Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The head must go first and then … Continued