The Eighteenth Sunday after TrinitySt. Matthew 22:34-4619 October, Anno Domini 2025 Children of Israel, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ. Law and Gospel are terms that we use a lot when … Continued
It would be wrong of us to assume that there is contradiction or competition between the Law of God and the Gospel. Both are the Word of God and are to be received in faith. The difference is the work … Continued
The Seventeenth Sunday after TrinitySt. Luke 14:1-1112 October, Anno Domini 2025 Beloved in Christ, Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The appointed readings for the last two weeks … Continued
The call of God to faith in Christ Jesus is a call to the deepest humility. We are always seeking to make our name for ourselves. We don’t want God to tell us who we are or what we are … Continued
The Sixteenth Sunday after TrinitySt. Luke 7:11-175 October, Anno Domini 2025 Beloved of the Lord Jesus Christ, Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Last week, our Lord warned us … Continued
Our Lord Jesus Christ says clearly to us that not only can we not serve God and mammon, but that we must hate our life in this world so that we may keep it for eternal life. Last week, the … Continued
The Fifteenth Sunday after TrinitySt. Matthew 6:24-3427 September, Anno Domini 2025 Beloved saints of God, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ. Not surprisingly, no one wants to admit to loving mammon. … Continued
It is absolutely amazing how quickly God’s children begin to worry and be anxious about earthly things. Whether it is a car repair or geopolitics or how we played in the last game, we are all experts at getting ourselves … Continued
The Festival of St. MatthewSt. Matthew 9:9-1321 September, Anno Domini 2025 Children of God, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ. When we think about the great blessings of the Ascension of … Continued
Have you ever noticed that of the original 12 apostles, not a single one was a Pharisee or a Levite or a member of the Sanhedrin? Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea would later be counted among Jesus’ disciples, but they … Continued