A Reading From The Book Of Concord – Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Each of our Scripture lessons today speaks against placing our self and our names, personal needs and reputations above those of our neighbor….
Each of our Scripture lessons today speaks against placing our self and our names, personal needs and reputations above those of our neighbor….
Just as Christ raised the son of the widow of Nain to go home and help his mother, and she to love her…
Never forget, dear Christians, as the Baptized, you are children of God and, thus, you are of those little ones with your very…
What is this faith of the tenth leper by which Jesus says he was saved, not merely cleansed as He says of the…
We are, each of us, like the priest and the Levite who pass by the man dying on the road. It is not…
A sinner cannot come to know or believe in God by his own free will any more than a deaf man can will…
Faith boasts not of itself, but is always seeking the mercy of God for the forgiveness of sins. Forgiven in Christ Jesus, faith…
Jesus did not tolerate the misuse of His Father’s house and drove out those who robbed His people in the name of worship….
Why does Jesus tell us to “Beware of false prophets?” These “ravenous wolves,” regardless of their pious appearance and stated intent, are destructive…
Whether four thousand gathered in a desolate place, or a few hundred (or even two or three) gathered around Jesus to hear Him…
Christ calls men to go into the world to fish for men and make them part of His kingdom in the Holy Christian…
Good works and the suffering of Christ and the Christian go hand in hand, indeed they are “the firstfruits” of the Spirit of…
This is how and where God the Son “receives sinners and eats with them”—He pours out God the Holy Spirit in the ministry…
Why doesn’t everybody go to heaven? As Jesus illustrates in the story He tells in today’s Gospel lesson, people feel they have better,…
The reward of the kingdom of heaven is a matter of God having mercy to comfort those who receive it through faith according…
In answer to Nicodemus’s query about God and being born again into His kingdom, Jesus reveals the persons, work, and relationship of the…
According to Jesus, the purpose and work of the Holy Spirit is to “teach” and “bring to remembrance” everything He taught His disciples…
The Holy Spirit is the Helper sent by Christ so that the distinction between the Law and Gospel of God’s Word is properly…
Jesus’ Ascension to “the right hand of God” was not about leaving His people behind. It was about departing from sight to…
Rev. Kurt Hering’s objective is to make a connection between the “Gospel Text For The Day” (usually) and the Book of Concord in…
Rev. Kurt Hering’s objective is to make a connection between the “Gospel Text For The Day” (usually) and the Book of Concord in…
Rev. Kurt Hering’s objective is to make a connection between the “Gospel Text For The Day” (usually) and the Book of Concord in…
Our Lutheran Confessions provide the under-shepherds of Jesus, The Good Shepherd, with weapons to fight off false teaching wolves. They also provide a…
“In the Presence of the Holy God” (Isaiah 6:1-8) What would it be like if you knew you were in the presence of…
“Tongues for Telling the Mighty Works of God” (Acts 2:1-21) It’s the Day of Pentecost. It’s nine o’clock in the morning. And the…