Good Friday Sermon: “Deliver Us From Evil”
Text: St. Matthew 6:13b. But deliver us from evil. (KJV) Prayer: My heavenly Father, I pray that You would save me from…
Text: St. Matthew 6:13b. But deliver us from evil. (KJV) Prayer: My heavenly Father, I pray that You would save me from…
Quoting Rev. William Cwirla from his article “Suffering, Death, and the Hidden God” in Modern Reformation, Sept/Oct 2002, v. 11, no. 5., pp….
“Lead Us Not into Temptation” (The Lord’s Prayer; Luke 22:1-46) During this Lenten season we’ve been doing a series on the Lord’s Prayer…
Take a look today at this wonderful article by Pastor Christopher Neuendorf on recent events of a pastor converting from confessing the Lutheran faith…
A brief note on the misuse of Bodleian Library Manuscript Bodl. 264 Folio 21 This image is now being used to demonstrate pagan origins…
St. Matthew 28:1-10 Easter, April 20, 2014 Christ is risen! (He is risen indeed!) Alleluia! Beloved in the Lord, Going to the Tomb (in sadness)…
St. Matthew 27:45-50 Good Friday, April 18, 2014 In the Name X of Jesus. AMEN! Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the…
With the Bakken oil boom, it seldom is dark anymore at our farm. There is usually some light from gas flares. It’s not…
Jesus sure knows how to pick a fight! Of course, He does so without sin, because He “knew no sin” (2 Cor. 5:21);…
The Exultation of Christ Dr. Normal Nagel discusses the exultation of Christ using Philippians 2:9 as his starting point. https://www.wittenbergmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The_Exultation_of_Christ_-_Nagel.mp3…
This is a reposting of a pair of articles published last year on the origins of Easter and some Easter traditions. The sources…
“Who Is This?” (Matthew 21:1-11; 27:11-66) “Who is this?” That would seem to be the question of the day for this day that…
Text: John 12:12-43 In the name of Jesus. Amen. What would you do if a king were coming to your house? If you’re…
Because I won’t commune members of the LCMS who believe that communion should be open to all who want it, or all who…
This is a reposting of a pair of articles published last year on the origins of Easter and some Easter traditions. The sources…
“And Forgive Us Our Trespasses . . .” (The Lord’s Prayer) Today we continue our series on the Lord’s Prayer with the Fifth…
It’s not uncommon these days to hear people lament the loss of denominational loyalty, particularly in congregations which were once thriving but are…
Click here to listen to this week’s show. This week on LampLight Conversations, our conversation focused upon the lessons for the Sunday of…
John 12:12-19 April 13, 2014 In the Name X of Jesus. AMEN! Beloved in the Lord, Hosanna to our Coming King It was very early on…
[No. 5 of 5 Lenten meditations on Jesus in Gethsemane] Second Adam Dying in a Second Garden Jesus said, “My soul is exceedingly…
Found over on Pastor Surburg’s blog: “From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and…
Text: John 8:46-59 [Fifth Sunday in Lent] In our Gospel lesson this morning, we see Jesus in an intense debate with the Jewish…
This is a talk given by Dr. John Kleinig at Langmeil Lutheran Church on 18 June 2011. Additional resources can be found at https://johnkleinig.com.
“Raising Lazarus–and Other Things as Well” (John 11:1-53) Today we come to another one of those memorable chapters in the Gospel of John….
The pastors and elders of the congregation I serve, Bethany Lutheran Church in Naperville, Illinois, are interested enough in joining the ACELC as…