In This Together: A Sermon for the Baptism of Our Lord on St. Matthew 3:13-17
So far this liturgical year we’ve prepared for the Lord’s coming, celebrated His Incarnation, witnessed the slaughter of the Holy Innocents, and looked…
Month: January 2015
“Something in the Water” (Sermon for the Baptism of Our Lord, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Something in the Water” (Mark 1:4-11; Romans 6:1-11; Genesis 1:1-5) I don’t listen to pop music or country music on the radio, but…
Conference Update — now with prizes and new t-shirts…
For those of you who haven’t registered yet (this year has been our best early registration year yet) there is still time to…
Labor Preaching Part I
Christ the Lord says, “When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered…
Faithless in Big, but Faithful in Little?
The LCMS, Inc. or some such entity connected with this behemoth wants to do for your church’s finances what LCMS, Inc. has already…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Baptized for Sinners with Sinners
In St. Mark’s gospel, the beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ son of God begins where our Christian life begins; in the water with Jesus. For Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee to be baptized by John in the Jordan. Jesus came to John. John had been crying
5:2 Trying Even Harder To Be Non-Biblical and Non-Lutheran
I have written a few articles on a Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod movement called FiveTwo. This movement is anti-Scriptural at its base, though the…
Communion Every Sunday: Surprise, Surprise
The reasons for Communion every Sunday are surprising. The reasons Lutheran churches fell away from this practice also are surprising. Pr Klemet Preus,…
ACELC — Unbiblical Removal of Pastors, and the Church
This is the latest ACELC email blast. Visit the ACELC website to sign up for the emails if you don’t already receive them….
“What’s the Big Deal about Epiphany?” (Sermon on Matthew 2:1-12, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“What’s the Big Deal about Epiphany?” (Matthew 2:1-12) “What’s the Big Deal about Epiphany?” I mean, what’s so special about this festival that…
2015 San Antonio Biblical Worldview Conference
Faith Lutheran Church of San Antonio, Texas will host The San Antonio Biblical Worldview Conference this Feb. 6 & 7, 2015. The purpose…
What is Epiphany?
Two videos have been published by CPH this year that may help your congregation or friends understand more about the church year. BJS…
The 2015 BJS Conference: Frostbite, Liturgical Dance and Heterodoxy! (Oh My!)
In a little over a month, my wife and I will be setting off for a 2 night stay in beautiful Naperville, Illinois….
“A Twelve-Year-Old Boy, Filled with Wisdom” (Sermon on Luke 2:40-52, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“A Twelve-Year-Old Boy, Filled with Wisdom” (Luke 2:40-52) When I was twelve years old, I hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon….
Five-Two, Casual Blasphemers
Luther on the Second Commandment in his Large Catechism wrote about how God’s name is misused: 54] But, the greatest abuse occurs in…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Found Him!
Everything that happens in the gospels, everywhere Jesus goes, every word He speaks, every miracle He works, every deed done, every life touched, every prophecy fulfilled, every step taken, blood dropped, lash felt, brow pierced, nail driven, body buried, tomb sealed
Just the Facts, Ma’am: LCMS “FOIA” Request Denied
The following information is provided as a service to BJS readers. FACT: On December 29, 2014 I sent the following request to the…