Gospel Notes for the Epiphany
The Gospel Notes for Epiphany from the Lutheran Service Book’s One-Year Lectionary is now available. There are three separate sets that have been…
Month: December 2016
“On the Eighth Day of Christmas: The Circumcision and Name of Jesus” (Sermon on Luke 2:21, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“On the Eighth Day of Christmas: The Circumcision and Name of Jesus” (Luke 2:21) On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love…
Celebrity Deaths and Simulated Relationships
2016 has been a bad year for celebrities. The deceased include legendary musicians Prince and David Bowie, Hollywood icons Alan Rickman and Carrie…
Register for the Conference Soon — Conference Schedule!
There are only a couple of days left to save on the registration fee for The Article — the 2017 Steadfast Lutherans conference…
Only days left to save some money on Registration! Steadfast Conference 2017.
We only have a few days left on our “early bird” discounts for our conference coming to Tomball, Texas on February 17-18. Not…
The Angels’ Sermon is the Christian’s Song – Christmas Day Sermon by Pastor Rolf Preus
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest,…
The Government of God Incarnate — Christmas Eve Sermon by Pastor Rolf Preus
“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder.” Isaiah 916a…
“And the Government Shall Be upon His Shoulder” (Sermon on Isaiah 9:2-7, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“And the Government Shall Be upon His Shoulder” (Isaiah 9:2-7) About 26 days from now, we’re going to have a change in our…
“Isaiah Foretold It, Jesus Fulfilled It” (Sermon on Isaiah 7:10-17, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
[Note: Isaiah 7 is a reading both for the Fourth Sunday in Advent and for Christmas Eve. Since my congregation did not get…
Gospel Notes — The Circumcision of our Lord
The Gospel Notes for Christmas from the Lutheran Service Book’s One-Year Lectionary is now available. There are two separate sets that have been…
Threatened with Loss of the Word
Holly Marie Scheer recently wrote an article titled, “Why ‘Mary Did You Know’ Is The Most Biblically Illiterate Christmas Tune.” The digest at…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Christmas Morning
December 25, 2016 — Christmas Morning Sermon Text — John 1:1-18 Sermon Audio — Come back later for the audio of this sermon….
God With Us and Our Children — Sermon for Children’s Christmas Service, by Pastor Rolf Preus
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Then Jesus called a little…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Christmas Eve
December 24, 2016 — Christmas Eve Sermon Text — Luke 2:1-20 Sermon Audio — https://steadfastlutherans.org/clips/sikora/Dr._Sikora,_Christmas_Eve_2016.m4a Coming Home for Christmas Grace, mercy, and…
Great Stuff — Special mission journal explores LCMS membership decline
Found over on blogs.lcms.org: Researchers dissecting the decline in LCMS membership have come to one conclusion: The standard reasons offered for why…
Gospel Notes for Christmas
The Gospel Notes for Christmas from the Lutheran Service Book’s One-Year Lectionary is now available. There are three separate sets that have been…
The Lord Is at Hand — Sermon by Pastor Rolf Preus
Philippians 4:4-7 Editorial Introduction: The Lord is at hand. Jesus could return at any moment. We live on the edge of eternity. Paul…
“Isaiah’s Immanuel Prophecy” (Sermon on Isaiah 7:10-17, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Isaiah’s Immanuel Prophecy” (Isaiah 7:10-17) Oh, come, oh, come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son…
The Beauty and Danger of Rhetoric
God is good, true, and beautiful. That is so because His attributes are identical with His essence. Quenstedt speaks of this: “The divine…
Martin Chemnitz on Good Works
The Augsburg Confession and the Apology set forth the reasons thus: It is necessary to do good works commanded by God, not that…
“He Comes, We Come” (Sermon on Isaiah 35:1-10, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“He Comes, We Come” (Isaiah 35:1-10) “You go, we go.” That’s what the Chicago Cubs told their centerfielder and leadoff man Dexter Fowler…
Please Help Pastor John Henry and His Family
Pastor John Henry and his family have been through a terrible ordeal involving extremely high levels of lead in the home and the risk…
Conversion: Trusting God’s Word for Your Regeneration and Resurrection
We must trust Christ to raise us from death to life. We must trust him for this twice: regarding our resurrection, and regarding…
Learning from Eli
Eli was derelict in his duties as high priest. He did not keep his sons in check. Working as priests under Eli’s supervision,…
Ministers of Christ and Stewards of the Mysteries of God — Sermon by Pastor Rolf Preus
1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Today we are going to talk about preachers. The Bible has many names for them: pastors, teachers, preachers, elders, bishops,…