Evangelism Virtue Signaling
In a culture full of special snowflakes who need to be validated, how one feels about a thing is generally more important than…
In a culture full of special snowflakes who need to be validated, how one feels about a thing is generally more important than…
“Your Blest Life Now” (Matthew 5:1-12) You’ve probably heard of a TV preacher by the name of Joel Osteen. He’s got a huge…
Posted by Sean Smith on Facbook, an article pointing to blogs.lcms.org: 48.3 percent responded that pre-marital sex is always wrong, 16.1 percent…
The Gospel Notes for the Transfiguration of our Lord or the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany from the Lutheran Service Book’s One-Year Lectionary…
Seeing the crowds our Lord takes His seat upon the mountain. Like Moses long ago our deliverer is set to teach, that teaching they may hear and hearing they may believe that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has seen their plight, heard their cries, and seeks their eternal redemption through the giving of His Son. And, it is not Sinai upon which the Savior sits. The Law came through Moses but grace and truth have come through Jesus Christ.
As is tradition here at Steadfast, we have had some excellent pastors working on coming up with a Steadfast in the Parish Lenten…
“You Are My Servant, Israel” (Isaiah 49:1-7) Two weeks ago, for the Baptism of Our Lord, the Old Testament reading was from Isaiah…
The Gospel Notes for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany of the Historic One-Year Lectionary is now available. You may download the Color…
“This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.” St. John 2:11…
This year marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses. Historians mark the beginning of the Reformation from Luther’s publication of them….
We live in a world obsessed with numbers. We count everything. The year just rolled over from 2016 to 2017, as we count…
[Note: The Divine Service at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Bonne Terre, Missouri, for January 15, 2017, has been iced out. So I…
The Baptism of Our Lord St. Matthew 3:13-17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him….
Originally, the Augsburg Confession was not the core of catholic (universal) doctrine which we possess today. The original plan, named the Torgau articles,…
The Gospel Notes for the Second and Third Sundays after the Epiphany from the Lutheran Service Book’s One-Year Lectionary is now available. The…
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen. The Baptism of…
“Behold My Servant” (Isaiah 42:1-9) “Behold my servant,” the Lord says to us today. Who is this servant, you ask? It’s Jesus, of…
“Arise, Shine, for Your Light Has Come” (Isaiah 60:1-6) “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has…
“In human teachings the righteousness of man is revealed and taught, that is, who is and becomes righteous before himself and before other…
January 8, 2017 — The Baptism of our Lord Sermon Text — Matthew 3:13-17 Sermon Audio — Come back later for the audio…