“Who Is This Jesus?” (Sermon on Matthew 21:1-11, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Who Is This Jesus?” (Matthew 21:1-11) Today is the First Sunday in Advent. As it’s the beginning of Advent, and the word “Advent”…
Month: November 2013
The Divine Call Considered – Come join the hangout.
Two of our authors, Pastor Matt Richard and Pastor Eric Andersen have written posts on the Call process. Both of them have recently…
Great Stuff — Sasse on “LINOS” or Lutherans in Name Only!
Found over on MercyJourney: The Missouri Synod Lutheran cannot understand that a properly called but heterodox pastor, Lutheran in name only, is…
Ad Te Levavi- Homeless Jesus (St. Matthew 21:1-9)
Behold, your king is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey (Matt 21:5). A donkey—it just doesn’t seem a fitting chariot for…
Guitar setting for Handel’s Messiah Overture (the Grave)
Our Parish does a Christmas Catechization each year centered around different parts of the Small Catechism. This year the music surrounding the questioning…
“Concord Matters” premieres on Saturday! (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Concord Matters,” a new radio/internet program taking listeners through the Book of Concord, premieres tomorrow, Saturday, November 30, 10:00-11:00 a.m. (Central), live on…
Great Stuff — Are you an Antinomian?
Found over on Gottesdienst Online Does God promise both temporal and eternal rewards to our good works? What! Are you kidding? I…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — Eschatology
Eschatology This week’s pick is from an episode from The Count it All Joy Show where Pr. Eric Brown and Thomas Lemke walk…
Thanksgiving Sermon 2013: “The Bread of Life”
+ Day of Thanksgiving, November 28th, 2013 + Psalm 100; Deut. 26:1-11; Philippians 4:4-9; John 6:25-35 “The Bread of Life” In the Name…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Drawing Near to Give Himself
Advent I Sermon Text: Matthew 21:1-11 Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior,…
Thanksgiving Day- Jesus is Not Ashamed of You (Romans 1:16)
Thank God for the Gospel! As we celebrate this day of Thanksgiving, it is meet, right, and salutary to give thanks to…
A Thanksgiving Sermon: “Risky Giving”
+ Thanksgiving Eve & Day – November 21, 2012 + Day of Thanksgiving: Deuteronomy 8:1-10; 1 Timothy 2:1-4; Luke 17-11-19 “Risky Giving” In…
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” (Thanksgiving sermon on Lamentations 3:22-33, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22-33) “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”: The hymn our choir sang earlier and which we all will sing at…
“Enter His Gates With Thanksgiving”: A Sermon Based on Psalm 100 and Luther’s Explanation to the Creed
Text: Psalm 100: 4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His…
Two Advents; One Christ
As the Church prepares to begin yet another year of preaching and teaching Christ and Him Crucified, permit me to use a turn…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Camping out for the Clean Life
Sermon Text: Luke 17:11-19 Thankgiving Eve In the X Name of Jesus. AMEN! Beloved in the Lord, The lepers in our text weren’t hoping for the good…
Great Stuff — Response to Court Opinion on Clergy Housing Allowance
Found over on WMLTblog.org: On November 22, 2013, a Federal District Court in Wisconsin held that the clergy housing allowance is unconstitutional….
The Three Advents of Jesus
Are you ready for Christmas? By now most of us have our Christmas trees up and decorated. Some of us have…
What Is A Pastor’s Wife To Do?
In a Facebook conversation the other day a person said, “Evangelicals are notorious for having impossibly high expectations for the pastor’s wife. Does…
Fickle Government, an Unchanging Church, and the Support of our Pastors
Today there is news of a new decision in a federal district court which takes away some exemptions that have in the past…
Last Sunday of the Church Year: Wake Awake, for Night is Flying (St. Matthew 25:1-13)
The Bridegroom soon will call us, “Come to the wedding feast.” May slumber not befall us nor watchfulness decrease (LSB 514, st. 1). Ten…
“Transferred to the Kingdom of His Son” (Sermon on Colossians 1:13-20, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Transferred to the Kingdom of His Son” (Colossians 1:13-20) Have you ever been transferred? People get transferred or relocated due to their work…
ELS History Play Now on DVD
During the summer I reported that an historical play was performed at the June convention of the ELS. I am pleased to report…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — Family Headship
Family Headship This week’s pick comes from the Iowa District East 2013 Pastors’ Conference. It is a presentation by Rev. John Preuss entitled…
Boise is not a State and “Relationship” is not in the Bible, by Pr. Rossow
One of my hobbies is watching college football and basketball (Go Hawkeyes!). A few years ago I saw a clever poster at a…