Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Michaelmas 3 (Trinity 21) – Spiritual Armor
Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity, or the Third Sunday After Michaelmas Spiritual Armor John 4:46-54 New King James Version 46 So Jesus came again…
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Pastor Shawn Stafford
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: St. Luke the Evangelist (Oct. 18)
October 18 St. Luke the Evangelist Luke 10:1-9 New King James Version 10 After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Michaelmas 2 (Trinity 20) – Confirmation
Second Sunday After Michaelmas, or the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity Confirmation: Perseverance in Faith Matthew 22:1-14 New King James Version 22 And Jesus…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: the Festival of St. Michael and All Angels (Sept. 29)
September 29 or Sunday Preceding. Matthew 18:1-11 New King James Version 18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Michaelmas 1 (Trinity 19) – Absolution
First Sunday After Michaelmas, or the Ninteenth Sunday after Trinity Absolution: Jesus Forgives the Paralytic Matthew 9:1-8 New King James Version 9 So…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 18 – Law and Gospel
Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity Law and Gospel: The Great Commandment Matthew 22:34-46 New King James Version 34 But when the Pharisees heard that…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 17 – Christian Freedom
Christian Freedom: Healing on the Sabbath Luke 14:1-11 New King James Version 14 Now it happened, as He went into the house of…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: the Festival of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (September 21)
September 21 Matthew 9:9-13 New King James Version 9 As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 16 – Death and Burial
Death and Burial: The Young Man of Nain Luke 7:11-17 New King James Version 11 Now it happened, the day after, that He…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 15 – Contentment
Contentment: The Lilies of the Field Matthew 6:24-34 New King James Version 24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will…
War Room: A Movie Review
A new “Christian” movie starring false teachers Priscilla Shirer and Beth Moore. The Short of It: War Room is basically a re-casting of…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 14 -Thanksgiving
The Ten Lepers Luke 17:11-19 New King James Version 11 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 13 -Charity
The Good Samaritan Luke 10:23-37 New King James Version 23 Then He turned to His disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: St. Bartholomew’s Day
August 24th Luke 22:24-30 New King James Version 24 Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 12 – Healing
Jesus Heals the Sick Mark 7:31-37 New King James Version 31 Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 11 -Humility
Luke 18:9-14 The Pharisee and the Tax-Collector 9 Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 10 -Renewed Obedience
Luke 19:41-48 Jesus Cleanses the Temple 41 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, 42 saying, “If you had…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 9 -Stewardship
Luke 16:1-9 The Wise Steward 16 He also said to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 8 -Beware of False Prophets
Matthew 7:15-23 New King James Version 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospels: St. Mary Magdalene
July 22nd Luke 7:36-50 36 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 7 -Providence
Providence Mark 8:1-9 New King James Version Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand 8 In those days, the multitude being very great and having…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 6 -Sin and Righteousness
Matthew 5:20-26 New King James Version 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 5 -Discipleship
Following Christ Luke 5:1-11 New King James Version 5 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: Visitation (July 2)
July 2 Luke 1:39-47 New King James Version Mary Visits Elizabeth 39 Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospels: Sts. Peter and Paul the Apostles
June 29th Matthew 16:13-20 New King James Version 13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who…