Part III, Article IX. Of Excommunication. The greater excommunication, as the Pope calls it, we regard only as a civil penalty, and it does not concern us ministers of the Church. But the lesser, that is, the true Christian excommunication, … Continue reading
The Twenty Second Sunday after Trinity October 23, 2016 “I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins” Matthew 18:23-35 Click here to listen to audio of this sermon. Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a … Continue reading
This article was originally published in the Ancora Scholastica, the school newsletter of Mount Hope Lutheran School in Casper, WY. Last week we began examining how important it is to define correctly what a human being is. If we do … Continue reading
The Twenty First Sunday after Trinity October 20, 2013 “God Hidden and Revealed” John 4:46-54 Click here to listen to audio of this sermon. So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had … Continue reading
Beauty has to do with order. The structure, the way it works together, is what brings awe to the admiring eyes. But this also is true in justice. It’s appropriate that the word fair describes both justice as well as … Continue reading
All Saints Day November 4, 2018 “Blessed Are You When You Suffer for Christ’s Sake” Matthew 5:11-12 Click here to listen to audio of this sermon. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, … Continue reading
Thanks to Rev. Michael L. McCoy for putting this great list together. Instead of the fluff that passes for podcasts nowadays, how about some depth in theology? Check these audio recordings out courtesy of the Scholia audio catalogue #1: The … Continue reading
This article was originally published in the Ancora Scholastica, the school newsletter of Mount Hope Lutheran School in Casper, WY. This may sound obvious, but our children are human beings. We need to remember this, because education in many of … Continue reading
There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t see any number of posts or hear any number of churchgoing folk in our congregations lament the fact that our culture seems to despise the truth. There are many today … Continue reading
Part III, Article VIII. Of Confession. 1] Since Absolution or the Power of the Keys is also an aid and consolation against sin and a bad conscience, ordained by Christ [Himself] in the Gospel, Confession or Absolution ought by no … Continue reading
The law always accuses the sinful flesh (Rom 3:20). The law is a salutary guide for those who are free from its condemnation through faith in Christ (Psalm 1:2; 119:6, 97). The law always accuses the sinful flesh. The law is … Continue reading
The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity October 11, 2015 “The Son of Man’s Authority on Earth to Forgive Sins” Matthew 9:1-8 Click here to listen to audio of this sermon. So he got into a boat, … Continue reading
The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity September 30, 2018 “The Law and the Gospel” Matthew 22:34-46 Click here to listen to audio of this sermon. But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, … Continue reading
It’s that time again when we are ready to release the service plan for our 2019 Advent Series (devotions will be out by the end of November). This year we are choosing the texts around Advent and Christmas to focus … Continue reading
Each of our Scripture lessons today speaks against placing our self and our names, personal needs and reputations above those of our neighbor. Given the fact that our dear Lord has given us His name in Holy Baptism, and with … Continue reading
The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity October 12, 2014 “Sabbath Keeping” Luke 14:1-11 Click here to listen to audio of this sermon. Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers … Continue reading
Just as Christ raised the son of the widow of Nain to go home and help his mother, and she to love her son all the more than before his death, so too does our Lord raise us up out … Continue reading
The following mini-article was included in the September 10, 1907 issue of Der Lutheraner under the title Warum ich auch bei Regenwetter in die Kirche gehe. I post it here in translation for you as timeless encouragement to be in God’s … Continue reading
The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity September 16, 2018 “Life or Death: What Does Jesus Say?” Luke 7:14-15 Click here to listen to audio of this sermon. Then He came and touched the open coffin, and … Continue reading
Never forget, dear Christians, as the Baptized, you are children of God and, thus, you are of those little ones with your very own angels, who while keeping guard over you in the kingdom of heaven, “always see the face … Continue reading
St. Michael and All Angels Day October 4, 2009 “Guardian Angels” Matthew 18:10-11 Click here to listen to audio of this sermon. “Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for … Continue reading
The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity September 9, 2018 “Christian Values” Matthew 6:24-34 Click here to listen to audio of this sermon. “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and … Continue reading
What is this faith of the tenth leper by which Jesus says he was saved, not merely cleansed as He says of the other nine? It is right worship of sinners humbly bowing to beg God’s blessed gifts, while religious … Continue reading
The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity September 1, 2018 “The Spirit and the Flesh” Galatians 5:16-24 Click here to listen to audio of this sermon. I say then: walk in the Spirit, and you shall not … Continue reading
The Lutheran School of Theology has put out some graduates who have just been ordained for the Word and Sacrament ministry their training was geared around. When dollars are given to LIA, this is the end result – preaching of … Continue reading