A Laymen’s Commentary on the Large Catechism: Second Commandment
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens….
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens….
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your…
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June 18, 2017 — Proper 6 — Pentecost 2
Sermon Text — Matthew 9:35-10:1-20
God’s Mission of Love
The Mission of Jesus– Preach, Teach, Heal
The savior is on a mission. His face is set. His eyes are fixed. His hands are outstretched. His voice is lifted high. The Savior is on a mission and His mission is the salvation of the world. He is no Moses – though many would prefer Moses to Jesus. Moses gives you something to do, something to work for, something measurable. The Law came through Moses. Jesus is no Moses. Jesus gives you something to believe. The Law measures what you deserve. Faith on the other hand receives what the heart knows we don’t deserve. With Jesus it’s not about what you deserve. With Jesus is all about what He has to give and what we are to receive by faith. It’s not about deserving, it’s about believing. God is love. Jesus is God made flesh. Jesus is love incarnate. We are given to believe this, to believe in Love made flesh for us.
June 11, 2017 — Trinity Sunday
Sermon Text — Matthew 28:16-20
All Authority has been given to Me
Some worshipped and some doubted. All were gathered on the mountain. All saw the resurrected Jesus yet some worshipped and some doubted. Why did some doubt? Why, do you doubt? What they saw with their eyes we are given to behold by faith, to see with our ears so to speak. Yet some worship and some doubt.
While some are worshipping and some are doubting the Lord of all creation knows their hearts. Your Lord knows your heart. Knowing the hearts of men, women and children, our resurrected Jesus speaks. He addresses our doubts with His Word. His Word gives us what we need and eases our doubts intending to quicken and stir up faith.
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