Understanding Loaves and Signs
In the three-year lectionary, the Gospel text for the sixth Sunday after Pentecost is Mark 6:46-56. The same events are told in John…
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The Word and Faith
Faith does not spring from nature, nor from our own reason, strength, or will. The Holy Spirit creates faith by the Word and…
“Grace Alone” — Reformation 500 Sermon No. 1 by Pr Rolf Preus
“Grace Alone” The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity October 8, 2017 Romans 3:23—25a “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of…
The Means of Wrath
There are two cups: the Cup of Salvation (Ps. 116:13) and the Cup of Wrath (Is. 51:17). And if you will not drink…
The Shack – A Journey from Pain to Truth to Error – Part 4: A Lutheran Critique
Editor’s Note: To understand what is meant by “Trinitarian Theology” in this post, please see Part 2. Having traced the journey of Wm. Paul…
Monergism of the Third Article and Evangelism Methods
Monergism of the Third Article and Evangelism Methods Rev. John A Frahm III The modern history of the LCMS is rife with a…
Lutheran Church or 7-Eleven? A Sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
In today’s Holy Gospel (Mark 7:31-37), our Lord shows us how profoundly our hearing affects us. Before he’d heard God’s Word, the man…
The Danger of Taking the Holy Spirit for Granted and Neglecting the Means of Grace — A Pastoral Letter of Pastor Rolf Preus
May, 2016 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: During my first year as a pastor I was shocked to learn from my catechumens…
Preaching, God’s Laxative for Your Heart
Before next Sunday, we will once again celebrate that most significant of events in human history, the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ….
Rejoicing in the Violence of the Cross: A Sermon for Gaudete on Matthew 11:2-10
The introduction to this sermon has been adapted from Pastor Ken Kelly’s excellent Gaudete homily. You can read the whole thing at: http://homofactusest.com/2013/12/10/gaudete-rejoice-in-the-lord/. That John…
The Two Natures of the Divine Call
The Church stands or falls on the article of justification. Ask any Lutheran about justification and it won’t be long before you’re hearing…
Keeping Mercy & Life Together Together
I recently had the privilege of attending “In the World for Good”, a conference on Urban Ministry at Concordia Theological Seminary in…
Sheep Food
It goes without saying that major festivals (e.g., Christmas and Easter) are important for the life of the Church. The Church year is…
The Spirit-Filled Church Is Known By Hearing, Eating and Drinking
“The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from or where it…