Something New
The Athenians said to Paul, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? For you bring some strange things…
Tag: Pure Doctrine
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…
Confirmation Sermon – “Teaching Is Life”, by Pastor Rolf Preus
The rite of Confirmation is not a sacrament. It is neither commanded nor forbidden by God. God does command that parents teach their…
On Fire for Christ!
Sometimes the Lutheran Church is accused of not being very missional. We’re solid when it comes to doctrine—justification by grace through faith alone—but…
Satan’s Angelic Disguises
If you were to stop and consider the devil’s appearance for a moment, you might imagine something frightening. He very well may show up in…