Given and Shed for You – The Lord’s Supper for Lent devotional published!
A while ago we released this year’s theme and service plan for Lent 2023. See it here. Here is the companion devotional for…
A while ago we released this year’s theme and service plan for Lent 2023. See it here. Here is the companion devotional for…
We are in our sixth year of covering the Small Catechism for Lent, and so we have come to the Sacrament of the…
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…
During the Covid-19 pandemic, our congregation has altered the manner of administering Communion from the Communion rail to a line formation. While I…
Introduction Nunc Dimittis (the Song of Simeon) as a post-Communion canticle is a treasure. It holds deep riches of consolation in God’s Savior…
The Service of the Sacrament begins with the Preface. Why? Is it just because we need some way of beginning? Is it because…
Do I need church? Do you need church? Some say they are Christians, but don’t need the church. They worship at home or…
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when he…
At the time of Luther, the practice of the Sacrament of the Altar by papists inflicted many abuses upon the laity. These included…
A vogue phrase today is, “to die for.” “This chocolate is to die for.” “That dress is to die for.” A lifestyle clothing…
Leviticus was used widely in the early church and later to preach the Gospel. The modern church generally ignores Leviticus.[1] Leviticus is a…
“The Catechism in Six Parts: The Sacrament of the Altar” Tonight we conclude our series on “The Catechism in Six Parts.” So far…
In the worship wars, one of the alleged reasons for abandoning the historic liturgy is to make worship relevant. We want application of…
Recently I attended the funeral of a major person in my life. The Sacrament of the Altar was administered. It was administered by…
From the very beginning of St. Mark’s Gospel, things hadn’t been going particularly well for our Lord. In chapter 1 He’s tempted by…
Here is a hymn I wrote for my congregation. A Hymn on the Sacrament of the Altar composed for Faith Lutheran Church,…
This is the fifth in a five-part catechetical sermon series on the Sacrament of the Altar. One of the purposes of the Brothers…
This is the fourth in a five-part catechetical sermon series on the Sacrament of the Altar. One of the purposes of the Brothers…
This is the third in a five-part catechetical sermon series on the Sacrament of the Altar. One of the purposes of the Brothers…
This is the second in a five-part catechetical sermon series on the Sacrament of the Altar. One of the purposes of the Brothers…
This is the first in a five-part catechetical sermon series on the Sacrament of the Altar. One of the purposes of the Brothers…
“The Six Chief Parts of Lenten Catechesis” The Ten Commandments The Creed The Lord’s Prayer The Sacrament of Holy Baptism Confession The Sacrament…