Author Archives: Pastor

Ad Te Levai, the First Sunday in AdventRomans 13.11-14 + Matthew 21.1-9 Grace to you and Peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. “Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey, … Continue reading →

Last Sunday of the Church Year1 Thessalonians 5.1-11 + Matthew 25.1-13 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. The church’s year ends with this command, “Watch therefore, for you know neither the … Continue reading →

Second to Last Sunday of the Church Year2 Peter 3.3-14 + Matthew 25.31-46 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. We heard these comforting words in last week’s epistle: “The Lord Himself … Continue reading →

1 Thessalonians 4.13-18 + Matthew 24.15–28Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Trinity Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoke of by Daniel the prophet, standing in … Continue reading →

The Festival of All SaintsRevelation 7.2-17 + Matthew 5.1–12 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. On All Saints Day Jesus teaches us what true blessedness is, and it is very different … Continue reading →

The Festival of the ReformationGalatians 2.16-21 + John 8.31-36 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. In today’s gospel lesson Jesus tells some Jews who believed in Him, “If you abide in … Continue reading →

Ephesians 6.10–17 + John 4.46-54Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will be no means believe.” This was not the answer the nobleman had expected. He came to Jesus and implored him to come down … Continue reading →

Ephesians 5.15–21 + Matthew 22.1–14Twentieth Sunday After Trinity Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen In this Sunday’s parable Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a king who arranged a wedding … Continue reading →

Ephesians 4.22-28 + Matthew 9.1-819th Sunday after Trinity Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Jesus enters Capernaum, His own city, and is confronted by several men carrying a paralytic on his … Continue reading →

The Festival of St. Michael and All AngelsRevelation 12.7–12 + Matthew 18.1–11 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Today—September 29—is the Festival of St. Michael and All Angels. It is the … Continue reading →