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Jesus Came – Good News or Bad News? It was Easter evening with news still ringing in the disciple’s ears that the women had seen Jesus.  Then, Jesus came and stood among them.  Now, is this good news or is … Continue reading →

Sermon Summary: The Resurrection of our Lord The stone was set.  The seal was fixed.  The guard was posted.  The tomb which housed the body of Jesus was never left unattended!  It would not be possible for people to pretend … Continue reading →

Jesus is Lowly and Gentle Our Lord Jesus is gentle and lowly and full of mercy. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is … Continue reading →

Why Were Crowds Following Jesus? The crowds were following Jesus because of the signs that he had performed. They knew him to be one who was full of compassion and forgiveness. A woman had come to him who had lived … Continue reading →

Three Tricks of the Devil Our texts bring up three tricks of the devil. Jesus says, “He who is not with me is against me.” The devils trick then 1.) wants to convince those who are with Christ, that Christ … Continue reading →

Instruction by Wrestling “Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way (Ps. 25:8).” This is a part of our Introit today and I want to ask this question, “How is it that our Lord instructs … Continue reading →

Text Luke 18:31-43 and 1 Cor. 13:1-13 Two Types of Blindness In our gospel reading there are two types of blindness. One is quite easy for Jesus to reverse. “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.” Jesus speaks, creation … Continue reading →

Sermon Summary for The Second Sunday Before Lent: Luke 8:4-15 Do Not Say, “I’m Glad I’m Not The Rocky Soil” This is not a parable in which you are to ask, “Which type of soil am I?” Because, you dear … Continue reading →

The Third Sunday Before Lent Staying Sensitive to Grace Dear Saints, It is very easy to become desensitized to things that we should be sensitive to.  Do you know what I mean by this?  We have this example when we’re … Continue reading →

About the Text (John 2:1-11) Change.  It’s all over the place in our lives, in our world and in this text.  Now, we often think of change as something to be avoided, something uncertain.  But when we see this text, … Continue reading →