January 23, 2022
Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ holy name. Amen. The fourth petition of the Lord’s Prayer is: Give us this day our daily bread. What does this mean? God certainly gives daily bread to everyone without our prayers, even to all evil people, but we pray in this petition that God would lead us… Read More »
January 16, 2022
Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen. The Third Petition is: Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What does this mean? The good and gracious will of God is done even without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may be done among us also.… Read More »
January 9, 2022
Grace to you and peace in Jesus’ name. Amen. In Luther’s Small Catechism the Second Petition of the Lord’s Prayer and the explanation are as follows: Thy kingdom come. What does this mean? The kingdom of God certainly comes by itself without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may come to… Read More »
December 26, 2021
Grace, peace, and mercy be yours in Jesus’ name. Amen. The subject we are beginning today is: Matthew 6:6-13 where Jesus teaches as follows: When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They like to stand in synagogues and on street corners to pray so that everyone can see them. I can guarantee this truth: That… Read More »
December 12, 2021
Grace to you, and peace in Jesus’ name. Amen. The third article of the Apostles Creed is as follows: I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. What does this mean? I believe that I… Read More »
December 5, 2021
Grace to you, and peace in Jesus’ name. Amen. The second article of the Apostles’ Creed is as follows: [I believe] in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell.… Read More »
November 28, 2021
Grace to you and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen. The first article, or first part, of the Apostles’ Creed is: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. In that short sentence there is a lot we should learn. Martin Luther explains this first article this way: I believe that God… Read More »
November 21, 2021
In the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Well, here we go again. Another commandment, another rule, another edict, telling us what we can’t do. We’ve already been called: adulterers, thieves, murderers, idolaters and the list goes on. Now we get hit with still another rule, still another accusation.… Read More »
November 14, 2021
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Eighth Commandment is: You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not tell lies about our neighbor, betray him, slander him, or hurt… Read More »
October 24, 2021
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. (Please turn in your Catechism to page 105 for the Seventh Commandment and Matthew 6 in your Bibles.) As we make our way through this series on the 10 Commandments, I am reminded of the surprise I feel at… Read More »
