It’s easy to lose heart when it comes to prayer—so many prayers that haven’t yet been answered. But then we’re told about how Jacob wrestled with God and how the…
We welcome Pastor Jacob Rhodes to our pulpit this morning. Pastor Rhodes was recently installed as the Assistant Pastor at First Lutheran Church in Boston. He also pursuing a PhD…
Temptations to sin and causes of offense are inevitable in our world. Therefore, forgiveness toward others is necessary. Knowing this, we pray with the disciples: “Increase our faith.” But Jesus…
You can’t take it with you. What does that mean for how we live here and now? The Rich Man lived for himself and ignored his poor neighbor, but God…
Through His ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension, Jesus gives St. Matthew, formerly a tax collector, to the Church as an apostle and evangelist. Truly, Jesus has come not to call…
What the world needs is a Shepherd. While there are many false, self-serving shepherds, there is another Shepherd who comes to rescue the lost and who does it with joy.…
A runaway slave, a wronged master, an imprisoned apostle, and a crucified Lord. That’s the book of Philemon in a nutshell. Even as the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ…
Pride is the original sin—from Satan to Adam and Eve to us. While dining at the house of a Pharisee, Jesus healed a man with dropsy and addressed the dangers…
Trust in the Lord. Of course we should, but it’s not easy to relinquish control of our own lives. Enter St. Bartholomew! Following crucified and risen Jesus, he would lose…
What the Lord has to say through the prophet Jeremiah can be hard to hear. His Word comes like a fire and a hammer against both the lying prophets and…
