There’s really no denying it: Our Lord is both God of the living and the Living God!
As we remember the blessed saints who have gone before, St. John doesn’t want us to miss what is already ours: “that we should be called the children of God,…
What was the Reformation about? The same thing as the preaching of John the Baptist and the ministry of Jesus: repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. The violent…
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…
