We believe, teach, and confess that we should acknowledge the will and mercy of God in the Sacraments. From that, we teach that a faith that acknowledges mercy makes alive (therefore) the principal use of the Sacrament is to make clear that terrified consciences are the ones worthy of it… In part that is how a Christian rightly fulfills this call to worship:
All of you praise YH (I AM)!
I will give thanks to YHWH (Him Who Causes to Be) in all my heart;
in (a) company of upright men and (in an) assembly.
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Tag: Trinity
Trinity 23_2026
Trinity 23
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In Christ Jesus God names you His Holy Ones
The All Saints Feast the Church celebrates today enter into the calendar over 1,600 years ago in the land of Syria. It was never intended to be a festival of or for the dead. Rather, All Saints is to be a feast of the the living! It is to be celebrated as a remembrance of God’s grace and mercy to all saints in heaven and on earth.
That is why the primary readings today begin with declaring God’s blessings concerning thousands of white robed saints. They are those who we may say are in the Church Triumphant.
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All Saints Day_2026
All Saints Day
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Reformation_2026
Festival of the Reformation
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Rightly calling on God in our day of trouble
The verse “If the world hates you, know that it hated me first,” is from our Gospel text appointed for this day as we celebrate the Feast of Saints Simon and Jude.
Let me be honest. That’s not a very uplifting verse to open a sermon on a festival day in the Church. However, when you compare it to our Psalm appointed for this day, it sounds rather tame.
Did you listen to that Psalm. I’m going to repeat some of the verses because I know that in a rather long reading it’s easy to be tuned out for a portion. The psalm opened with these words,
“Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!”
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God’s majestic name
This Sunday that lands in Michaeltide this year does include texts that reinforce the twin themes emphases for this subseason. They are, as many of you have heard repeated, endurance in the Faith of Christ, and Holy Baptism. Today’s Psalm can serve to remind us of those themes with words like these:
From (the) mouth of babes and sucking ones You have built strength because of Your foe, to cause to stop the enemy and adversary.
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Trinity 21_2026
Trinity 21
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The wedding garment
Hear again the Word of the Lord which commends itself to us today,
“for many are called ones, but few are elect.”
Jesus pronounces this statement to conclude the parable that you just heard read. It is a hard saying. It is made more so by virtue of the vehicle of delivery, a parable, in a series of parables. Many questions arise as we consider the Gospel reading. The broadest is, what does Jesus mean? Others follow: Who are the many? Who are the elect? Who is Jesus addressing?….For more, click on the title above.
Trinity 20_2026
Trinity 20
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