For well more than five centuries, the Sunday Gospel readings drawn from the Evangelist Luke’s writings have annually been heard on the first five Sundays that follow the Feast of the Holy Trinity. The first three of those, beginning today, continue to declare a call to the hearers of God’s Word to be faithful in using the gifts God continues to give to them. …For more, click on the title above.
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Catechism Lesson for the Week of June 11, 2023
The Lord’s Prayer – The Introduction
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Trinity_1 2023
First Sunday after Trinity
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Comfort in the face of Incomprehensible Ways
“O depth of riches, both the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgements, and how incomprehensible are His ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord? And who has been His counselor? Or who has first given to Him, that it shall be recompensed to him?”
Thus far our text. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, these few short verses are something I very much wish the average person would understand about God. Many problems people have with who God is and how He works could be dispelled by a good understanding of this text. Since probably the beginning of life after the fall, non-believers have been hung up on these aspects of Our God. …For more, click on the title above.
Jesus is at the center of the Trinity
Jesus – and this is so important in understanding Lutheran theology vs. other protestant theology – Jesus is at the center of the Trinity. He is the One who will bring you into the triune life of God…
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Catechism Lesson for the Week of June 4, 2023
Confession and Absolution
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Trinity 2023
Feast of the Holy Trinity
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What does it mean: Jesus spoke this dark saying?
Hearing Christ’s voice will progress to knowing His voice. The sheep will conform to the nature and will of Christ.
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Pentecost Wednesday 2023
Pentecost Wednesday
(Translated from Pentecost Tuesday)
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God is a cheerful giver
Today the Word of God has been heard. It is the same Word that, over history, in many human languages, the Holy Spirit has used to close out the Festival Half of the Church Year. Today’s Pentecost Feast brings to a fitting end the parts of the calendar that give to us the celebrations of the five Great Feasts of the Ancient Church….
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