On this, the second-last Sunday of the church year, the church turns her children’s eyes to the last things and the end times. She warns them of the hard way that lies before them as this present age draws to a close, and she rouses them from slumber and encourages them to take shelter in Christ, that each may be “one who…

The Holy Spirit grants to us faith and trust in our God, who gives “exceedingly great and precious promises to those who trust” Him. Our text from Hebrews, the Epistle, provides us the reason for such faith and trust in God: His Son has done everything necessary for our salvation by His all-sufficient sacrifice. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to…

This All Saints’ Sunday in early November fits well with the Sundays after Pentecost, especially toward the end of the church year, with its emphasis in the readings and hymns on Christ’s return and the resurrection, judgment, and life everlasting for those in Christ. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin

We welcome Rev. Richard Stuckwisch, President, Indiana District as our guest preacher today. May the Lord bless his sermon so that Jesus may be glorified and we may might be uplifted in the knowledge of our Lord’s saving grace. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin

The Hebrews text takes place in two other conjoined aspects of the congregation’s liturgical life. First, the teacher of Hebrews preaches to the congregation and exhorts them as a congregation. Second, the appeal in chapter 4 urges faith in the Word of God that is preached and taught in the congregation. It is a plea to believers to gather with the liturgical…

The letter to the Hebrews is a “word of encouragement” (13:22) to Christians in a time of intense trial when they are in danger of losing hope and falling away from the “living God” (3:12; 10:31; 12:22). Their faith in and confession of Jesus Christ as God’s Son puts them at odds with their community and culture, which Christians today still experience,…

Today we praise our Lord, Jesus Christ, and celebrate the service of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. May our Lord and His Church always be glorified through their mission work. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin

Jeremiah’s experiences as a prophet of God, and the inner and external struggles he experienced, have provided readers throughout the centuries opportunities to relate and deepen their understanding of the nature of God and the very human struggles of one of his ministers. Jeremiah is known as the “weeping prophet,” for he expresses a deep sense of God’s wrath, along with His…

The text begins the descent toward Jerusalem in the Gospel according to Mark. The event it records occurs right after the transfiguration and is immediately preceded and followed by Jesus speaking of His coming death and resurrection. This death-and-resurrection bookending of the text in the Gospel highlights its events as a proclamation of our Lord, who has come to do what we…

In the Old Testament Reading, the basis for this study, we hear how the Lord will reverse all the ramifications of sin for His people. This happens in Jesus, the Messiah. During his ministry, He foreshadowed what is to come on the Last Day as He cared for those who cried out to Him in their physical needs (cf Lk 7:18–23). We…