Isaiah 49:1-7, John 1:29-42a Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus. Amen. Dear friends in Christ: Today’s sermon is the second in a two-part series titled “God’s Servant.” The …
Isaiah 42:1-9, Matthew 3:13-17 Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus. Amen. Dear friends in Christ: A little over a year ago, my dad, brother and I were driving …
Christmas Day, 2019 Text: John 1:1 -18 In the name of Jesus, Amen! The icon for the Gospel according to John is a flying eagle, which reflects the sheer majesty of John’s message introduced already at the beginning of the …
First Sunday after Christmas – Matthew 2:13-23 Today is the 5th day of Christmas and the church keeps celebrating. But many in our world are ready to get back to normal. Perhaps we are too. We’ve heard the carols and …
Luke 2:1-20 – “The Manger Seen” Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus. Amen. Dear friends in Christ: Our Christmas Eve tradition at St. Paul’s is to have a …
Text: Matthew 1:1, 12-17, Mal. 3:5–15, Rom. 13:8–14 In the name of Jesus, Amen! When I was assigned to the third part of Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus, I didn’t have ANY idea how to preach it; I really drew a …
Sermon text: Luke 21:29-38 Dear friends in Christ: Sometimes we communicate in order to explain a situation. Sometimes we communicate in order to share guidance. And sometimes we do both – because most situations beg for some guidance, and guidance …
Luke 19:1-10 A couple of weeks ago, I discovered that my old house in Vienna was up for sale. I was curious to see what the most recent owners had done to it. I attended an open house, and was …
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church A congregation of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Our mission is to share the life-changing good news of God’s love for all people in Jesus Christ. …
Luke 17:11-19 Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus. Amen. Dear friends in Christ: The Gospel lesson just read is likely very familiar to you—probably because we regularly read …