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 …
Daniel 10 and 12, Revelation 12 and Luke 10. Dear friends in Christ: In this life, there will be days of war and days of peace. Today, thankfully, is a day of peace. At least it seems to be. No …
Text: Luke 14:1-14 Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus. Amen. Dear friends in Christ: Many of us begin our meals by praying: “Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest …
August 17/18, 2019 In the name of Jesus, Amen Today’s Gospel reading is one of Jesus’ sayings that are so difficult to understand that it may seem scandalous. Jesus said, “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would …
June 22/23, 2019 In the name of Jesus, Amen! There is a spiritual war around the world today, not less nor less fierce than it was in Jesus’ time. Don’t you believe there are still demon possessions nowadays? Just last …
Luke 12:13-21 Someone in the crowd spoke to Jesus. Someone. It wasn’t Peter or one of the disciples. It wasn’t a Pharisee or an expert in the Law. It wasn’t Mary or Martha. Just someone. In the crowd. Such anonymity …
The simple answer to what we believe is this: we believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. We base this belief on the witness of the Holy Scriptures, of which our constitution says: “This congregation holds all the canonical …
Sermon on Luke 10:25-37 The Gospel text just read is certainly one of the greatest in all of Scripture. But why is it great? Is it great because of the beautiful example of goodness shown by the merciful neighbor? Is …