3. The Movie, “Risen” – Pr. Ted Giese, 2/25/16
Pr. Ted Giese of Mount
Olive Lutheran-Regina,
Saskatchewan
The Movie, “Risen”
The Daily Fix: Fellowship with Demons
Every idea isn’t true. Every spirit isn’t good. And that means every miracle is not from God, especially in an age where God rules his Church through faith in his Scripture alone. The Daily Fix is a running commentary on life, death, the world, the Church, and what the Bible says God thinks about it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Archaeologists dig up fabrics dating back to David, Solomon
The “remarkably preserved” 3,000-year-old fabrics provide the first physical evidence of what Holy Land residents wore.
Third Sunday in Lent – Luke 11:14-28
Blessed are they who hear the Word of God and keep it. Jesus’ words refocus our priorities. The woman who exclaimed Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed is right in her exclamation. All generations still call Christ’s mother blessed. But there is something greater than Mary’s womb and Mary’s breast that ought to be praised: the Word of God.
The Bible remains the all-time bestselling book. What do those who own a Bible think about it? Some dog-ear the pages to the point that the book is falling apart. Others keep their Bible pristine. Still more are indifferent about it, maybe even hostile to it. It’s easy to be led . . . Read All
Third Sunday in Lent – Luke 11:14-28
Blessed are they who hear the Word of God and keep it. Jesus’ words refocus our priorities. The woman who exclaimed Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed is right in her exclamation. All generations still call Christ’s mother blessed. But there is something greater than Mary’s womb and Mary’s breast that ought to be praised: the Word of God.
The Bible remains the all-time bestselling book. What do those who own a Bible think about it? Some dog-ear the pages to the point that the book is falling apart. Others keep their Bible pristine. Still more are indifferent about it, maybe even hostile to it. It’s easy to be led . . . Read All
How Blest Are They Who Hear God’s Word
Here’s a hymn that didn’t make the cut from TLH to LSB, but should have been included. This is TLH Hymn 48. A perfect hymn for the Third Sunday in Lent if you preach the one-year lectionary.
1. How blest are they who hear God’s Word
And keep and heed what they have heard!
They wisdom daily gather;
Their light shines brighter day by day,
And while they tread life’s weary way,
They have the oil of gladness
To soothe their pain and sadness.
2. God’s Word a treasure is to me,
Through sorrow’s night my sun shall be,
The shield of faith in battle.
The Father’s hand hath written there
My title as His child and heir,
“The kingdom’s . . . Read All
Republicans debate tonight
The Republican presidential nominees hold their 10th debate tonight on CNN, starting at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This is just before Super Tuesday, March 1, when nearly half of the delegates needed for nomination will be elected. So, for the candidates, everything is at stake. So far the non-Trump candidates have been spending most [Read More…]
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Matins in the morning: Lk.12,2-12
Here’s this mornings sermon held at Matins on the gospel of St.Luke 12:2-12 to read: Lk12,2-12 Matins 2016.2 and to listen to: . . . Read All
Preparing Rudderless Ships
The Apostle Paul instructs the young pastor Timothy to “wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience” (I Tim. 1:18-19) and to “continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed” (II Tim. 3:14) while enduring suffering (II Tim. 4:5). Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted (II Tim. 3:12).
Any encouragement to not wage the good warfare is harmful both to pastors-in-training and to the congregations they will serve. Yet, it is not uncommon that seminary students and vicars are steered to go against God’s Word, the Lutheran Confessions, and their consciences instead of standing up for what is right and true.
Sometimes, seminary students are told to . . . Read All
Poem on the Introits for Lent
A good devotion for Lent, and really any time of the Church year, is to review the Introit for each upcoming Sunday. At Trinity and St. Paul we use the Historic Lectionary, and the following is a poem I have written based on the Introits beginning with Invocabit (Lent 1) and ending with Palm Sunday.
Tune: Kommt Her Zu Mir (ELH 189)
Invocabit (Psalm 91:1-2, 9-10, 13, 15-16)
O Jesus, in eternity
You’ve dwelt in full divinity
Within the Father’s dwelling.
Begotten from the Lord Most High,
You now in flesh to me draw nigh,
Above all pow’rs excelling.
I ask You, Lord, as Satan sneers,
To crush his head and dry my tears,
Which o’er my sins are flowing.. . . Read All
Christ in the Old Testament – Deuteronomy 26
Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Deuteronomy 26. “Christ has been raised from the dead, He is the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.” (1 Corinthians 15:20) (click here to listen to the interview on … Continue reading →
Lightning Cut: Is Your Church Serving You Happy Meals?
In this episode, Pastor Richard covers the topic of what to look for in a church. What are the benefits of attending a Confessional Lutheran Church versus seeker-driven churches? Pastor Richard points to: Christ, the Sacraments, the Liturgy, and the Confessions as four reasons why the Confessional Lutheran Church rocks! Issues, Etc. Link: Find a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Fulfilling the Law
8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. (Romans 13:8-10 (ESV)
Love is the fulfilling of the law. This isn’t saying that as long as we love that we fulfill the law. What it means is that love that cares for other people does not want to break the commandments. You can’t love your . . . Read All
Choose as many as you want. . .
So a school in Brighton (Brighton College) has decided to abolish gender altogether and allow students to self-identify with the old Chicago election mantle — vote early and vote often. Whatever you may think you are at the moment, the self-admitted purpose of the Brighton College, according to its headmaster, is to make you happy… I wish somebody would have told me that when I was laboring under the oppression of tests, papers, and rules (like mandatory chapel attendance)!
Education remains the area in which we exhibit the most far flung manifestations of our overall lunacy. How odd it is a child’s self-identity would be identified as the radical route to happiness, as though the natural world were designed. . . Read All
You know you are a theologian of glory if. . . .
An important Lutheran distinction is between the theology of the Cross and the theology of glory. Jeff Mallinson, over at the Jagged Word, offers 9.5 Theses on theologians of glory. After the jump, I list the theses, but you will want to go to the site to see what he says about each one. From Jeff Mallinson, 9.5 [Read More…]
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“We’re voting with our middle finger”
Donald Trump supports Obamacare, higher taxes, and gun control. He is weak on abortion, private property, and civil liberties. He doesn’t care about limited government or free market economics. He is a boastful womanizer. He doesn’t think he needs forgiveness from God. On issue after issue, he goes against what conservatives and tea party populists [Read More…]
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Unappeasable
In a column about whether the president should replace Antonin Scalia (worth reading on that topic alone), Peggy Noonan digresses on how the left today is unappeasable–pushing and pushing, allowing no compromise or dissenters, demanding everything. And how the current political climate shows that the general public is starting to push back. From Peggy Noonan: The [Read More…]
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Thursday, February 25, 2016
Light for My Path Daily Devotion Bible Reading You were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was […]
Not Too Much; Not Too Little
Text: Exodus 16:2-8 and Proverbs 30:7-9
In the name of Jesus: Amen.
What do we mean when we say ‘daily bread?’
What do we mean when we ask for ‘daily bread’ in the Lord’s Prayer?
Are we praying for a communion unleavened bread wafer? Are we praying for flour, flour that is cooked with yeast and water? Or are we praying for something else other than a wheat product?
The words, ‘daily bread,’ seem to refer to simple baked bread; however, when we pray for our daily bread in the Lord’s Prayer, we . . . Read All
Not Too Much; Not Too Little
Date: February 24, 2016
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Exodus 16:2-8 and Proverbs 30:7-9
Context: Midweek Lent Vesper Service at Zion Lutheran Church
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Thursday of the Second Week in Lent
Daily Lectionary: Genesis 24:1-31; Mark 7:24-37
You shall not murder. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and support him in every physical need. (Small Catechism: The Fift…
Turn Not From His Griefs Away. Wednesday after Reminiscere, 2016
Wednesday after Reminiscere (Vespers/Final)
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Passion History, Part 2: Gethsemane
February 24, 2016
“Turn Not From His Griefs Away”
Iesu iuva
Introduction
It’s easy for us to pass over Jesus’ suffering quickly. To not allow it to sink in.
That is an indicator of the hardness in our hearts. Even if the account of Jesus’ Passion had nothing to do with us, sympathy and love for other people should cause us to feel pity and sadness when we hear about the agonies Jesus suffered without having deserved it in any way. But of course living in the world as it is, we are used to hearing about people suffering, experiencing tragedy, and dying. . . . Read All
“Today you will be with Me in Paradise” — Sermon by Pastor Rolf Preus
Wednesday Vespers
February 24, 2016“Today you will be with Me in Paradise”Luke 23:39-43
Two evildoers — criminals – were facing their just deserts. They did the crime and now had to ‘face the punishment. Matthew and Mark tell us they were robbers. They preyed on the innocent. They cared nothing for their neighbor’s wellbeing. We might regard death by crucifixion as too severe a penalty for robbery, but it would be good if robbers were as afraid of severe justice as innocent citizens are of being robbed. Those lawless thugs were only getting what they deserved. The Bible doesn’t question the justice of their penalty. God’s word does present us with a stark difference between them. Both deserved . . . Read All
A Man of Sorrows – Sermon for Wednesday 2/24/2016
Readings:
Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12
Matthew 26:1-5, 14-46
AUDIO: Press play to listen to this sermon.
https://archive.org/download/20160224WednesdayLentenServiceSermonIsaiah53x2x3/2016-02-24-WednesdayLentenService-Sermon-Isaiah53x2x3.mp3
GRACE, MERCY AND PEACE are yours this day from God our Father, through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN.
The text for us to consider is from Isaiah 53 – verses 2 and 3 which read “For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and . . . Read All
TRUE GREATNESS
LHM Lenten Devotion for February 25, 2016