EXORDIUM Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! It was said by a certain president of our country many years ago, that the landing of astronauts on the moon in 1969 was the greatest event in human history. He was wrong. What we celebrate today was the greatest event in human history. The sad reality…
The institution of the Lord’s Supper by our Savior Jesus Christ, on the night in which he was betrayed, is recorded in three of the Gospels – Matthew, Mark, and Luke – and in St. Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians. But in these four inspired accounts, the descriptions of exactly what Jesus said are…
Due to a technical issue, a video recording of this sermon is unavailable. Quinquagesima – Luke 6:27-31 In today’s lesson from his First Epistle to the Corinthians, St. Paul tells us that “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely,…
Luke 9:28-36 Please listen with me to a portion of St. Luke’s account of the transfiguration of Jesus, from chapter 9 of his Gospel, beginning in the 28th verse: “[Jesus] took Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His…
Luke 2:10-11 EXORDIUM: Christ is born! Let us glorify him! Today is the festival of the Nativity of Our Lord. It recalls the day in Bethlehem, so many centuries ago, when God’s Son entered into this world, and set out on his life’s journey as humanity’s Savior. God’s Son had, of course, been a part…
Luke 2:8-12 Christ is born! Let us glorify him! “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign…
Luke 16:13 As Americans, we usually pride ourselves on the conviction that we are free. We go to great efforts to preserve our political and social freedom, and we are indignant when others infringe on our freedom. In the realm of our civil life, we do, of course, live in a mostly free society. We…
Trinity 5 – Luke 5:1-11 Simon Peter, the fisherman from Capernaum, had been introduced to Jesus by his brother Andrew. Andrew in turn had been directed to Jesus by John the Baptist, whose disciple he previously had been. After Peter got acquainted with Jesus, he became what we might call a part-time disciple of the…
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 “A certain man had two sons.” So begins what is commonly called the parable of the prodigal son, as told by Jesus, and recorded in St. Luke’s Gospel. In the parable this younger of two sons said to his father, “Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.” And…
Luke 14:15-24 The kingdom of God is often described in Jesus’ parables as a banquet, or as a great and festive dinner. Today’s Gospel from St. Luke is one such example. The imagery of a great fellowship meal with God points us forward to the way things will be for his people in the new…