Prosper Gueranger on Epiphany 2 – John 2:1-11
Mary said to Jesus: They have no wine…. Jesus answers her in words which are apparently harsh: Woman! what is it to me and to thee? My hour is not yet come. The meaning of these words is, that, in this...
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In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Is there no one who will cut Jesus some slack? He’s at a wedding feast. It’s a party and perhaps He wants to relax with His...
View Article1905 Transfiguration Outline – Matthew 17:1-9
Our forebears did not preach this text unless there was a Sixth Sunday after The Epiphany. The rubric for moving this text to the Last Sunday after The Epiphany and before Gesimatide evidently came in...
View ArticleTransfiguration of Our Lord – Matthew 17:1-9
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit 20th century Lutheran theologian Hermann Sasse called walking the way of being faithful to God’s Word amid countless...
View ArticleLuther Quotes for The Baptism of Our Lord – Matthew 3:13-17
All of this is done so that we cannot miss this event. It is no trivial matter. Everything depends on it. This is made so sure through holy people, through God Himself and His Spirit, so that all...
View ArticleThe Baptism of Our Lord (Octave of the Epiphany) – Matthew 3:13-17
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit A former pastor of this congregation stopped by this past summer on his way from Wisconsin back to Florida. I think I just...
View ArticleEpiphany 1 – Luke 2:41-52
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit The greater majority of the Gospels focus on three years of the thirty-three years Jesus Christ lived among us. Where are the other...
View ArticleEpiphany 2 – John 2:1-11
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Psalm 107 says, He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. Our problem with that verse is that...
View ArticleEpiphany 3 – Matthew 8:1-13
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit There are actually three miracles in today’s Gospel. The first is the healing of the leper. The second is the healing of the...
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