February 6, 2022
Grace to you and peace in Jesus’ name. Amen. Continuing our trek through the Lord’s Prayer we are now on the sixth petition, or the sixth request. “Jesus said, ‘Pray like this, Our Father in heaven… lead us not into temptation.1” One of the benefits of doing a sermon series on a part of the… Read More »
February 1, 2022
Grace to you, and peace in the name of Jesus the Holy Christ of God. Amen. Lois Schmidt was a sinful woman. Now we don’t always think of someone like her as being sinful, but sinful she was. She was at least as sinful as I am, and as you are. She was a slave… Read More »
January 30, 2022
Grace, peace, and mercy be yours in Jesus’ name. Amen. This Sunday we are looking at the fifth petition, or fifth request. There Jesus teaches us, “Pray like this, ‘Our Father in heaven… forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.1” One of the things that hopefully is beginning to sink… Read More »
January 23, 2022
Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ holy name. Amen. The fourth petition of the Lord’s Prayer is: Give us this day our daily bread. What does this mean? God certainly gives daily bread to everyone without our prayers, even to all evil people, but we pray in this petition that God would lead us… Read More »
January 16, 2022
Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen. The Third Petition is: Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What does this mean? The good and gracious will of God is done even without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may be done among us also.… Read More »
January 9, 2022
Grace to you and peace in Jesus’ name. Amen. In Luther’s Small Catechism the Second Petition of the Lord’s Prayer and the explanation are as follows: Thy kingdom come. What does this mean? The kingdom of God certainly comes by itself without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may come to… Read More »
January 2, 2022
Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen. The text we looking at this morning is the same as it was last Sunday, and will be for much of the summer. From Matthew 6: When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They like to stand in synagogues and on street corners to pray so… Read More »
December 26, 2021
Grace, peace, and mercy be yours in Jesus’ name. Amen. The subject we are beginning today is: Matthew 6:6-13 where Jesus teaches as follows: When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They like to stand in synagogues and on street corners to pray so that everyone can see them. I can guarantee this truth: That… Read More »
December 25, 2021
Grace to you from the Price of Peace. Amen. These days millions of people around the globe this morning have known fear from the virus that has gripped the world. Many fear the financial fallout from the pandemic, or the ways our lives will be permanently changed because of it. These are just a couple… Read More »
