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12/15 (Wed Advent midweek) – Judges 6:11-24 – 7:2-9 – You Shall Defeat Them as One Man

December 15, 2021

As we Gather A tradition carried out in some places during the weeks before Christmas is the “Secret Santa,” in which a person leaves little gifts or notes of greeting and encouragement for someone else in a mysterious way. The “Secret Santa” does not reveal his or her identity until Christmas has come. The person… Read More »

12/12 – John 14:15-31 – YwtC: The Apostle’s Creed: Third Article

December 12, 2021

Grace to you, and peace in Jesus’ name. Amen. The third article of the Apostles Creed is as follows: I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. What does this mean? I believe that I… Read More »

12/05 – – YwtC: The Apostle’s Creed: Second Article

December 5, 2021

Grace to you, and peace in Jesus’ name. Amen. The second article of the Apostles’ Creed is as follows: [I believe] in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell.… Read More »

12/01 (Wed Advent mid-week) – Exodus 3:1-14 – Old Testament Christmas

December 1, 2021

Grace to you, from the Price of Peace. Amen. Have you ever noticed the similarities between the reading we heard from Exodus , and Christmas? There was in the same country as Horeb a shepherd abiding in the field, keeping watch over the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, by night. The name of this shepherd… Read More »

11/28 – Genesis 1:1-2:3 – TwtC: The First Article of the Creed

November 28, 2021

Grace to you and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen. The first article, or first part, of the Apostles’ Creed is: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. In that short sentence there is a lot we should learn. Martin Luther explains this first article this way: I believe that God… Read More »

11/21 – Exodus 20:17 – TwtC: The Ninth and Tenth Commandment

November 21, 2021

In the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Well, here we go again. Another commandment, another rule, another edict, telling us what we can’t do. We’ve already been called: adulterers, thieves, murderers, idolaters and the list goes on. Now we get hit with still another rule, still another accusation.… Read More »

11/14 – Exodus 20:16 – TwtC: The Eighth Commandment

November 14, 2021

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Eighth Commandment is: You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not tell lies about our neighbor, betray him, slander him, or hurt… Read More »