The Church is not simply a human organization, and it is never a movement. It’s a Bride. And her...
By this promise of the Word, his resurrection is your resurrection. He is the firstfruits, but...
Catching Jesus in What He Said
Jesus is the escape from the accusation of the Law. He is the stone which the Pharisees and the...
The Joy of the Forgiveness of All Your Sins
You will see the injustice in the world, you will lament the vanity we see all about us, but...
We are at the table as those who know that Christ Jesus, who knew no sin, was made sin for us, so...
The location of His gift giving is in what we call the Divine Service, where He gathers us to...
When Tempted, the Way of Escape
The way of escape from our temptation is not for us to somehow out-think the temptation and...
The Comfort and Certainty Given by Our Lord
Repenting of clinging to the things of this world for our confidence, we may then turn in faith...
This is why Lent is not about your works, it’s not about your commitment to God or any other...
The Honor He Freely Bestows Upon Us
If our dishonor is the shame we bring upon our own names by our vanity, our honor is the honor he...
If he leaves his baptism with the prophet announcing him as the Lamb of God who is taking away...
Repentance, A Gift of the Gospel
Repentance in God’s eyes is a gift of the Gospel. He freely cleanses the sinner so that the...
The Mount of Transfiguration testifies the honor that Jesus has for our bodies. He is no...
March 2, 2019 Funeral Service, Nicole Frei 1 John 5:6-12 6 This is He who came...
The Church is not Left Without
"But it is the Lord’s way to use what is weak and ineffective in world to deliver the gifts of...
Planted and Sustained by His Word
For it is Jesus who became poor for you that He might give the riches of His grace, hungry for...