Advent Thursday 4 2016 – Benedictus December 22, 2016 A+D St. Luke 1:68-79 In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The old priest, Zechariah, saw in the old lady’s arms … Continue reading →

Advent 4 December 18, 2016 A+D St. John 1:19-28 In the Name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Malachi was the last of the prophets before John. God’s people waited 400 years for … Continue reading →

Advent 3 December 11, 2016 A+D St. Matthew 11:2-11 In the Name of the Father and of the X Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. John the Baptist stuck out in his generation like a pink candle on an … Continue reading →

Advent 2 St. Luke 21:25-36 December 4, 2016 A+D In the Name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Our Lord issues a number of synonymous imperatives, and implied imperatives, in today’s Gospel. They … Continue reading →

Advent 1 November 27, 2016 A+D Jeremiah 23:5-8 8:00 a.m.   In the Name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Jeremiah prophesied that the Lord shall no longer be the One who brought … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving Eve 2016 1 Timothy 2:1,8; Matthew 6:25 November 23, 2016 A+D In the Name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Holy Communion is surrounded by thanksgiving in the Lutheran Liturgy. In … Continue reading →

Last Sunday of the Church Year November 20, 2016 St. Matthew 25:1-13 10:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. In the Name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The parable is a warning. It is possible … Continue reading →

Second-Last Sunday of the Church Year – Trinity 26 November 13, 2016 A+D St. Matthew 25:31-46 In the Name of the Father and of the X Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. We confess every Sunday in the Nicene … Continue reading →

The Holy Marriage of Grace Kristine Lagemann and Christopher Bryan Corbin Ephesians 5:21-33 November 12, 2016 A+D In the Name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. In the beginning God created us male … Continue reading →

All Saints, observed November 6, 2016 A+D Rev. 7:9-17 In the Name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Lord gave St. John a vision. He saw all of the elect, both Jews … Continue reading →