Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. “And as [Jesus] was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’” (Mark 10:17, ESV). Who is this person? […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. “Then the LORD God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone…” (Gen. 2:18a, ESV). For the first time in history—and the only time in the Creation narrative—God called something “not good.” This is […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. In our children’s message today, Miss Kristin taught us the acronym G.O.A.T. (pronounced “goat”). It stands for the Greatest Of All Time. That is, who is the greatest? This is a question we love to debate, especially […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. One Sunday, so the story goes, the pastor of a local church preached a passionate sermon about the Biblical doctrine that we cannot earn our salvation or get into heaven by our good works. A visitor looked […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. According to the experts, self-esteem is an essential part of personal wellbeing. Psychologists, teachers, and many pastors encourage us to think well of our selves. Unlike the Gen-Xers like me, who are beset by anxiety, the Millennials were raised […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Throughout the covid-19 pandemic, we have received constant admonition to wash our hands regularly and properly. Signage posted in every public bathroom serves as a constant reminder of our hygienic duty to the rest of humanity. Early on in […]
Pastor Chris Matthis preaches about how we should always fear and love God, believing in His Word, no matter how strange or unreliable it sometimes may seem to us. For prayer requests or to give an offering visit www.epiphanylc.org ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Liturgy from Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish, Series B, Quarter 3. Copyright © 2021 […]
Pastor Chris Matthis preaches about how we should always fear and love God, believing in His Word, no matter how strange or unreliable it sometimes may seem to us. For prayer requests or to give an offering visit www.epiphanylc.org ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Liturgy from Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish, Series B, Quarter 3. Copyright © 2021 […]