Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Today’s Gospel lesson is the third and final part of Jesus’ so-called Bread of Life Discourse, that is, the teaching he gave the very next day after the miraculous feeding of more than five-thousand people. We’ve been listening to […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. “I struck the board and cried, ‘No more; I will abroad…’” Those are the opening lines of George Herbert’s poem, “The Collar,” which we have reprinted for you as a bulletin insert. Herbert was an Anglican priest and poet […]
Pastor Chris Matthis preaches about how God loves His people by providing the ultimate “truth in love” in His Son, Jesus Christ; how we as Christians can then do the same for our neighbors as we preach “truth in love”, without sacrificing either truth or love. For prayer requests or to give an offering visit […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The Word of God that engages us today is Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, especially these words: “Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into […]
Pastor Chris Matthis preaches about how God keeps His promise to mankind that He will never again destroy civilization through a flood; instead He delivers us from damnation through His Son, Jesus Christ. For prayer requests or to give an offering visit www.epiphanylc.org ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Musical Setting by Marty Haugen. ©Copyright 1990 by G.I.A. Publications, Inc. […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. I am a big fan of science fiction movies, particularly the subgenre of post-apocalyptic worlds. You know the kind, the ones that tell the story of a lone ranger or a tiny band of survivors trying to eke it […]
Pastor Chris Matthis preaches about how God gives us everything we need in abundance; that we would share with others to help those in need. 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 Concordia Publishing House. All […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen! In today’s Gospel lesson, we have our annual encounter with Jesus’ miraculous feeding of the 5,000. In actuality, it was more than 5,000, as Matthew tells us: “And those who ate were five thousand men, besides women and children” […]
Pastor Chris Matthis preaches about the execution of John the Baptist (Mark 6:14-29) and how Christ died to save sinners – no matter how wretched – that they would repent of their sins and not allow their vices to overcome them. For prayer requests or to give an offering visit www.epiphanylc.org Liturgy from […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen! Today’s Gospel reading is a terrible story. It’s full of sexual perversion, blood, and gore. Herod’s birthday party seems more fitting for Game of Thrones than the pristine pages of Scripture. If this pericope were a movie, it would […]