Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Our text for this morning is taken from the Gospel just read from St. Matthew chapter 21. We focus on the words, “The Lord Has Need of Themâ€. Our Lord’s coming is one of humility and lowliness. One could hardly imagine […]
It is always dangerous to say that a season is my favorite time of the year. Â But there it is. Â Right now Advent is my favorite time of the year. Â The hymns are sublime, the Gospel is clear and beautiful. Â The hope of the One to Come washes over you like a flood. The longing […]
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Our text for this morning is the Gospel just read from St. Matthew chapter 25. Today we are going to talk about a great word that you don’t hear very much. The word is vindication. Vindication means that you have been […]
Wherever faith is not preached and is not given primary importance, wherever we do not begin by learning how we are united with Christ and become branches in Him, all the world concentrates only on its works. On the other hand, wherever faith alone is taught, this leads to false Christians, who boast of their […]
Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Holy Cross Lutheran Church Rocklin, California Reformation Sunday (October 30, 2011) John 8:31-36 and Romans 3:21-26 TITLE: “God’s Gift of True Doctrine in Christ†Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for the Festival of the Reformation is from John chapter […]