Year: 2019

05
Mar

Hymn for the Fourteen Words

O God, be merciful to me; The sinner knows no other plea. O God, be merciful to me. O God, be merciful to me. I am your God, your Father too, And through My Son I say to you, Dear child, your sins, they are forgiv’n; Take heart, look up: an open heav’n! Pastor Matt…

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19
Feb

Easter in February

“But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Cor. 15:20). Easter will be April 21 this year, or was it February 17?  The earliest Easter can possibly be is March 22.  It last happened in 1818, and won’t happen again until 2285.  But I […]

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17
Jan

The Holy in Holy Baptism

“…and when Jesus also had been baptized” (Luke 3:21). The first question tends to be, Why?  Why would Jesus, holy and without sin, undergo baptism?  Good question. A good answer: “Through the Baptism in the Jordan of Your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, You sanctified and instituted all waters to be a blessed flood […]

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10
Jan

Two Epiphany Notes

“When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy” (Matt. 2:10). Once again we have heard the story of the wise men and their gifts.  I see a couple of new things this year. One is, the verse quoted above is, to my knowledge, the single strongest statement of joy in the New […]

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02
Jan

Anything But Silent

To the members of Faith: Merry Christmas, Day 9!  Below is a recap of my Christmas Eve sermon.  This Sunday we’ll celebrate Epiphany and the visit of the wise men.  In ABC we’ll dig a little into the liturgy.  And Sunday School for the children! “…a multitude of the heavenly host [army] praising God” (Luke […]

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