“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way…'” (John 14:6). I shared the following, by Richard Wurmbrand, at last evening’s Divine Service. And remember that “The Way” was an early name for Christianity (Acts 9:2, 24:14). A young Brahmin came one day to the renowned missionary, E. Stanley Jones, and told him, “Your speeches have found […]
“But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother…” (John 19:25). If father knows best, mother knows sorrow – the sorrows of her child(ren). God the Father knew best: that it was right to forsake His Son for our sake. But the mother of Jesus never forsook Him, but stood by His cross. She […]
Luke 24:13-35 My favorite part about “The Road to Emmaus” is that only one of the two men is named. His name was Cleopas. Who was the other? One theory is that it was Luke himself. I have a different theory. I think that the other one is you. In yesterday’s sermon, I gave my […]
“For God so loved…” (John 3:16). In 1532 Luther gave, at home, a little sermon on John 3:16-21. It contains the following paragraph. Lutherans speak of “Law and Gospel.” Rather than define those terms here, I’ll let Luther do it by example. I am not aware of a better example than this. Prepare yourself: the […]
(continued from last week) V. You shall not murder. The opposite of murder is to lay down one’s life. “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep” (John 10:11). VI. You shall not commit adultery. In perfect marital love and faithfulness He gives Himself up for His wife, […]
Our dear Lord Jesus Christ kept the Ten Commandments perfectly and He did so for us – in our place. We know and believe that He did this over the course of His earthly life. But I wonder whether it’s not possible to hear and see Him fulfilling each and every one of the Ten […]