Bible Text: St. Luke 7:11–17 | Preacher: Rev. Andrew Richard Praise be to Christ for His steadfast love and His wondrous works toward the children of men (Ps. 107:8). He has brought us out of darkness and the shadow of death (Ps. 107:14). He has redeemed our life from the
Bible Text: St Luke 18:9–14 | Preacher: Rev. Andrew Richard Faith and love are the two chief marks of the Christian life: faith in Christ, and love for the neighbor. Pride is the enemy of both. Pride turns faith in Christ into trust in self, and pride turns love for
Bible Text: St Matthew St Mark 8:1–9 | Preacher: Rev. Andrew Richard Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The feeding of the four thousand took place in the wilderness, and the first thing we have to square with is the fact that
Bible Text: Luke 15:1-32 | Preacher: Rev. Andrew Richard Today’s Gospel presents us with the heart of Christianity: that sinners are freely justified by Christ’s grace as a gift. Every other religion on earth leaves us looking to the work of our own hands for assurance of salvation, an assurance
St Luke 14:15–24 | Preacher: Rev. Andrew Richard A great danger for the Christian life is to apply the Word of God to others, but not to yourself. I mention this because today’s Gospel reading is one of the easiest to think of in terms of someone else who sits
Bible Text: St John 15:26–16:4 | Preacher: Rev. Andrew Richard Alleluia! Christ is risen! Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The Easter greeting has taken on a different flavor since we celebrated the Ascension of our Lord this past Thursday. Jesus
Bible Text: John 20:19-31 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard On Easter evening the disciples were not feasting and rejoicing. They were afraid and hiding behind locked doors. These same men would later be martyrs and would go to death without fear. This shows that the real cause of their fear
Bible Text: John 13:1-15, 34-35 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard On this night Jesus said to His disciples, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer” (Lk. 22:15). We see our Lord’s heart in these words. He eagerly looked forward to this meal,
Bible Text: John 6:1-15 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard The season of Lent is about war against Satan, particularly Jesus’ war against Satan. The season started with Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. Then we heard about the Canaanite woman, whose daughter was severely oppressed by a demon, and Jesus healed
Bible Text: Matthew 20:1-16 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard The first major feast that the Christian Church celebrated annually was the Resurrection of Our Lord. Baptisms would happen at the Easter Vigil, and since there were many adult converts who needed to be instructed in the Christian faith before then,
