Bible Text: Mark 10:35-45 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Today we celebrate the feast of St. James the Elder, Apostle of our Lord. Now it’s been a little while since we’ve commemorated one of the saints, so it’s worth noting first of all why we do so. The Lutheran
Bible Text: Luke 14:15-24 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Trinity 2022 | The world is a dangerous place, but it’s easy to misunderstand where the true danger lies. It’s easy, for instance, to see danger in sickness. When you’re sick, you can feel malfunction in your body and
Bible Text: John 16:16-22 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Easter 2022 | After Jesus rose from the dead, he appeared to his disciples during forty days, and after the forty days he ascended into heaven. At this point in the Church year we’re over halfway through these forty
Bible Text: John 13:1-15, John 13:34-35 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Lent 2022 | This day is called Maundy Thursday. The word “Maundy” comes from the Latin word mandatum, which means “commandment,” because on this day Jesus said, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love
Bible Text: Luke 11:14-28 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Lent 2022 | So far the season of Lent has revolved around Jesus’ conflict with the devil. The first Sunday in Lent Jesus was tempted by the devil and overcame. Last Sunday Jesus healed the Canaanite woman’s daughter, who
Bible Text: Matthew 20:1-16 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Gesima 2022 | In Matthew 19, a chapter before today’s Gospel reading, Jesus spoke with a rich young man. The young man asked, “What good deed must I do to have eternal life?” Well, if it’s a question of
Bible Text: Matthew 2:1-12 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Epiphany 2022 | “When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.” Today the joy of Christmas gives way to the joy of Epiphany. The word Epiphany means “appearing.” It means that something is now seen or
Bible Text: Revelation 20:1-21:7 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Advent 2021 | As we near the end of the season of Advent and prepare to receive our King at Christmas, we do well to consider what our King’s reign is like. There are many misunderstandings about the reign
Bible Text: Matthew 21:1-9 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Advent 2021 | Another Church year begins, and we hear once more how Christ came to Jerusalem two thousand years ago. Certainly this was not the only time Jesus has come to man. Jesus was gracious enough to come
Bible Text: Revelation 7:9-17 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: All Saints | The world claims to be very reasonable. It boasts in science, facts, empirical evidence, and says it will only believe something if it can be proven. The world claims to be very reasonable. Yet how unreasonable
