We pray: "O Lord, keep Your church with Your perpetual mercy; and because of our faculty we cannot but fall, keep us ever by Your help from all things hurtful and lead us to all things profitable for our salvation; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, Who lives and reigns with You and the … Continue reading Readings for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity (09.22.2019)
Life Like Normal, Until The Day…
Hey, look man, it's not the End Of The World. Then suddenly, it is... Hear the full audio of "Life Like Normal Until The Day" A sermon on Luke 17:20-30 (ESV) Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity / 18 November 2018 Immanuel Lutheran Church of Laurel, NE Bible Class Notes 11.18.18 (25th Sunday after Trinity) Luke 17:20-30 … Continue reading Life Like Normal, Until The Day…
Readings for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Trinity (11.18.2018)
Here are the service readings for the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity... Job 14:1-6 (alternate, ESV) 14 “Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble. 2 He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not. 3 And do you open your eyes on such a … Continue reading Readings for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Trinity (11.18.2018)
A Deeper Dive into Luke 17:11-19 (Bible Study for 9.2.2018)
A Bible Study Guide on Luke 17:11-19 Part One: STOP Speeding; SLOW Down; YIELD Him the Right of Way!A.Basic Training: Part of our purpose during Bible Class time is to develop the discipline of a closer reading of Holy Scripture. Our first questions should almost always be the most basic sorts of questions. Too often, … Continue reading A Deeper Dive into Luke 17:11-19 (Bible Study for 9.2.2018)
Giving Thanks to Him Alone
Often we confess "we are by nature sinful and unclean." The Word may be familiar enough, but perhaps we underestimate the contagion of sin and the things that contaminate both body and soul. "Lord have mercy," these lepers teach us to pray! Thanks be to God that "the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us … Continue reading Giving Thanks to Him Alone
An Excerpt from “The Ten Lepers” by Martin Luther
From Luther’s 1521 sermon on Luke 17:11-19“34. Thus we see here that the lepers began to believe, and expected help from Christ, who then further awakens their faith and tries it, does not immediately make them well, but speaks a word to them, to show themselves to the priests. If there had been no faith … Continue reading An Excerpt from “The Ten Lepers” by Martin Luther
Isaiah 50:4 Blues 