SERM: Luke 4:31-44, Epiphany 4, LSB C

2016-01-25 Thread Erik Rottmann
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany His Word Possessed Authority Grace, mercy and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. In today’s Gospel, the people were astonished at Jesus’ teaching. They were bewildered, amazed, taken aback—“What is this guy saying?”—because “*

SERM: Matthew 20:1–16, Septuagesima, LSB One-Year

2016-01-25 Thread Paul L. Willweber
"The Kingdom of Heaven is like… a Transaction?" Septuagesima Commemoration of Timothy, Pastor and Confessor January 1724 2016 Matthew 20:1–16 For a Lutheran, it just doesn’t seem right. Jesus tells a parable about the Kingdom of Heaven but it seems the opposite of what we’re constantly saying, sal