Trinity 16 – 2025
JESUS DESTROYS DEATH’S POWER OVER US Prayer: Lord, teach us that because of You, we now can have no fear of death and that our sadness over death is not like those who have no hope. But let it not only be that You teach us, but through Your Word and Sacraments powerfully give and preserve this faith in us, so that You defeat the fear of death and give us certain hope in the midst of sorrows. Amen. Sermon…
St. Michael and All Angels-2025
JESUS SAYS HIS LITTLE ONES HAVE ANGELS Prayer: We thank You, our heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept us from all harm and danger. Into Your hands we commend ourselves, our loved ones and all your little ones, our bodies and souls and all things; let Your holy angels be with us, that the wicked foe may have no power over us. Amen. Sermon Text, St. Matthew 18:1-7, 10 (v. 10). “Take heed…
St. Matthew’s Day, Apostle and Evangelist – 2025
MATTHEW’S GOSPEL Prayer: Dear Lord God: We thank You today that You not only changed the life of Matthew, from being a tax collector and an outcast sinner to being Your disciple and apostle, but also You used him to write the first gospel. We thank You for the Gospel, by which we learn to know You, our Lord Jesus, and through which Your Word powerfully creates and preserves in us true saving faith. By Your Word, give us faith…
Trinity 13 – 2025
JESUS WANTS HIS CHURCH TO BE THE HOME OF MERCY Prayer: Lord, let mercy make me ever willing to bear my lot and not to fret. While You my restless heart are stilling, may I Your mercy not forget! Whatever comes my heart to test, Your mercy is my only rest. Lord, help me stand on this foundation as long as I on earth remain; Your mercy guide my meditation while I the breath of life retain. And then, when…
Funeral- Richard Getz
Christian Obituary for Richard Getz Richard Edward Getz was born on October 3, 1931, to Edward Adolf and Edna Getz in Teaneck, New Jersey. The Triune God who gave him life also gave him the new birth and saving faith; he was baptized in the name of the Triune God as a child. Having suffered the death of his mother before age 10, his paternal grandparents, Gottlieb and Anna Getz, raised him in this faith, and he was led to…
Trinity 12 – 2025
The livestream for today’s service has no sound; here is Pastor Gullixson’s sermon on Mark 7:31-37. In Jesus’ name. Amen. People loved by God, In our text for meditation today, we hear of Jesus healing a deaf-mute. In this account, we see the love of our Savior whose mercy got the best of Him, as He hears and receives the pleas for mercy from the neighbors who loved a man in need. Which really fits well with your congregation’s Core…
Trinity 11 – 2025
RESIST THE PHARISEE’S FAITH, BUT HAVE THE TAX COLLECTOR’S FAITH Prayer: Almighty and merciful God, protect us from the false delusion that our worthiness in Your sight is something that our obedience and works contribute to; but give us the faith that truly makes us acceptable to You – faith in our Savior, Jesus, and the blood that He shed for us. Amen. St. Luke 18:9-14 (v. 14). “I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather…
Trinity 10 -Feast Day of St. Bartholomew- 2025
JESUS CALLS US TO A NEW LIFE FORMED BY HIS CROSS Prayer: Lord, as Your eye was on Nathanael sitting under the fig tree and You already knew him intimately, You also see and know us intimately. Like Nathanael You have called us to be Your disciples and follow You. For us this happened in our Baptism, but You call us by Your Gospel every day. Help us to have expectations that aren’t from our own sinful thinking or wishes,…
Trinity 8 – 2025
JESUS PROTECTS HIS SHEEP FROM THE WOLVES Prayer: Dear Lord, we are the people of Your pasture and the sheep of Your hand. The false teachers, like ravenous wolves, threaten to destroy Your flock. We ask You to protect us by the truth of Your Word. In the name of Jesus, the Good Shepherd. Amen. The Text, St. Matthew 7:15-23 (v. 15-16a). “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You…