Lindemann on Christmas 2
Oops. Sorry. I’m slow. My bad. THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS The name of this day is not “Sunday after New Year,” for the Church does not recognize the first day of January as New Year’s Day. There...
View ArticlePius Parsch on The Christmas Cycle as Mystery Play
I thought I had added this at one time, but I suppose not. Regardless, here’s an outline from Volume One of Pius Parsch’s “The Church’s Year of Grace” on the Christmas cycle as a mystery play. Which...
View ArticleChristmas Outlines – Luke 2:1-14 and John 1:1-18
Both from 1879. First Christmas Day and Third Christmas Day.
View ArticleMy Favorite Sermon Illustration
Once upon a time the devil attended Mass in a church where it was customary in either the Lord’s Prayer or in the Creed to sing: Et homo factus est, that is, “God’s Son has become a human being.” While...
View ArticleChristmas Midnight (at 6 PM) – Luke 2:1-20
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Christmas snapshots are plentiful among families. Perhaps you have a picture from a Christmas past where you are holding a...
View ArticleChristmas Day – John 1:1-14
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Once upon a time the devil attended Divine Service in a church where it was customary in either the Lord’s Prayer or in the...
View ArticleThe Circumcision and Name of Jesus – Luke 2:21 & Numbers 6:22-27
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit When you say “Happy New Year,” you may be surprised to know what that wish means. Many people think nothing of the...
View ArticleLuther: He Had Nothing But Ordinary Swaddling Clothes and Scarcely A Farthing...
The patriarch Simeon steps up, even though by virtue of age he can scarcely see his way, and with penetrating clarity of discernment recognizes and praises this child as the Savior and Light of the...
View ArticleChristmas 1 – Luke 2:33-40
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Christmas according to Saint Luke begins in Bethlehem and ends in the temple. The baby Jesus was brought there for the Service of...
View ArticleChristmas 2 – Matthew 2:13-23
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit The life of Christ has a twofold purpose. First and foremost, it is substitutionary. Everything that Christ did and suffered happened...
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