Tag Archives: Worship

Ready for church this 9th Sunday after Trinity.

Going to church at Immanuel in Frankentrost, MI and preaching in this my new congregational home. Here they follow the propers of the 10th Sunday after Pentecost and God willing I will be preaching on the gospel of St. Matthew … Continue reading

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The silver bells of St. Cyriacus

The Benedictine abbey Wimmelburg – just north of Lutherstadt Eisleben and south of Mansfeld – founded just after the turn of the 1st Millennium was dedicated to the legendary martyr St. Cyriacus, who is one of the 14 Holy Helpers. … Continue reading

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You must utterly destroy them…

Moses goes on to show some other instances of godlessness against the First Commandment and moves on to discuss the outward act—all, of course, in proper sequence. Since first he has set straight the heart, the source of works, he then … Continue reading

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Sermon on Mt21:12-17: Cantate +

Here’s this mornings sermon held during Matins in the chapel of St. Timothy at our Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane (Pretoria, South Africa) on the gospel of St. Matthew the 21st chapter. You can read it here: Mt21,12-17 Matins 2016.4.28 or … Continue reading

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Herrenhuter readings for Sunday, the 1st February 2015

Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. (Isaiah 40,10) Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for … Continue reading

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Herrenhuter readings for Sunday, the 25th January 2015

Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them. (Deuteronomy 11:16) Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves … Continue reading

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Herrenhuter readings for Wednesday, the 14th January 2015

Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. (1Sa 3:9 KJV) And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things … Continue reading

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Herrenhuter readings for Monday, the 5th January 2015

I will worship and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. (Psalm 138,2) Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. (Matthew 6,9) Dr Martin Luther writes in … Continue reading

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Herrenhuter readings for Monday, the 29th December 2014

If riches increase, set not your heart upon them.(Psalm 62,11)And when the wise men from the east were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they … Continue reading

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Herrenhuter readings for Sunday, the 14th December 2014

But take careful heed, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul. (Josua 22:5) … Continue reading

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