The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost Matthew 14:14-16 “Dining in the Desert” – Jesus is moved with compassion over the throng in the wilderness; He tends both body and soul. Jesus’ servants tend us now in His Name as we await the bountiful feast to come in the eternal Kingdom. Guest Preacher: Reverend Harold Senkbeil Audio [...]
The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost Matthew 13:44 Jesus unpacks the mysteries of His Kingdom to His faithful people; though the world places little value on them, He has purchased them with great price. He sends forth His treasured church to gather in one and all, dispersing treasures new and old from the abundance of His [...]
The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost Matthew 13:24-30 Jesus teaches patience in the midst of suffering: wherever He builds His church, the devil builds a chapel. The evil one sows the seeds of wickedness where Christ plants the children of His kingdom. Both grow undisturbed until the harvest, when the evil will be destroyed and the [...]
The Fourth Sunday After Pentecost Matthew 13:3-8 Jesus preaches the Word abundantly and indiscriminately, like a sower broadcasts seed in his field. The power of that Word remains actively at work still today, despite the effects of devil, personal affliction, and worldly ambition. The Word brings forth a spectacular harvest in those who both hear [...]
Third Sunday after Pentecost Romans 7 Do you find yourself doing bad things you don’t want to do? Surprisingly so did the Apostle Paul. Only through Christ are we able to overcome our sinful nature. Guest Preacher: Reverend Jeff Schulz Audio for July 3, 2011