True Wealth
So, it is certainly true that end of the sinner is death, but it is Jesus who is the resurrection and the life. It is Jesus who died in your place for YOUR sin. “For God...
Wealth, or Carey Street
The Homily 21st Sunday after Pentecost 14 October A.D. 2018 Grace Lutheran Church Albuquerque, New Mexico Mark 10:17-22 And as (Jesus) was setting out on His journey, a man ran up and knelt before Him...
How Jesus Uses the Law on Us
To be raised to life, you must first be dead. The Law has done its job. For each of us, the old Adam of sin is put to death, the new Adam of righteousness is...
A Clean Church
This is the work of the Holy Spirit, to give you the Name of Christ in Holy Baptism. To proclaim the Name of Christ to you in the Gospel. To gather you to the Name...
Grace to the Humble
If we belong to Jesus, if we rejoice in his meekness, humility, and generosity, then what does that mean for how we live as Christians?
Jesus’ Argument
Our Lord gives us a new tongue. The tongue of our life of faith. A tongue speaking the language not to cover in shame, but to build-up and encourage, not to accuse and curse, but...
The Faith of a Dog?
For those who want to use discipline as a mark of the Church, Augustine is able to point us to the dogs under the table.
Create in Me a Clean Heart , O God
Jesus is concerned with our hearts. He wants no conscience in distress. He purges from the inside, giving you a clean heart—a conscience at peace.
Only the Deaf Can Hear These Words
Hear the Word of the Lord. He is creating a new thing ... He creates you anew every day, daily putting to death with his Law your Old Adam of sin, and daily raising you...
The Way of Discernment
We make the discernment. You live in your life of flesh. It is death. At the same time, you look upon him, Jesus, the holy One. He is your life. We divide between the two,...