Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18; 1 Thess. 2:1-13; Matt. 22:34-46 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” (Matt. 22) So, today – Reformation Sunday in the Lutheran Church – is, it seems, a day to set aside current issues and troubles and worries and get away for an hour… a day to reminisce. So, we sing old hymns that Martin…

Isaiah 45:1-7; 1 Thess. 1:1-10; Matt. 22:15-22; Ps. 121 …you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. 1 Thess. 1:10 We modern people so easily think that things today are very different – that…

Listen in Service Video @ Minute 22:00 PENTECOST 18, A – October 4, 2020 SCRIPTURES – Isaiah 5:1-7; Phil. 3:4-11; Matt. 21:33-46 We hear two parables, or stories, in today’s Scriptures, which served as two short sermons. One was preached by Isaiah and the other by Jesus. Each is, frankly, rather depressing. Isaiah tells the people of Israel that they are a…