Why would you want to live on Mt. Sinai, when you’re already living on Mt. Zion? A  woman went to the police station, accompanied by her neighbor, in order to report  that her husband was missing.  The police officer who interviewed her said, “Now, Ma’am, would you...

The Fourth Sunday after the Festival of the Holy Trinity also known as the Sixth Sunday of the Pentecost Season     July 05, 2020 God, Please Continue to Bless America! Today’s worship theme doesn’t directly deal with one of the doctrines of Scripture on which eternal...

Handling the Weeds of Life               She was only 28 years old, a godly woman, a devoted wife and mother.    When he awoke, her husband had found her lifeless body lying next to him in their bed.  There was no apparent cause for her death at the time, nor has...

Unless The LORD Builds Your House    For whatever reasons, Father's Day doesn't seem to receive anywhere near the  kind of attention from our society that "Mother's Day" does.  There aren't as many phone calls made, nor are there as many cards sent or as...

  Let the One Who Has My Word Speak it Faithfully! (the LORD)            Many years ago, the added work of being director of the New York Metropolitan Opera (in addition to being one of its featured artists) took a toll on the health of great operatic singer...

The Festival of the Holy Trinity The Second Sunday of the Pentecost Season   Pre-Service Prayer  -  Heavenly Father, guide us through Your Holy Word this morning, that we may grow stronger in our faith in You, and in Your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ.   Through...

Fathering and Furthering Faith: The Spirit's Work on Pentecost and Today   The History and Significance of Pentecost         The Festival of Pentecost which we are observing today --  sometimes known as “The Birthday of the Christian Church” --   commemorates...

The Right Man at the Right Hand ....why we remember Christ’s Ascension               In 1523, in one of his sermons, Martin Luther said:   “It is easily said and understood.....that the Lord ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God.   But these are...

The Christian’s Powerful Privilege of Prayer   On this Sixth Sunday of the Easter season, the Christian church, by custom, focuses its attention on the powerful (though often under-used) privilege of prayer that God has given us.   We all pray, no doubt.  But we can...

Sing Praises to the LORD   Nearly fifty years ago (it’s hard to believe it’s been so long!) , a song was played over the  airwaves that quickly became a popular hit.   That song, sung by singing duo, The Carpenters, was simply titled “Sing.”   Many of you might...