In the face of certain death, as he is about to be swallowed up by the deep, Peter implores that the Lord of life would depart from him.
Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for Life by Cultivating the Faithful, Calling the Lost, and Caring for All
Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for Life by Cultivating the Faithful, Calling the Lost, and Caring for All
Sermons by Rev. Jason M. Braaten (Page 68)
The Fourth Sunday after Trinity Luke 6:36–42 ☩ IN NOMINE IESU ☩ Our Lord’s summary of the second table of the Law is not simply “Love your neighbor.” It is “Love your neighbor as yourself.” “As yourself” is a command to empathy. The golden rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto…
In Memoriam ☩ Henry Rahn John 3:16–18 ☩ In Nomine Iesu ☩ The world wants us to think that death is natural. It isn’t. Life is not a circle. It’s a straight line. We were created to live, and to live without end. We only die because of sin—the sin of Adam passed on from…
The Feast of Sts Peter and Paul Matthew 16:13–19 + IN NOMINE IESU + Some of you may be wondering why we as Lutherans are celebrated a feast for two saints. After all, it seems rather capital C Catholic. The Augsburg Confession, one of the chief documents that lays out what Lutherans believe, teach, and…
The First Sunday after Trinity Luke 16:19–31 + IN NOMINE IESU + We shouldn’t be surprised that there has never been a completely pure church, that there have been many who have been baptized and bore the Christian name, but who denied this name and their Baptism by their works. Christ Himself tells us this…
The Feast of the Most Holy Trinity John 3:1–17 + IN NOMINE IESU + If one is the loneliest number that you’ve ever known, then three is the loveliest. For if God is simply one, and He most certainly is one, but if He is only one, then He remains completely hidden to us. But…
Feast of Pentecost (Confirmation) John 14:23–31 + IN NOMINE IESU + No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. Flesh and blood do not, cannot, reveal this, but the Father in heaven can, and does. Every time men make confession, proclaim that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living…