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Trinity 9 Sermon 2020 - Being Good Managers of God's Gifts 09.08.2020 15:48 ↓

This sermon is based on our Lord's parable of the dishonest manager/steward in Luke 16.  What does it look like to be a bad steward? A good steward? Should we be too ashamed to beg? 

Trinity 8 Sermon 2020 Loving Pure Teaching and Rejecting False Teaching 05.08.2020 27:16 ↓

A sermon on Jesus' warning about false teachers in Matthew 7.  The sermon was heavily influenced by Rolf Preus (especially the introduction) and CFW Walther. 

Trinity 5 Sermon - Jesus' Call to Discipleship 14.07.2020 19:36 ↓

What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?  How do we follow Him?

Trinity 4 Sermon - Be Merciful, Even as Your Father is Mericul 05.07.2020 17:01 ↓

A sermon on Luke 6:36-42 - what our merciful God looks like and what lives of mercy look like.

Trinity 3 Sermon - “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” 30.06.2020 16:46 ↓

What the Pharisees and Scribes saw as a horrific thing - Jesus eating with sinners - is Good News for us!

Trinity 2 Sermon - Reconciliation With God and Man 21.06.2020 16:45 ↓

A sermon on Ephesians 2. The blood of Jesus reconciles us with God and with one another.  This is quite important with the current race wars in our culture. Thanks to Voddie Bauchum and others for giving me good food for thought for this sermon.

Trinity 1 2020 Sermon - Loving Lazarus 14.06.2020 16:43 ↓

Luke 16 and the story of the rich man and Lazarus shows us both what Christ's love for us looks like and what our love for our neighbor is to look like.

Trinity Sunday 2020 The Mystery of the Trinity and Our Salvation 07.06.2020 13:39 ↓

A sermon based on John 3 for Trinity Sunday.

Interview with Astrophysicist Dr. Paul Edmon on Science and Faith 03.06.2020 49:16 ↓

Dr. Edmon is an astrophysicist that works at Harvard University. He joined me to discuss science and faith.  

An Explanation of the Common Service: The Holy Supper Parts 2 and 3 01.06.2020 13:29 ↓

We finish our reading of the explanation of the Divine Service. You can purchase the book here: https://emmanuelpress.us/books/an-explanation-of-the-common-service/

Pentecost 2020 Sermon 31.05.2020 13:38 ↓

We celebrate Pentecost because our Lord has sent the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit creates the church, unites the church, and keeps us in the church.

Devotion for Saturday 5.30.2020 Mortal and Venial Sins? 30.05.2020 9:44 ↓

What is the Lutheran teaching on mortal and venial sins? Why does it matter?

Devotion for Friday 5.29.2020 Despair to Hope 29.05.2020 5:47 ↓

A devotion on Psalm 77 focusing on how the psalmist turns from despairing over his affliction to hoping in his Lord.

Interview with Dr. Peter Scaer - Cultural and Religious Liberty Issues 28.05.2020 45:49 ↓

Dr. Peter Scaer joined me to discuss key issues impacting the culture and religious liberty.  He has a lot of fantastic insights that you won't want to miss.  Here are some links to things he discusses in the interview - https://www.adflegal.org/  and https://www.touchstonemag.com/ You can find Anthony Esolen's books on Amazon.

Devotion for 5.28.2020 Christ's Sermon of Comfort 28.05.2020 8:24 ↓

Luther's sermon on Christ's word of comfort John 14.

Devotion for Wednesday 5.27.2020 The Tower of Babel Undone 27.05.2020 6:26 ↓

A devotion on Genesis 11 and the Tower of Babel in light of Pentecost.

An Explanation of the Common Service: The Holy Supper Part 1 26.05.2020 9:48 ↓

I read through the next part in our book, The Holy Supper Part 1.  You can buy the book here: https://emmanuelpress.us/books/an-explanation-of-the-common-service/

Devotion for Tuesday 5.26.2020 The Third Article of the Creed: Sanctification 26.05.2020 15:01 ↓

A devotion from Luther's Small and Large Catechisms on the Third Article of the Creed: Sanctification.  

Devotion for Monday 5.25.2020 Entrust Your Days and Burdens 25.05.2020 7:16 ↓

A devotion on Gerhardt's marvelous hymn Entrust Your Days and Burdens.

Easter 7 Readings and Sermon - The Blessing of Persecution 23.05.2020 12:33 ↓

A sermon on Jesus' words in John 16 and the epistle reading from 1 Peter 4 - The Blessing of Persecution.

Devotion for Saturday 5.23.2020 What is Baptism? 23.05.2020 14:36 ↓

A reading from Ezekiel 36 and a detailed look at baptism from Dr. Martin Chemnitz.

Persecuted Church Update 5.22.2020 22.05.2020 15:40 ↓

News from around the world concerning the persecuted church.

Devotion for Friday 5.22.2020 Psalm 27 22.05.2020 8:40 ↓

A devotion on one of my favorite Psalms.

Interview with Pastor Tim Norton - Ministry in the Navajo Nation 21.05.2020 46:05 ↓

I interviewed Pastor Tim Norton about his work in the Navajo Nation in Navajo, New Mexico. 

Devotion for 5.21.2020 The Ascension of Our Lord 21.05.2020 8:52 ↓

A devotion on the Ascension of Our Lord and what it means for us.