The Lutheran Hour

In a world of pain and violence, people ask, "Why doesn't God do something?" Pastor Ken Klaus answers, "He has."

When you get out of your religious comfort zone and meet people who don't know Jesus, you have opportunity to grow in faith and witness.

After seeing one of the Savior's miracles the disciples asked, "Who is this Guy?" After Pentecost, they knew Who Jesus was and why He had come. Even so, the world keeps coming up with wrong answers when they ask, "Just Who is this Guy?"

Jesus loves to tell us stories. In His stories about the normal things of life, Jesus teaches us about the reign of God in our lives. This Father's Day, what makes for a godly father, or mother or Christian? The willingness to tell our stories.

Paul had his problems. You've never met anyone who didn't. And yet, Paul called his problems "light" and "momentary". Today's message deals with the question, 'What does Paul know that we don't?'

Military personnel know what it means to be on the front line in combat. This message is about a battleground where we're between opposing forces and could easily lose our life, the Battleground of Time.

Can death hold us? Experience says, "Yes!"' the Apostle Peter says, "No." Today's sermon talks about making possible that which can't happen.

Next week The Lutheran Hour celebrates the Savior’s resurrection. Today we mourn the unjust murder of the Savior by considering the text: “And they crucified Him.”

The desire to advance your own interests can alienate you from others and God. Serving others without thought of reward is God’s way forward for followers of Jesus.

Some things just work better in the dark. You know, things like watching for shooting stars and getting a good night’s sleep or dreaming about the future. People love the darkness for a lot of reasons, and not all of them are good.

When times are darkest, God wants you to know how close He really is. It’s in those threatening times that you can especially learn and live in His love.

Looking at sinful mankind, Jesus found what he was willing to die, and to live for. Are we willing to do the same?

Lent calls us to take deep into our being the life-changing words of God. The result? Obedience, changes in desires, and blessings.

Would you rather be blind or visioned? That’s an easy one. But, how does a spiritually blind person become seeing?

There's much in science that witnesses to God. Dr. Meyer says telescopes and microscopes can further evangelism more than soap boxes.

Many have pretended to be the Messiah. In today’s text, Jesus authority is recognized and obeyed by His competition.

Robots can’t produce disciples. How can we mentor those who don’t know Jesus, or don’t know Him well enough?

It’s nice to have someone know and understand you. Today the Lutheran Hour asks, “How do you feel about Jesus knowing you?”

Epiphany calls us to believe that the Light has come into the world. A New Year’s message about confidence, if you’ll believe it!

Our identity as God's children encourages us to live in His grace, to embrace the freedom Jesus won, and to resist the ways of the world that strive to keep us captive.

What is your favorite story? This Christmas Eve Day, The Lutheran Hour speaks about God’s greatest story.

John the Baptist had a passion for the Lamb of God. What's your passion in life? How far into the future will it take you?

Preparing for Christmas is quite different than preparing for Christ. Today’s Lutheran Hour message explores those differences.

Sometimes our faith gets weaker, sometimes it grows stronger. Let’s take this Advent to heart, and “live by faith, and not by sight.”

Here’ the deal. If Jesus actually rose from the dead, it would be wise to believe in Him because there will be salvation in no one else. If He didn’t rise, we’re all toast. Tune in to today’s message and hear why you can be confident Jesus’ resurrection is really real.