Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Exaudi – Easter 6 (May 8, 2005) John 15:26-16:4 TITLE: “He Will Testify of Me” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this morning is from the Gospel lesson just read, the words of Jesus, […]

I posted recently on my blog about using workspaces in Accordance or Libronix for sermon preparation. I use the historic lectionary, so that’s what I’m working on. One of the chief advantages of the one year lectionary is the ability to build and expand upon previous work. Here is my current Accordance workspace for Exaudi: […]

Worldly comfort is false and counterfeit because it directs a person to rely on material goods, fame, honor, power, and the assistance and sympathy of the high and mighty. It is at best nothing more than miserable, poor, uncertain comfort. Its relief is temporary. The Holy Spirit, however, comforts you when you are frightened and […]

In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit For those who do not know Christ, there is no greater step than the one taken into a church building. For those who know Christ and trust in Him as their Savior from sin, death, and hell, there is […]

Everyone who loves the Christian church and the gospel, and is concerned about their well-being, ought to remember that he must help sustain them.  We can do this best of all through prayer, praying that the name of our God in heaven be hallowed, his kingdom come, and his will be done; on the other […]