Monthly Archives: February 2009

Sermon for Invocabit

Posted on February 28, 2009 by chaz_lehmann

Rev. Charles Lehmann + Invocabit + Matthew 4:1-11 In the Name of + Jesus.  Amen. The joy of service is a common theme in the Scriptures.  Eliezer of Damascus faithfully served Abraham without ever seeking anything for himself.  Jonathan was … Continue reading →

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Lent 1 – Matthew 4:1-11

Posted on February 28, 2009 by pastorjuhl

In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit It is not child’s play when we pray lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Temptation and evil will haunt us … Continue reading →

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Food and dependency

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Christopher Esget

I don’t always agree with him, but Stanley Hauerwas’s Matthew commentary in the Brazos series is always thought-provoking. Here he comments on the temptation of Jesus after His forty-day fast: “The devil … thinking that Jesus’s (sic) fast might have … Continue reading →

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God’s Devil and Jesus’ Temptation

Posted on February 27, 2009 by ToddPeperkorn

[This is a sermon from 2007 that I thought may be of some benefit to you. Enjoy. -Peperkorn] Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Invocabit Sunday (Lent 1) Genesis 3:1-21, 2 Corinthians 6:1-10, St. Matthew 4:1-11 TITLE: … Continue reading →

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Jeff Gibbs on Invocabit (Lent 1)

Posted on February 27, 2009 by ToddPeperkorn

The narrative of the divinely arranged temptation in the desert of Jesus, God’s Son, should be read in the closest possible connection with the preceding material, especially the baptismal account in 3:13–17. Just as the chapter break between 2:23 and … Continue reading →

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