Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Sexagesima Sunday (February 7, 2010) Luke 8: 4-15 [podcast]http://public.me.com/toddpeperkorn/sermons/Sexagesima2010.mp3[/podcast] TITLE: “The Seed” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text is the parable of the Sower from Luke chapter 8. The seed is the Word. That is [...]
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit One of the many problems that plagues the Christian Church is the definition of success. It seems as if success is defined as “new starts” and “new believers”. There is nothing wrong with either of these. What is wrong [...]
Luther’s House Postil for Sexagesima is one of his best. Here are a few quotes to stir your heart and mind for sowing the Seed. Let each of us examine his own heart and determine to which class he belongs. The first three classes of disciples hear the Word without being benefited or bearing any [...]
Reminder: traditional Lutheran congregations begin the season of Pre-Lent this year on January 31, Septuagesima. That means Transfiguration falls this year on January 24. Here are the seasonal customs for this time, from the wonderful liturgical resource Lex Orandi: The Season & Customs of Pre-Lent The three Sundays before Ash Wednesday are called Septuagesima, Sexagesima and [...]
Rev. Charles Lehmann + Sexagesima + Luke 8:4-15 In the Name of + Jesus. Amen. I know almost nothing about farming. I know that it’s hard work. I know that weather can be your best friend or your worst enemy. I know that it can be a frustrating profession. But beyond that, I know very [...]
(Revised slightly from 2005) In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit If you are worried about numbers, then you are worried about the wrong thing. Numbers never lie, but if you place all your trust in numbers, your trust is misplaced. Every week the signboard in [...]
The Gospel for Sexagesima unlocks the parables and the Kingdom of Heaven. The parables of Our Lord are not Aesop’s fables. They do seek to teach the world. They are meant instead to hide the Gospel from unbelievers, that seeing they may not see and hearing they may not understand. But to those whom it [...]
Sermon on St. Luke 8:4-15 Sexagesima [The Parable of the Sower] The Second Sunday in Pre-Lent + Jesu Juva + The parable of the sower is a vital gospel lesson on the Word of God, for here we learn about both its power and its sufficiency. This morning, with a little help from two Martins, [...]
Matthäus Ludecus’ Missale from 1589 provides this list of hymns & chants to be sung during various Sundays/Feasts of the Church Year. Hymns available presently in English hymnals are translated as such, while others remain in German. All Latin hymns remain in Latin. Advent I Savior of the Nations Come All Mankind Fell in Adam’s Fall Von [...]
