Category Archives: Lent VI – Palmarum

It is my custom to read the full Matthew Passion, preaching a brief homily and letting the Passion do much of the preaching. In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit             … Continue reading →

Today’s Gospel is the only Gospel lesson appointed for two Sundays in the church year. It is the portal of the church year (Advent I), where we welcome Jesus with shouts of “Hosanna” and “Blessed is he.” And it is also the Gospel lesson for this, the first day of Holy Week, when we anticipate the shouts of “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” A very important lesson on who Jesus is and what Jesus does as we begin the most holy and solemn week of the church’s year of grace. Continue reading →

I’m reading the entire Matthew Passion this year, so the sermon is brief and more of an exhortation than a sermon. In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit The first thing … Continue reading →

This from Rev. Dustin L. Anderson, Trinity Lutheran Church, Marseilles, IL In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Holy Week begins today with great pomp and fanfare. “Hosanna in the highest! … Continue reading →