6 Dec 2022 – St. Nicholas of Myra Text: 2 Pet 3:1-18 In the name of + Jesus.  Amen. Today is the feast of St. Nicholas.  This is the d...

29 Nov 2022 - St. Noah Text: 1 Pet 2:1-12 In the name of + Jesus.  Amen. St. Peter begins by calling us to repent of all “malice and a...

27 Nov 2022 Text: Matt 21:1-9 (Jer 23:5-8, Rom 13:8-14)   In the name of + Jesus.   Amen. We begin Advent not by approaching the mange...

23 Nov 2022 Text: Luke 17:11-19, Phil 4:6-20 In the name of + Jesus.  Amen. In our Gospel, we see ten men healed by Jesus of leprosy. ...

22 Nov 2022 Text: Rev 19:1-21 In the name of + Jesus.  Amen. St. John, the disciple whom Jesus loved, the apostle and evangelist, is g...

20 Nov 2022 Text: Matt 25:1-13 (Isa 65:17-25, 1 Thess 5:1-11) In the name of + Jesus.  Amen. As we are now at the Last Sunday of the c...

St. John Lutheran Church – Mattoon, IL 15 Nov 2022 Text: 2 Thess 1:3-10 In the name of + Jesus.  Amen. In this, St. Paul’s second ep...

13 Nov 2022 Text: Matt 18:21-35 In the name of + Jesus.  Amen. The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant is a cringe-worthy lesson from J...

10 Nov 2022 Text: Jer 23:1-20 In the name of + Jesus.  Amen. Beware, dear friends.   Beware of “the shepherds who destroy and scatter ...

Text: Matt 25:14-30 In the name of + Jesus.  Amen. The kingdom does not conform to our notions of fairness.   Can you just imagine a pol...

9 Nov 2022 – St. Martin Chemnitz Text: Jer 22:1-23 In the name of + Jesus.  Amen. Shortly before the exile of Judah to Babylon, before...