Festival Field Trip: The Feast of St. Matthew

Matthew’s gospel speaks the truth in love, and the truth it speaks is the dead and living Lord Jesus exclusively, and all nations, Jews and Gentiles, inclusively.

CJ Armstrong

Festival Field Trip: Holy Cross Day!

In His defeat at the hands of our sin and death we are granted victory over sin and death. The location of that victory is the cross. So, we do well to honor it, cherish it, indeed, boast in it.

CJ Armstrong

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Helps For This Sunday

Old Testament

Bob Sundquist Bob Sundquist
14 mins read | 09/21/25

Old Testament: Amos 8:4-7 (Pentecost 15: Series C)

So, you have God’s generosity on the one hand and the greed of the elite on the other. Which would you rather have? Unjust...

Epistle

CJ Armstrong CJ Armstrong
21 mins read | 09/21/25

Epistle: 1 Timothy 2:1-15 (Pentecost 15: Series C)

God in Christ shows us how to lift up holy hands.

Gospel

Bob Hiller Bob Hiller
17 mins read | 09/21/25

Gospel: Luke 16:1-15 (Pentecost 15: Series C)

Trusting the Master to show mercy, he shows mercy in the name of the Master.

Videos For This Sunday

Old Testament

Adam Stetson Adam Stetson
1 min read | 09/21/25

Unrighteous Deeds!

Old Testament: Amos 8:4-7 (Pentecost 15: Series C)

Epistle

Gospel

Paul Koch Paul Koch
1 min read | 09/21/25

God and Money!

Gospel: Luke 16:1-15 (Pentecost 15: Series C)

Helps For Next Sunday

Old Testament

Old Testament: Amos 6:1-7 (Pentecost 16: Series C)

Bob Sundquist Bob Sundquist
17 mins read | 09/28/25
It is shocking to hear this word from both these readings, but it is meant to shock us to life, to wake us from the slumber of...

Epistle

Epistle: 1 Timothy 3:1-13 or 6:6-19 (Pentecost 16: Series C)

CJ Armstrong CJ Armstrong
22 mins read | 09/28/25
The only God to invest in is Jesus Christ who bids us follow.

Gospel

Gospel: Luke 16:19-31 (Pentecost 16: Series C)

Bob Hiller Bob Hiller
18 mins read | 09/28/25
God chooses the foolish things of this world to shame the wise, the poor people of this world to shame the rich, he identifies...

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