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Sermons and Bible Studies from Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Olive Branch, Mississippi and Peace Lutheran Church in Oxford, MS
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Friday Sep 16, 2022
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Introit: Ps. 74:1-2, 19b, 21b; antiphon: Ps. 74:20a, 21a, 22a, 23a
Gradual: Ps. 77:14-15
Old Testament: 2 Chron. 28:8-15
Psalm 32 (antiphon: v. 2)
Epistle: Gal. 3:15-22
ProperVerse: Ps. 88:1
Gospel: Luke 10:23-37
Jesus Is Our Good Samaritan
The Law cannot help us or give us life. Rather, it confines everyone under sin as wounded and naked before God (Gal. 3:15-22). So it is that two figures of the Law, the priest and the Levite, passed by the injured man on the side of the road (Luke 10:23-37). Only the promised Seed of Abraham can rescue us and make us righteous before God. Only the Samaritan, our Lord Jesus, had compassion, as did the Samaritans of old (2 Chronicles 28:8-15). He came down to us in our lost and dying condition, pouring on the oil and wine of the Sacraments. He placed us on His own animal, bearing our sin and brokenness in His body on the cross to restore us. Jesus brought us to the inn, that is, the Church, and gave the innkeeper two denarii, that His double forgiveness might continue to be ministered to us. In this way the Lord, by whose Law we are torn and stricken, heals us and revives us by His Gospel and raises us up with Himself.
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Introit: Ps. 70:2b, 4a, 5b; antiphon: Ps. 70:1-2a
Gradual: Ps. 34:1-2
Old Testament: Is. 29:17-24
Psalm 146 (antiphon: v. 8)
Epistle: 2 Cor. 3:4-11
or Rom. 10:9-16
ProperVerse: Ps. 81:1
Gospel: Mark 7:31-37
Faith Comes from Hearing
A man who was deaf and therefore also had an impediment in his speech was brought to Jesus (Mark 7:31-37). In the same way, all are by nature deaf toward God and therefore also unable to confess the faith rightly. For "faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ" (Rom. 10:9-17). Jesus put His fingers into the man's ears, and He spat and touched His tongue. Even so in Holy Baptism, water sanctified by the words of Jesus' mouth is applied to us; and the finger of God, that is, the life-giving Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 3:4-11) is put into our ears in the hearing of the baptismal Gospel. Jesus' sighing "Ephphatha" opened the man's ears, and his tongue was loosed to speak plainly as Isaiah prophesied of the Messiah, "In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book" (Is. 29:18-24) So also, He who sighed and breathed His last on the cross for us has given us to hear and believe in Him and has opened our lips that our mouths may declare His praise.
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Introit: Ps. 54:1-3, 7; antiphon: Ps. 54:4-5
Gradual: Ps. 8:1
Old Testament: 2 Sam. 22:26-34
Psalm 51:1-12 (antiphon: v. 18)
Epistle: 1 Cor. 10:6-13
ProperVerse: Ps. 112:1
Gospel: Luke 16:1-9 (10-13)
The Steward's Shrewdness Sanctified
"The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness" (Luke 16:1-9). The steward's shrewdness is praiseworthy for two reasons. First, he knew the master would be merciful. He trusted that the master would honor the debts he forgave in the master's name. In the same way, though we have squandered our heavenly Father's possessions in selfishness and sin, Jesus is the Steward who has canceled our debt, knowing that His forgiveness will be honored by the Father because of the holy cross. Secondly, the steward was shrewd in using oil and wheat to provide for his earthly welfare. So also do these earthly elements aid us when pressed into heavenly use in the anointing of baptism and the wheat of the Lord's Supper. Those who have the Sacraments will have an eternal home when their earthly home fails. These provide us aid in times of temptation (1 Cor. 10:6-13). For the Lord is our strength and a shield to all who trust in Him (2 Sam. 22:26-34).
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Introit: Ps. 48:1, 3, 11, 14; antiphon: Ps. 48:9-10
Gradual: Ps. 31:2b,1a
Old Testament: Jer. 23:16-29
Psalm 26 (antiphon: v. 12)
NT or Ep: Acts 20:27-38
or Rom. 8:12-17
ProperVerse: Ps. 78:1
Gospel: Matt. 7:15-23
Beware of False Prophets
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves" (Matt. 7:15). Deceit has its strength in masquerading as the truth. False prophets speak a vision of their own heart, not from the mouth of the Lord (Jer. 23:16-29). They deny the judgment of the Lord, speaking peace to the unrepentant, when in truth there is condemnation and wrath. "You will recognize them by their fruits" (Matt. 7:20). The "fruits" of a true prophet are not outward righteousness or success but faithfulness in proclaiming the Word of the Lord. This is the will of the Father in heaven, that pastors take heed to the flock, the Father's adopted ones (Rom. 8:12-17), warning them against the wolves and their lies, and shepherding the Church of God which He purchased with His own blood (Acts 20:27-38). For indeed, the cross is that good tree bearing good fruit-namely, the body and blood of Christ, given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022