by St Michael Lutheran Church | Dec 7, 2025 | Blogs, Home Page
Isaiah 11:1-10 The line of kings of Israel has collapsed. King David’s dynasty is no more. But a shoot from a dead tree stump will emerge. God gives us the shoot from Jesse, David’s father, to fulfill the prophecy that the Messiah would come from the line of David...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Dec 2, 2025 | Blogs
In Matthew 24, Jesus strongly encourages His followers to be aware of His returning to this Earth; that is His second coming. 42 “Therefore, be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. There will be signs, precursors of His...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Nov 25, 2025 | Blogs
The readings this week present what appears as a stunning paradox: the King who reigns from a tree, the Shepherd who saves by dying, the Lord of glory crowned with thorns. From Jeremiah’s indictment of faithless shepherds to Paul’s exaltation of...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Nov 18, 2025 | Blogs
The New Testament reading for Sunday, November 16 is from 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13. It is the apostle Paul’s second letter to the church in Thessalonica. Trouble is brewing in the church in Thessalonica. False teachers have been spreading the word that Jesus...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Nov 11, 2025 | Blogs
In Luke 20, Luke describes how for the third time in this chapter, the Sadducees try to trap Jesus inHis words. Rejecting the doctrine of the resurrection, the Sadducees try to show that resurrectionwould be foolish by presenting a ridiculous scenario. They present an...
