A Famine Not of Bread

Macklin Bible "The Angel Freeing the Apostles" Click here to listen to this sermon. “We must obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29). I wrote this sermon back in the last week of February, so it could be recorded for the Main Street Living television program. If you want to compare, you can go to mainstreetliving.com This was before most of us knew much of anything about COVID-19, social distancing, stay-at-home orders, or essential and non-essential businesses and workers, so it is not particularly directed at our specific situation, although I think now because of current events it might be easier for each of us to imagine a scenario where this comes into play. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! A couple of months ago, a fellow LCMS pastor, the Rev. Christopher Thoma, was invited to give the invocation at the Michigan State Senate. But as he negotiated the words of the prayer with a staff member, he was told that he could not ...

"Dispute before Sanhedrin" by Fra Angelica Click here to listen to this sermon. Then [the apostles] left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus” (Acts 5:40–42). Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Baronelle Stutzman, Kim Davis, Ruth Neely, Aaron and Melissa Klein: Are you familiar with these men and women and their stories? You should be. Each of them are Christians who recently have been bullied for failing to bow down at the altar of political correctness. Each of them have suffered severe damage to their reputation and livelihood for refusing to violate their consciences. Each one of them has remained faithful despite religious persecution, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name of Jesus. Baronelle Stutzman is a 7...