A Famine Not of Bread

Click here to listen to this sermon. As day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered Him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish (John 21:4-6). Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! This last week, both of our LC-MS seminaries held their call services for new candidates in the ministry. We thank God for providing pastors for our congregations in Tea, Hartford, Canistota, and Montrose, and look forward to working with them in our South Dakota District. Call days tend to get pastors reminiscing and/or commiserating about their own call night. An almost universal disappointment seems to be the sermon for the placement service. I suspect that this might be in part because pastors—especially thos...

"The Second Miraculous Draught of Fishes" by James Tissot Click here to listen to this sermon. After this Jesus revealed Himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and He revealed Himself in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered Him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So, they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lo...

"The Miraculous Draught of Fishes" by James Tissot Click here to listen to this sermon. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off. Leann, Toby, Shane, family, a...

"The Second Miraculous Draught of Fish" by James Tissot Click here to listen to this sermon. As day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered Him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish (John 21:4-6). Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! This last week, both of our LC-MS seminaries held their call services for new candidates in the ministry. I’m pleased to announce that Jesse Baker received a call to Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick, MN. We thank God for providing a pastor for Zion and we look forward to working with him in our Pipestone Circuit and Minnesota South District. Call days tend to get pastors reminiscing and/or commiserating about their own call night. An a...

Click here to listen to this sermon. "Adoration of the Lamb" by Jan van Eyck The text for today is Revelation 5:1-2: “Then I saw in the right hand of Him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.   And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, ‘Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?’”   This is the Word of the Lord. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Three readings today, three different views of Jesus.   Each of them, vitally important.   All of them together give us a picture of who Jesus is for us and what He is doing.   We’ll look at them chronologically (at least from an earthly perspective).   (1) Jesus as He appeared on earth to His disciples sometime during the forty days between His resurrection and ascension.   (2) As He appeared to Saul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus about three years after His death and resurrect...