A Famine Not of Bread

Click here to listen to this sermon. 1     In You, O Lord , do I take refuge;                 let me never be put to shame! 2      In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;                 incline Your ear to me, and save me! 3      Be to me a rock of refuge,                 to which I may continually come;        You have given the command to save me,                 for You are my rock and my fortress.   4      Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,                 from the ...

Click here to listen t o this sermon. “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen” (Ephesians 3:14–21). Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!   Almost two weeks ago, LCMS Pastor Jim Roemke received national attention for the benedicti...

"Paul's Farewell to the Elders at Ephesus" a woodcut Biblical illustrations by Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld, copied from the book "Das Buch der Bücher in Bilden" and made available by World Mission Collection: http://www.wmcwels.com/cgi-bin/home.pl?/ClipArt#volumetwo   The text for today is our Epistle, Ephesians 3:13-20, which has already been read. Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God the Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Here’s a key to properly interpreting passages of Scripture: context.   Look for what is happening and being said before and after the passage.   And consider the time in which it was originally written.   Understanding the literary, cultural, and historical contexts will help you to better understand the author’s intent.   Permit me to illustrate.   Suppose your seven-year-old son walks up to you when your back is turned and asks, “Mom, can I kill this?”   What’s the first thing you must find out b...