A Famine Not of Bread

Click here to listen to this sermon. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! We’ve been rejoicing in the great benefits of our Lord’s Body and Blood given in the Sacrament. Forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation. A soothing medicine. A precious remedy against the poison in our systems. The medicine of immortality. The antidote that we should not die, but live forever in Jesus Christ. Food that strengthens us for the journey to the promised land of heaven. How can this be? How do these great things happen? What works such magnificent benefits for you? Is it your eating and drinking? Maybe the way you chew the host? How about whether you receive it in your hand or mouth? Perhaps the way you swish around the wine in your mouth? And then the way you swallow both? Not letting the host touch your teeth. Not letting the wine hit your cheeks. Common cup or individual cup? And if not that, then maybe it’s the kind of bread and wine that you use. Moist bread? Swee...

Click here to listen to this sermon. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! “Take and eat. This is My Body given for you. Drink of it all of you. This cup is the new testament in My Blood for the forgiveness of your sins.” The Sacrament of the Altar then is the true Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ under the bread and wine instituted by Christ Himself for us Christians to eat and drink. For you Christians to eat and drink. For the forgiveness of your sins. And where there’s forgiveness of sins, there is also life and salvation. What a gift!   Last week, we rejoiced in the Sacrament as the medicine of immortality, the antidote that we should not die but live forever in Jesus Christ. In other words, the forgiveness given in the Lord’s Supper has benefits that endure to the Last Day, namely, the resurrection of the body. The Lord will not abandon you to the grave. You will live with the Lord in Paradise forever—body and soul. Until then, we ...

Click here to listen to this sermon. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! What is the benefit of eating and drinking a bit of bread and a sip of wine? To most people it sure doesn’t seem like much. In fact, for most people, it’s a complete waste of time. And so, people stay away. But not you. You hear the Lord’s words. And with His words, He comes right before you and speaks to you. There is His command: “Take this bread. Eat it.” “Take this cup of wine. Drink from it.” And with His words, He tells you what it is: “This is My Body. This cup is the new testament in My Blood.”   And with His words, He gives you a promise. His Body and Blood in the bread and wine is for you for the forgiveness of your sins. Forgiveness won for you by His Good Friday dying. With His words that do and give what they say, Jesus bestows that Good Friday forgiveness. And it’s for you in the Sacrament of the Altar. “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of your si...