Our Lord’s parable of the Ten Virgins is one of the most sobering teachings in all of Scripture. It begins with a wedding procession and ends with a closed door.…
The Word of the Lord from Revelation 7: “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” This is the Word of the Lord. Dear…
The Word of the Lord from Romans 3: “Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be…
Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you…
For the last two weeks we heard Jesus refer to the kingdom of heaven as a vineyard. This week the picture is of a wedding feast, an image that is…
Beloved in Christ, grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Today's Gospel lesson confronts us with a sobering truth: God's mercy…
Matthew 21:28-32 "But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, 'Son, go, work today in my vineyard.' "He answered…
The 17th Sunday After Pentecost – September 20, 2026 Beloved in Christ, Today we turn to one of the most easily misunderstood parables in the Gospels—often named as…
Theme – The need for forgiveness Brothers and Sisters in Christ, the goal of this text is nothing less than the transformation of the heart. Jesus is not merely…
The Word of the Lord from Matthew 18:3: Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”…
The Word of the Lord from Matthew 16:21: “From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders…
Matthew 16:13-19 - “Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’” Dear friends in Christ, This past week I have been thinking about the…
“Domestication of God" is a common human tendency. It is the tendency to shrink God down to our size—confine Him within our tribe, our traditions, and our boundaries, and to…
After teaching a great crowd and then miraculously feeding thousands of people with five loaves of bread and two fish, Jesus finally got the time alone that He wanted. He…
Dear Friends in Christ, This morning we bring to a conclusion the series that we have been looking at for the last several weeks: “Life in the Body of…
Rev. M.L. Smith Dear Friends in Christ Jesus, This morning we continue our meditations on “Life in the Body of Christ”. Our first devotion is called: VOCATION:…
Devotional Meditations: Life in the Body of Christ - July 19, 2026 Rev. M.L. Smith Dear Friends in Christ Jesus, Today we continue our meditations on “Life in…
Devotional Meditations: Life in the Body of Christ July 12, 2026 Rev. M.L. Smith Dear Friends in Christ Jesus, Today we continue our meditations on “Life in the…
Dear Friends in Christ Jesus, Last Sunday we began a series of meditations by Rev. Mark Smith, Lutheran Church Canada’s Director of International Missions which were distributed at our…
Dear Friends in Christ, The Christian life is a life lived in Christ, through the Church, and under the cross. It is not a path of personal achievement or…