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So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! As pride goes before a fall (Proverbs 16:18), so the apostle Paul warns the Corinthians against overconfidence. His admonition comes right after the exultation of Samuel, who rejoices in what he can do in the strength of the Lord. Samuel is full of confidence – but it [...]

Pastor James Hopkins will preach on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity, 8/7/2022. The bulletin is available as a PDF: Trinity8 Bulletin The text for the sermon was the day’s gospel lesson. To read the Bible texts for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity, click here.   First Lutheran Church Sermon Archive

Watch out for false prophets, says Jeremiah. Jesus repeats the message in our gospel lesson for the eighth Sunday after Trinity. Wherever there is God’s truth, the evil one tries to drown it out with lies and half-truths. And if we are honest with ourselves, would we have wanted to listen to Jeremiah prophesy the doom of Jerusalem, or would [...]

Pastor James Hopkins preached on the Seventh Sunday after Trinity, 7/31/2022. The bulletin is available as a PDF: Trinity7 Bulletin The text for the sermon was the day’s gospel lesson. To read the Bible texts for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity, click here.   First Lutheran Church Sermon Archive

Provision. From Genesis through the gospels, God provides for his people. God breathes life into the man and provides a garden to nourish him. Jesus feeds the multitude, for he has compassion for them. Though we see the birth of sin foreshadowed in God’s command concerning the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, we have the comfort of knowing [...]

Elder David Litke led the Matins service on the Sixth Sunday after Trinity, 7/24/2022. The bulletin is available as a PDF: Trinity6 Bulletin. The text for the sermon was the day’s gospel lesson. To read the Bible texts for the Sixth Sunday after Trinity, click here.   First Lutheran Church Sermon Archive