The Water-Full Place

Dearly Beloved Baptized of God,

Geetings to all of you Water-Full people of God and residents of The Water-Full Place that is His kingdom of heaven come to earth--the Holy Christian Church.

To hear today's sermon preaced at Trinity, Layton for Oculi Sunday, and more about being Water-Full in God's Water-Full Place, click on this MP3 link. The Water-Full Place

If you would like to be spared the pain of hearing Pastor's off key singing of the Hymn of the Day, "'Away from Us!' the Demon cried," LSB #541, advance to the 2:15 mark of the audio.

And have a great week splashing about in the pool of Living Water into which you have been Baptized.

Missouri Synod CEO on Haiti Disaster Relief

I would really appreciate your reactions and impressions of this video message from the president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod [LC-MS] regarding the earthquake in Haiti, and our synod's relief efforts.

What is the overall message you get from President Kieschnick?

What impression do you get from President Kieschnick's message about God, church, ministers, the LCMS, or Pres. Kieschnick himself?

What questions would you ask him about God, church, ministers, or the LCMS?

How does Psalm 46, as you hear it read in the video, relate to the whole situation in Haiti and to whom is it addressed?

How has your thinking or belief about God, church, or ministers been changed or reinforced by this message?

I am particularly interested in how non-Lutherans, and especialy non-Christians perceive President Kieschnick and his message.

Feasting on Crumbs

Dear fellow beggars,

Yes, like the Canaanite woman of Matthew, we are all beggars before the Lord our God who welcomes our begging and answers with amost blessed feast of crumbs.

To hear more about our Feasting on Crumbs, listen to the sermon preached for Reminiscere, the Second Sunday in Lent at Trinity Lutheran Church of Layton, Utah, click on this MP3 link. Feasting on Crumbs

The audio includes the Sermon Hymn, "When in the Hour of Deepest Need," LSB #615. The sermon begins at the 3:14 mark.

Have a blessed week feasting on the blessed crumbs of our Lord that give you eternal life.

IF You Are the Son of God?

Dearly beloved sons of God,

No ifs, ands, or buts about it, through Baptism, you are indeed now sons of God.

To hear more about what it means to be sons of God, whether male or female, listen to the sermon preached for Invocabit, the First Sunday in Lent at Trinity Lutheran Church of Layton, Utah, click on this MP3 link. IF You Are the Son of God?

The audio includes the Sermon Hymn, "O Christ, You Walked the Road," LSB #424. The sermon begins at the 2:15 mark.

Have a blessed week as beloved sons of God by Baptism into the very Word made flesh, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

God's Will Is Love

Dear loved ones of God,

Happy Valentine's Day!

To listen to the sermon preached for Quinquagesima Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church of Layton, Utah, click on this link. God's Will Is Love

Have a blessed week abiding in the obedient, sacrificial love of Christ Jesus.

Doubly Blessed

I was doubly blessed today.

By the grace of God, I was given to welcome 3 month-old-Daniel Nicholas Ferrante into the kingdom of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit by Holy Baptism at 11 o'clock this morning. Gotta love that Church growth movement of our Lord.

Then Bumpa Pastor's Little Sweetie came by for a visit and lunch at The Olive Garden.

Bumpa's Little Sweetie, in pink, is my granddaughter Alexa who had a cancerous tumor (called an ependymoma) the size of a soup can removed from her left frontal lobe on January 3 of this year. She is currently in the middle of her second week of a series of 33 radiation treaments.

To read the story of this remarkable little girl and her amazing adventure of 2010, go to Bumpa's Little Sweetie blog.

Here is Alexa holding the CT scan image of her buddy--NOT!--super-imposed in the Baptismal font at which oor Lord made her His own.

God is good!

Seed for the Soil

Dear Baptized,

To listen to the sermon preached for Sexagesima Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church of Layton, Utah, click on this link. Seed for the Soil

The audio includes the Hymn of the Day, "Preach You the Word." The sermon begins at the 2:50 mark.

Have a blessed week as the seed takes root and bears fruit in your life according to God's purpose.