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  • "Not to Be Served But to Serve" (Sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, on Mark 10:32-45)

    03/16/2024 6:52:16 AM PDT · by Charles Henrickson · 1 replies
    My Facebook page ^ | March 17, 2024 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “Not to Be Served But to Serve” (Mark 10:32-45) Let me start out our message today with a question. Here it is. Which of these two statements is true: a) “A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none,” or b) “A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject to all.” Which one is true? Actually, the correct answer is c) “both of the above.” A Christian is both a perfectly free lord of all and a perfectly dutiful servant of all. It was Martin Luther who set forth these two seemingly contradictory propositions in...
  • "The Passion of Our Lord: Suffered under Pontius Pilate" (Lenten sermon on Mark 15:1-32)

    03/13/2024 9:41:55 AM PDT · by Charles Henrickson · 1 replies
    My Facebook page ^ | March 13, 2024 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “The Passion of Our Lord: Suffered under Pontius Pilate” (Mark 15:1-32) Tonight we continue our series on “The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Mark.” During this series, we’re going through Mark chapters 14 and 15 piece by piece. Now we come to chapter 15. It’s Good Friday, when Jesus is handed over to the Roman governor to suffer and die. And so our theme tonight: “The Passion of Our Lord: Suffered under Pontius Pilate.” To set the scene: Jesus was betrayed and arrested the night before, was tried by the Jewish Sanhedrin, and found guilty of...
  • "The Passion of Our Lord: Truth on Trial" (Lenten sermon on Mark 14:53-72)

    03/13/2024 9:37:11 AM PDT · by Charles Henrickson · 1 replies
    My Facebook page ^ | March 6, 2024 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “The Passion of Our Lord: Truth on Trial” (Mark 14:53-72) It’s Thursday night, late. Overnight, really. Heading into Friday. And truth is on trial. Jesus is on trial. So is the Sanhedrin that is trying him. So is Peter, his disciple. And so are we, frankly. Who will pass the test? Let’s find out. And so our theme tonight: “The Passion of Our Lord: Truth on Trial.” Jesus is on trial. He’s appearing before the Jewish council, the Sanhedrin. The council is comprised of the high priest, the chief priests, the elders, the scribes, and other representatives of the Jewish...
  • "For God Loved the World in This Way" (Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, on John 3:14-21)

    03/09/2024 7:58:33 AM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 3 replies
    My Facebook page ^ | March 10, 2024 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “For God Loved the World in This Way” (John 3:14-21) “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” That of course is the famous John 3:16, part of the Holy Gospel for this day. “For God so loved the world.” But there’s a lot riding on that little word “so.” How do we understand it? Simply as “God loved the world so much,” and then we fill in what we think his loving the world must mean, based on our own opinions, not on...
  • "The Law of God Is Good and Wise" (Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent, on Exodus 20:1-17)

    03/02/2024 5:32:14 AM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 3 replies
    My Facebook page ^ | March 3, 2024 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “The Law of God Is Good and Wise” (Exodus 20:1-17) “The Law of God is good and wise”: So we just sang in the hymn. But is it? Is the Law of God really good and wise? I mean, yes, it does set God’s will before our eyes. And yes, it does show us the way of righteousness. However, the Law does doom us to death when we transgress. And we do transgress. A lot. So is the Law of God really all that good and wise? Really, when it dooms us? When it damns us? If so, what good...
  • "The Passion of Our Lord: Praying in Gethsemane" (Lenten sermon on Mark 14:32-52)

    02/28/2024 5:31:13 PM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 2 replies
    My Facebook page ^ | February 28, 2024 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “The Passion of Our Lord: Praying in Gethsemane” (Mark 14:32-52) So it’s Thursday night. Jesus and the disciples have been celebrating the Passover. At the end of that meal, Jesus institutes a new Passover, the new covenant in his body and blood. At the same time, Jesus knows that one of his disciples will betray him that very night and that he will be handed over to be killed. There’s a lot on his mind, to be sure! Now the meal has concluded. Jesus leads the disciples out of the city and up the Mount of Olives. Oh, they’ve been...
  • "The Passion of Our Lord: Blessing before Betrayal" (Lenten sermon on Mark 14:12-31)

    02/21/2024 12:14:48 PM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 1 replies
    My Facebook page ^ | February 21, 2024 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “The Passion of Our Lord: Blessing before Betrayal” (Mark 14:12-31) For these midweek Lenten services, we’re doing a series on “The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Mark.” We’re working our way through Mark chapters 14 and 15, where Christ willingly enters into his time of suffering for our salvation. Last week we began with the account of Jesus being anointed with pure nard and then explaining that this was to prepare him for his burial. Our Lord knew what was coming, and still he went through with what lay ahead. That’s how strong his love for...
  • Lutheran Preacher Says ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ is An Example of LGBTQ Folks Being a ‘Good Samaritan’ to Children

    02/19/2024 9:25:33 AM PST · by Morgana · 26 replies
    Protestia ^ | February 19, 2024 | staff
    Lutheran Church of the Cross is a Canadian congregation that “affirms and celebrates human diversity in God’s creation.” Led by Lyndon Sayers and Lyle McKenzie, they are an ELCIC (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada congregation, the canuck version of the ELCA) that is populated by senior citizens, lesbians, and a host of other ragtag goatlings. We covered them after a recent sermon argued that the baby Moses’ trip in a basket on the Nile river has some queer themes, and is actually about kinship outside of heteronormative family structures, as well as a metaphor for the turbulence that trans folk...
  • "The Passion of Our Lord: Anointed for Burial" (Sermon for Ash Wednesday, on Mark 14:1-11)

    02/14/2024 7:19:36 PM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 2 replies
    My Facebook page ^ | February 14, 2024 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “The Passion of Our Lord: Anointed for Burial” (Mark 14:1-11) This year Ash Wednesday happens to fall on Valentine’s Day. And I think that’s a happy coincidence. Because on Valentine’s Day, our thoughts are all about love. And there is no greater love than the love that God has for us in sending us our Savior Jesus Christ. As it says in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Or in 1 John chapter 4: “In this is love, not that...
  • Lutheran Youth Conference Ft. Mom with Undiagnosed ‘Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy’

    01/24/2024 1:52:43 PM PST · by Morgana · 19 replies
    Protestia ^ | staff
    The ELCA Youth Ministry Network, or ‘The Network,’ is the demonic denomination’s flagship ministry, which supposedly “exists to strengthen and empower adult leaders in children, youth and family ministry, in service to Christ” but in reality serves to drag them to hell. They recently held Extravaganza 2024, the Network’s annual conference, which drew over “1,000 leaders in children, youth and family ministry, along with teachers, resource providers and leaders” for four days of “renewal, education and networking.” Along with workshops that explore “what could be if we were to reimagine the invitations of the Lord’s Prayer through a womanist lens,”...
  • Lutheran Church Rebrands Itself as ‘HerChurch’ Where they ‘Celebrate The Goddess,’ Provide Astrological Readings, and have a ‘Resident Witch’

    01/13/2024 5:03:45 PM PST · by Morgana · 55 replies
    Protestia ^ | January 13, 2024 | staff
    We have seen where the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will be in 30 years, and it’s in the form of herchurch, a heretical church in San Francisco within the Sierra Pacific Synod, the most progressive entity of the ELCA. Founded initially as Ebenezer Lutheran Church by Swedish immigrants in 1884, the church served the community for many years until Rev. Stacy Boorn took over. Ordained in 1987, Boorn describes herself as a “Pastor & Priestess of Ritual” and claims that her “malestream theological education opened the door for her to build a Goddess-inclusive congregation and ministry.” Inhabited by...
  • Lutheran Pastor Sides With The 5 Foolish Virgins AGAINST Jesus+ Has Harsh Words for the Groom and 5 Wise Virgins

    01/10/2024 1:43:15 PM PST · by Morgana · 8 replies
    Protestia ^ | January 10, 2024 | staff
    The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the vilest denominations in America. Pro-homosexuality, pro-choice, and posessing a preternatural hatred for the Bible, it’s populated almost exclusively by spiritually decrepit senior citizens and virtue-twerking LGBTQ twenty-somethings. Less than 1% of the congregants in the denomination are saved, as you can only submit to a satanic pastor for so long without getting a little demonic yourself. We’ve written about them before, in Lutheran Pastor Promotes Hookups, Polyamory, and Premarital Sex , ELCA Leader in a Polyamorous/’Ethically Non-Monogamous’ Relationship, the time where After Annual Meeting, Lutheran Leadership+ Pastors Celebrate in...
  • "Departing in Peace" (Sermon for the First Sunday after Christmas, on Luke 2:22-40)

    12/30/2023 7:28:46 PM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 4 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | December 31, 2023 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “Departing in Peace” (Luke 2:22-40) Are you ready to go? What I mean is, are you ready to leave? No, I don’t mean right now. It would be nice if you’d stick around until the end of the service. But then, at the end of the service, will you be ready to leave? Will you be ready to depart in peace, satisfied and content and ready for whatever comes next? What makes you ready to leave, to leave any situation? For instance, this year is coming to an end. Are you ready to put 2023 behind you and move on...
  • "Christ Will Build His Church" (Sermon for Reformation Day, on Matthew 16:13-20)

    10/28/2023 12:53:36 PM PDT · by Charles Henrickson · 8 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | October 29, 2023 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “Christ Will Build His Church” (Matthew 16:13-20) “Will we have to shut the doors?” I’m guessing some of you at least have had that thought cross your mind recently. “Will we have to shut the doors of our church? Will our little congregation make it? Do we have enough people, do we have enough money, to keep the doors open?” And I can understand how you might think like that. Yes, our church is small. And on top of that, your pastor came down with cancer and moved out of state. And the guy filling in for him, the man...
  • Lutheran Seminary Hosts ‘Beyoncé Mass.’ Yes, It’s Exactly What It Sounds Like

    09/14/2023 2:20:53 PM PDT · by Morgana · 9 replies
    Protestia ^ | September 14, 2023 | staff
    In May 2022, Luther Seminary helped to bring Beyoncé Mass at the Plymouth Congregational Church in South Minneapolis. Luther Seminary is the largest seminary of the heretical Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), with 412 students, and is about as progressive an institution as they come. Beyoncé Mass is “a womanist worship service that uses the music and personal life of Beyoncé as a tool to foster an empowering conversation about Black women—their lives, their bodies, and their voices.” It was created and organized by theologian and ‘reverend’ Yolanda Norton, who, as the Chair of Black Church Studies at San...
  • Uh….Non-Binary Lutheran Reveals: ‘PRIDE is Wearing a Crop Top at the Lectern, Showing a Little Skin’

    09/06/2023 11:24:40 PM PDT · by Morgana · 15 replies
    Protestia ^ | September 6, 2023 | staff
    Christ Lutheran Church in Blaine, MN, is led by impastor Sarah E. Moat and has the distinction of being one of the more progressive “churches” we’ve ever come across. A quintessential Evangelical Lutheran Church in America congregation, pastrix Moat is not content to refer to LGBTQ peeps with that moniker but insists on doing the whole ‘LGBTQIA2S+’ each time (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or gender expansive, queer and/or questioning, intersex, asexual, and two-spirit) lest she exclude someone. She explains that they formed a welcoming team in 2020 “with a focus on ensuring that “LGBTQIA2S+ people have a safe space within...
  • Former Leader of ELCA Goes Off On Jesus in Sermon, Calling Him ‘Mean’, Troubling, and Even a Little Racist

    08/24/2023 12:36:04 AM PDT · by Morgana · 27 replies
    Protestia ^ | August 23, 2023 | staff
    Last Sunday, former head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Mark Hanson preached a sermon at Elk River Lutheran Church in Elk River, Minnesota, where he went off on Jesus, describing him as mean, cruel, troubling, an advocate of Nimbyism (Not in My Backyard) and quite frankly, even a little racist. It’s no big surprise, as the (ELCA) is functionally one of the most heretical and demonic denominations in America. It has denigrated to one massive pen for goats, run by spiritual criminals and hirelings, with barely a sheep to be found anywhere. From Planned Parenthood Logo on...
  • Horowitz: The blackout of the Fargo terrorist attack obscures a broader concern in small-town America

    07/26/2023 5:24:07 PM PDT · by Twotone · 14 replies
    The Blaze ^ | June 25, 2023 | Daniel Horowitz
    We fought endless wars overseas for two decades, only to bring in record numbers of refugees from the very places from which we sought to protect ourselves. Thanks to mass Middle East migration as the only remaining legacy of the trillions of dollars pumped into the “Global War on Terror,” America’s heartland is just as vulnerable to Islamic terror as New York and Los Angeles. Believe it or not, there was an Islamic terror attack in Fargo, North Dakota, earlier this month, one that local law enforcement believes could have resulted in countless casualties instead of the one police officer...
  • VIDEO: Our Charles Henrickson Speaking at LCMS Convention 7/31/23

    08/01/2023 10:21:16 AM PDT · by PJ-Comix · 9 replies
    Rumble ^ | August 1, 2023 | DUmmie FUnnies
    VIDEOWe had a recent health alert for our friend, Pastor Charles Henrickson. However, as you can see in this video of Charles at the LCMS (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) convention in Milwaukee on Monday, he is alive and well and verrrrry informal. It was mentioned in the Free Republic that Charles was scheduled for a PET scan and I am happy to tell you that he has reported on Facebook that scan showed his cancer is limited to his lung and has not spread to the rest of his body. Perhaps we shall have more videos of informal Charles at...
  • Pray for Pastor Henrickson

    07/25/2023 7:27:02 PM PDT · by old-ager · 38 replies
    Personal Knowledge ^ | 2023/07/25 | Self
    For many years, Pastor Charles Henrickson has posted a good Scriptural sermon here on FR. Please pray for him. He has a health challenge; that's all I can say. Some laudable things about Pastor Henrickson: - he has posted a very good Confessional Lutheran sermon here every week for a long time - he uses his real name - he's openly being a member of Free Republic when so many, even in a conservative church body, would look down upon him for that. I don't know any other MO Synod pastor who does this, and I know quite a few....