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God does not brighten the old worn face; there is no face left to brighten. Rather, He strikes His emblem upon you. At the Font His Name was spoken over you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and the sign of the holy Cross was traced upon your forehead and upon your heart, the King’s own mark come down upon the silver. It is not the face lost in Adam; it is the Cross of Christ, the sign that you are His: bought, claimed, and current again in the kingdom. The emblem is struck, the

Jesus says, “There is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.” Which,...

This is the Gospel: that this Man, Jesus, receives sinners and eats with them. They don’t deserve it; you don’t deserve it. It doesn’t...

June 16, 2024 -- Divine Service