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MATINS DEVOTIONS
Vicar Matt Doebler
Jun 2, 20233 min read
Matins Devotion: June 2, 2023
Numbers 27:12-23 In one of Moses’ final recorded prayers, he asks the Lord to “appoint a man over the congregation [of Israel] who shall...
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Vicar Matt Doebler
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Matins Devotion: June 1, 2023
Numbers 24:1-25; Luke 23:1-25 Once, the devil stirred up Balak, the king of Moab, to gather together all his princes so they could...
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Vicar Matt Doebler
May 31, 20233 min read
Matins Devotion: May 31, 2023
Numbers 23:4-28 Balaam was a mercenary prophet. As evidenced in this narrative and even by some modern archaeological discoveries,...
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Vicar Matt Doebler
May 30, 20233 min read
Matins Devotion: May 30, 2023
Luke 22:24-46 In our reading from Luke this morning, Jesus and his disciples have just finished the meal we call the Last Supper and they...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
May 26, 20232 min read
Matins Devotion: May 26, 2023
Numbers 20:1-21 Two questions for today: Number one, why does Moses strike the water-yielding rock twice? And two, why does God respond...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
May 25, 20233 min read
Matins Devotion: May 25, 2023
Numbers 16:41-17:13 When the Israelites grumble against Moses and Aaron, when they complain about death swallowing up and incinerating...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
May 24, 20232 min read
Matins Devotion: May 24, 2023
Numbers 16:23-40 When Korah and his men rebel against God and seek to make themselves equal to or perhaps greater than Moses and Aaron,...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
May 23, 20233 min read
Matins Devotion: May 23, 2023
Numbers 16:1-22 When Korah and his men insist that Moses and Aaron have far too great a role in the worship life of the Israelites, what...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
May 22, 20232 min read
Matins Devotion: May 22, 2023
Number 14:26-45, Luke 18:35-19:10 Throughout the broader Exodus event, the Israelites saw many miraculous signs demonstrating God’s power...
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Vicar Matt Doebler
May 19, 20232 min read
Matins Devotion: May 19, 2023
Luke 17:20-37 The kids and I have been listening to C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia in the car on the way to school in the mornings....
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Vicar Matt Doebler
May 18, 20233 min read
Matins Devotion: May 18, 2023
Luke 17:1-19 We don’t really know what exactly prompts the disciples to turn to Jesus and say, “Increase our faith.” Perhaps it’s...
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Vicar Matt Doebler
May 17, 20233 min read
Matins Devotion: May 17, 2023
Numbers 10:11-36 In our reading from the book of Numbers this morning, we’re given the account of the first leg of what was to be the...
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Vicar Matt Doebler
May 16, 20232 min read
Matins Devotion: May 16, 2023
Luke 16:1-18 In our reading this morning from Luke, Jesus is teaching his disciples how they are to be faithful stewards of earthly...
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Vicar Matt Doebler
May 15, 20233 min read
Matins Devotion: May 15, 2023
Luke 15: 11-32 Over the last couple of weeks, our Tuesday bible class has been taking a look at how Lutherans differ from other Christian...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
May 12, 20232 min read
Matins Devotion: May 12, 2023
Leviticus 26:1-20 Our reading from Leviticus this morning is certainly a warning. It’s God warning His people against sin, telling them...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
May 11, 20232 min read
Matins Devotion: May 11, 2023
Leviticus 24 As we see in our reading from Leviticus today, the punishment for blasphemy is the same as the punishment for murder–death....
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Pastor Hans Fiene
May 10, 20232 min read
Matins Devotion: May 10, 2023
Leviticus 23:23-44 In our reading from Leviticus this morning, God tells His people that the Day of Atonement is to be a permanent...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
May 9, 20233 min read
Matins Devotion: May 9, 2023
Leviticus 23:1-22 Imagine you’re looking over a little booklet with the title “St. Louis Cardinal’s 2023 schedule” with a friend. So your...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
May 9, 20232 min read
Matins Devotion: May 8, 2023
Leviticus 21 If Leviticus chapter 21 were the only chapter of the Bible you’d heard of, you’d probably draw some very false conclusions...
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Vicar Matt Doebler
May 5, 20233 min read
Matins Devotion: May 5, 2023
Leviticus 18:1-7, 20-19:8 In Leviticus 18, God shifts his focus from how his people are to worship him to how they are to live sexually...
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