The Gospel

While all of the church year is designed for us to meditate on and receive the wisdom and benefits of the life and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, Lent is a particularly appropriate time to think about these things since it is a season that is meant to ready us for Holy Week and the great Pascal feast. And more to the point for tonight, these central truths are confessed in the Apostles’ Creed. In the Second Article of the Creed, we confess the central truth of our salvation—who Christ is and what He has done for us. This is not just doctrine to be memorized; it is the very foundation of our hope, our comfort, and our life. As Luther explains in the Large Catechism, this article teaches us about our Redeemer, who has delivered us from sin, death, and the devil’s power. Namely, the Catechism reflects three key aspects of this glorious truth: Christ’s identity, Christ’s work, and Christ’s victory.

Find out more in this sermon from St. John's Lutheran Church of Oakes, ND!