What does this mean?

Carthage, Missouri is named after the famous, ancient, north African city of Carthage, or Carthago, St. Augustine's early home. Carthage posed a very real threat to the city of Rome and its desire for world dominance. These two cities were therefore arch enemies. The Roman elder statesman Cato the Elder is said to have ended all his speeches in the senate with the phrase "Carthago delenda est" which means "Carthage must be destroyed."
Thus the title of this blog means "Carthage must NOT be destroyed!" Of course, nobody would want his own city destroyed, but my fuller meaning, being a Lutheran Pastor, is a prayer that God would continue to bless the spiritual life in this city through the preaching of the pure Gospel and the correct administration of the sacraments. It is a prayer that God would let Faith Lutheran Church of Carthage continue to be the salt-of-the-earth preservative in our community!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Sermon for Lent 5

The 5th Sunday in Lent brings us one more call to repentant faith before we enter Holy Week on Palm Sunday. Jesus was preaching in the temple, calling people to faith while intentionally provoking the authorities on the Tuesday of Holy Week (after all, he WANTED them to sacrifice him on the Passover.) The text is Luke 20:9-19, where Jesus tells the parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard of the Lord. "Give Jesus His Fruit" is our theme as we are reminded not only of the unfaithfulness of Jerusalem, but of Jesus' expectations of US, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

Faith Carthage Sermon for the 5th Sunday in Lent
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