Sermon - Quasimodo Geniti 2022 - John 20:19-31
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas , Caravaggio, 1602 Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! This Tuesday is the 175th anniversary of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. 175 years isn’t much when compared to the 505 years since the Lutheran Reformation, or the 2000 years since Jesus began His public ministry, or the thousands of years before that when God founded His church with Adam and Eve, but 175 years is still worth remarking on today. The LCMS had humble roots here in the US, not unlike the church on that first Easter morning. Jesus began with just 12 apostles, although on Easter morning Judas had already hanged himself and Thomas was mysteriously missing, so there were just 10 at the first Easter. The apostles were hiding inside for fear of the Jews, afterall if their master was crucified, then certainly they were next. But from those few men the church spread across the face of the earth! Likewise, the LCMS was founded April 26, 1847, by just 14 small congregat...