Episode 459: Sermon Sunday January 25th, 2026. Third Sunday after Epiphany A

Sermon audio at Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Apple Valley, MN for the Third Sunday after Epiphany, Revised Common Lectionary Year A. Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23. In which we talk explicitly about the human rights abuses currently being perpetrated in Minnesota by federal agents. Did you know that in the Gospel of Matthew, Herod's arrest of John the Baptist is the impetus for Jesus to begin his public ministry? Or that he does so using the same words John had used? "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near." I'm here to tell you, it's coming near right now in Minnesota.