Rev Mendez Sermons & Notes

Sermon New Years Eve 31-Dic-2020 Rev. Arturo Mendez St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Westfield.   Author: Philip Nicolai (1556-1608) He Ranks as one of the most Zealous defenders of the Orthodox Lutheran Doctrine in the Sixteen century. He accepted His Pastorate call in a Town of Unna also in Westphalia in 1596 when they were also in the Midst of a epidemic.  Nicolai was working also in a consolatory book  Mirror of the joys of Eternal Life   and was published in 1599 the book was theme in the passage of  Romans 8:18   for I consider that the sufferings of this  present time are not worth comparing that the Glory that is to be revealed to us. He took over 400 pages to said what Paul said in a single sentence.  Philip Nicolai also was writing four Hymns all of those refereed to Bridegroom getting ready for the Lord. The First one is well known as “ O Morning Star how fair and Bright”, the second one was “Wake, awake, for night is flying” the third one was farewell to the world by a soul b