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Homiletics, George W. Hoyer, Ronald C. Starenko
Homiletics, George W. Hoyer, Ronald C. Starenko
Concordia Theological Monthly
Homiletics: Preaching and Counseling
Homiletics, George W. Hoyer, Charles S. Mueller
Homiletics, George W. Hoyer, Charles S. Mueller
Concordia Theological Monthly
Homiletics: Pastoral Preaching in the Parish
Homiletics, Arthur Carl Piepkorn, George W. Hoyer
Homiletics, Arthur Carl Piepkorn, George W. Hoyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
Homiletical: Archaeology and Preaching
Correction: Mass Media And The Future Of Preaching, Duane Mehl
Correction: Mass Media And The Future Of Preaching, Duane Mehl
Concordia Theological Monthly
Correction: Mass Media and the Future of Preaching
Homiletics, Ralph L. Moellering, Walter J. Bartling
Homiletics, Ralph L. Moellering, Walter J. Bartling
Concordia Theological Monthly
Preaching to the Intellectual
Preaching From The Old Testament, Carl Graesser Jr.
Preaching From The Old Testament, Carl Graesser Jr.
Concordia Theological Monthly
Preaching from the Old Testament has fallen on evil times. Many a pastor, even if he does not have a mental block from struggles with Hebrew at the seminary or a feeling of guilt because of rusty exegetical skills, feels much more at home in the New Testament. If he should attempt to preach on an Old Testament text, he cannot assume that his audience has either a ready knowledge or interest in the Old Testament. Unlike a bygone generation, his audience would think it a joke to name a child Jehoshaphat or Ahab or Hepzibah.
The Hermeneutical Problem And Preaching, V. C. Pfitzer
The Hermeneutical Problem And Preaching, V. C. Pfitzer
Concordia Theological Monthly
One is sometimes tempted to the thought that the theologian's work is often carried out not in obedience to the Great Commission of Matt. 28:19 f.: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations … teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you," but rather in compliance with an unknown saying which might run: "Go ye therefore and discuss with all nations, … and make into problems whatsoever I have commanded you.” It is thus with some diffidence that I have left the word "problem" in the heading of this paper. But I do it for the following …
Preaching And The Recovery Of The Church, Richard R. Caemmerer
Preaching And The Recovery Of The Church, Richard R. Caemmerer
Concordia Theological Monthly
In the first section, we dealt with the language of preaching. Can it be understood? Does God speak and act in it? In the second we dealt with the method of finding and conveying Biblical truth in preaching. Have current Biblical studies a contribution to make to the pastor as he sets about on his task of preparing and delivering sermons? The third article does not turn away from these questions and processes, but it locates them in their setting: the Christian church. Ours is a time of rediscovery of the meaning of the church.
The New Hermeneutic And Preaching, Richard R. Caemmerer
The New Hermeneutic And Preaching, Richard R. Caemmerer
Concordia Theological Monthly
The first unit in this series discussed the implications for Christian preaching of current studies in the philosophy and theology of language, studies which are usually identified by some such term as linguistic analysis and connected with names like Ian Ramsey and Frederick Ferré As we now turn to the contemporary study of the Sacred Scriptures, we do not make a clean break with the preceding discussion. The Biblical studies reveal the dominant question: What is the language of faith? The purpose of this review, however, is not to analyze the field of Biblical studies in general but to assess …
Current Contributions To Christian Preaching, Richard R. Caemmerer
Current Contributions To Christian Preaching, Richard R. Caemmerer
Concordia Theological Monthly
Preaching works with words. God can work on the human heart in other ways. He is able to raise up children to Abraham out of stones (Matt. 3:9). He can speak in the innermost heart without benefit of vocabulary. But when we speak of preaching, we talk about talk. We claim to see God in action by means of human language addressed by human speakers to human beings.
The Power Of God's Word, Robert D. Preus
The Power Of God's Word, Robert D. Preus
Concordia Theological Monthly
If there is anything our generation of Christians needs to ponder and experience anew it is the power of God's Word. For only when we seize and are seized by the Word of God do we know the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe (Eph.1:19). And only when our faith stands in God's power do we discover what the Word of God really is (1 Cor. 2:5). Many theologians recognize the pressing necessity of speaking on this theme.
Bible Study In The Life Of The Church, Oscar E. Feucht
Bible Study In The Life Of The Church, Oscar E. Feucht
Concordia Theological Monthly
At its 44th regular convention (1959) our church resolved "that the Synod reemphasize to its congregations the central place which the Bible has in Lutheran theology and the importance of Bible study in parish life and work." While in its theology our Synod has always emphasized the doctrine of Holy Scripture, the corresponding practice in the life of the church (as also in other ages) has left much to be desired. Bible use has not always reflected the church's teaching on Holy Scripture. It is for this reason that in every generation the church needs to ask itself: Is the …
Walther's Pastoral Theology, Frederick Niedner
Walther's Pastoral Theology, Frederick Niedner
Concordia Theological Monthly
It is unfortunate that the pen that is writing this article should be in my hand. It would be vastly more appropriate and of greatly increased value if this could have been written by one of the men who were in the classroom of Concordia Seminary when Walther taught Pastoraltheogie. I wish it could have been done by the man who held the position of pastor in Immanuel Lutheran Church in St. Charles, Mo., during the 22 years before I held the same position for 32 years, my very worthy predecessor, Dr. Julius A. Friedrich.
Preaching For The Church (Review), Arthur C. Repp, George W. Hoyer
Preaching For The Church (Review), Arthur C. Repp, George W. Hoyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
In spite of their preoccupation with preaching most pastors are not particularly interested in books about preaching. Sermon books are more promising. They can offer valuable ideas, give a few practical hints now and then, present a stimulating model, and not infrequently suggest an outline to the harried pastor. But a book on homiletics at best seems to promise a review of those principles which every seminary graduate ought to know. If he no longer remembers them, they probably were not very helpful anyway. After all, one learns to preach by preaching.
Parish Preaching, George W. Hoyer
Parish Preaching, George W. Hoyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
Only with difficulty can the propers of some summer Sundays after Trinity be made to demonstrate a certain thematic unity. And not every issue of a theological monthly should be expected to develop a common subject or a general theme. But volume III of the Reverend Fred H. Lindemann's work, The Sermon and the Propers, reviewed in this issue, gently urges that since "our Liturgy offers a set of Propers for each Sunday, we ought to make the best of what we have" (p. 47). Comment on this issue of the MONTHLY should attempt to do no less.
The Sermon And The Propers, Harry G. Coiner
The Sermon And The Propers, Harry G. Coiner
Concordia Theological Monthly
There are at least three major considerations connected with this noble work of Pastor Lindemann which should be shared at the outset with the reader of this review. They are (1) the liturgical church (especially the Lutheran Church) needs these volumes; (2) the worship of the church will be blessed by the use of the material in them; and (3) these volumes represent a living gift which one, who now is with the saints triumphant, wished with all his heart to bequeath to the church on earth.
Brief Studies, G. M. Krach
Brief Studies, G. M. Krach
Concordia Theological Monthly
Preaching Doctrine on the Basis of the Standard Gospels
Are We Preaching A Gospel Free From Law?, Everard Hinrichs
Are We Preaching A Gospel Free From Law?, Everard Hinrichs
Concordia Theological Monthly
Let us state the question which heads this paper more specifically: When we speak of the Gospel (grace, forgiveness of sin, Cross of Christ, Christ Crucified), is it permissible to mix elements of the Law into this concept? One would like to view this question as rhetorical, having for its answer the strongest possible negative. In view of its subject matter, however, one is left with a sense of that kind of interrogative which anticipates a negative answer yet searches deeply for whatever reason may motivate it.
Preaching On The Holy Spirit: A Study Of Luther's Sermons On The Evangelical Pericopcs, Martin E. Marty
Preaching On The Holy Spirit: A Study Of Luther's Sermons On The Evangelical Pericopcs, Martin E. Marty
Concordia Theological Monthly
"In our day the Holy Spirit suffers great ignominy," sighed Luther, in reference to current doctrinal misunderstanding. "In our day the Holy Spirit suffers great ignominy," might be a contemporary comment on neglect of the worship of, and witness to, the Holy Spirit. It has become almost a rubric to bemoan this neglect on Whitsunday, the third great feast of the church year, but this complaint is often followed by a tendency to contribute to the neglect and the ignominy through silence from the pulpit, as far as a living concern for the work of the Holy Spirit is concerned, …
Preaching From Isaiah., Richard R. Caemmerer
Preaching From Isaiah., Richard R. Caemmerer
Concordia Theological Monthly
Preaching from Isaiah, the book by Professor John P. Milton of Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., was published by Augsburg Publishing House of Minneapolis in 1953 and was reviewed by the present writer in the CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL MONTHLY in the May issue of 1954 {pp. 407 f.). The purpose of this extended study is to stress the underlying principle of the work regarding the choice of sermon texts for the Sunday morning service, a principle which renders this book especially noteworthy and which is valid for many other areas of the Scriptures as a source for preaching texts.
Techniques In Modern Preaching (Toward Communicating The Gospel), Vernon Boriack
Techniques In Modern Preaching (Toward Communicating The Gospel), Vernon Boriack
Concordia Theological Monthly
All of us have been preaching the crucial doctrines of sin and grace Sunday after Sunday, year after year, but have we really been "communicating" these cardinal doctrines which are the Christian faith? "To communicate" means "to impart, convey, share, make it so that we hold in oneness" truths with others. Have we been achieving this end? Or while our preaching has been strictly orthodox in content, have we perhaps been employing words and phrases and thought forms which ricochet off the minds of our people like petty rifle bullets off a Patton rank? Have the minds of our people …
Preaching From The Greek New Testament, Eric C. Malte
Preaching From The Greek New Testament, Eric C. Malte
Concordia Theological Monthly
Some four hundred and fifty years ago, in his Preface to his Greek Testament, which became the standard for three hundred years in spite of the haste and imperfections connected with it, Erasmus expressed his delight as follows: "These holy pages will summon up the living image of Christ's mind. They will give you Christ Himself, talking, healing, dying, rising - the whole Christ, in a word. They will give Him to you in an intimacy so close that He would be less visible to you if He stood before your eyes."
In Perils In The Pulpit, Rudolph Norden
In Perils In The Pulpit, Rudolph Norden
Concordia Theological Monthly
Offhand, a person would consider the pulpit one of the safest places on earth. The sanctuary audience seated around this listening post is well behaved and for the most part friendly to the pulpit's occupant. No projectiles indicating forceful disapproval will be hurled. In this respect there is a difference between the church and the public forum. In the latter controversial questions in politics or labor relations are often discussed more in the heat than the light of intense feeling. Emotion, more frequently than thought, becomes father to ill-advised deeds, such as giving flight to overripe vegetables, empty beverage bottles, …
Are We Really Preaching The Gospel?, Elmer A. Kettner
Are We Really Preaching The Gospel?, Elmer A. Kettner
Concordia Theological Monthly
With all of our glorying in the Gospel and our striving to retain purity of doctrine, is it possible that there is too little preaching of the Gospel in The Lutheran Church -Missouri Synod? It's not only possible; I fear that it's highly probable. This is not a blanket accusation against every pastor in Synod. One can judge only from the sermons that one hears and reads. Nor is this written to be sensational or critical. In this respect I am perhaps "the chief of sinners"; I have sometimes by-passed the Gospel. The Scriptures remind us to "exhort one another …
Essays On Sermonizing, John H. Fritz
Essays On Sermonizing, John H. Fritz
Concordia Theological Monthly
When Jesus had called unto Him His twelve Apostles, He said, "As ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand," Matt.10:7. After having completed His work of the sinners' redemption and before He ascended to heaven, Jesus repeated His commission, saying, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved," Mark 16:15-16; "Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto …
Comfort And Encourapment From Election, Victor Mennicke
Comfort And Encourapment From Election, Victor Mennicke
Concordia Theological Monthly
When we speak of our eternal election or predestination, we are dealing with a clearly revealed doctrine of Holy Scriptures. For this reason we confess in the Formula of Concord (Ep. XI, 5) : "This (predestination of God) is not to be investigated in the secret counsel of God, but to be sought in the Word of God, where it is also revealed." "It … must be learned from the Holy Gospel"
Lutheran Preaching And Its Relation To The Audience, Richard R. Craemerer
Lutheran Preaching And Its Relation To The Audience, Richard R. Craemerer
Concordia Theological Monthly
Persuasive public speech demands the close relation between the speaker and his audience. This fact is true also of preaching. The most common complaint against preaching is that the preacher does not adequately reach the attention and will of his hearer. The first and last need of preaching is that it bring the Word and will of God to the hearer; it must bear witness to Christ, it must teach the Word. To do that, it must not merely be true and Scriptural, but it must actually engage the hearer's interest.
The Limitations Of Christian Preaching, J. H. Fritz
The Limitations Of Christian Preaching, J. H. Fritz
Concordia Theological Monthly
The objective which one seeks to accomplish and his means for that purpose determine the limitations of his doing. The practice of medicine is limited to a correct diagnosis of the case under consideration and the drugs or other remedial agents that will, if possible, effect a cure. A physician may relate some interesting news events to his patient, speak of his own experience in the recent war, and crack a few good jokes that will produce a hearty laugh, but that will not cure the patient of his tuberculosis or pneumonia or tonsilitis. For the production of a good …
The Art Of Illustrating The Sermon, Karl H. Ehlers
The Art Of Illustrating The Sermon, Karl H. Ehlers
Concordia Theological Monthly
Introduction: The sermon's the thing-more than anything else in our ministry. ''Nothing contributes so much to keeping the people with the church as a good sermon," declares the Apology of our Augsburg Confession. If those were right who say that a pastor ought to devote one hour of preparation for every minute of preaching, it would follow that at least one half of his working hours are to be spent upon it. This is an exaggeration, which, nevertheless, serves a good purpose in emphasizing that none of us devotes too much time to his sermon preparation and many too little. …
St. Paul And Woman's Status, J. T. Mueller
St. Paul And Woman's Status, J. T. Mueller
Concordia Theological Monthly
Evidently the article has been read with much interest and at least some approval in wide areas, for no sooner had it appeared than the question was submitted to us whether or not it may be accepted also in our circles as essentially correct and Biblical. The problem, we think, deserves attention, since the question of the veiling and public speaking of women in church assemblies is still causing some pastors considerable vexation of spirit, though perhaps more than enough has been written on the topic in our church periodicals, commentaries, and other publications. As long as the earth will …