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Easter 7 • 1 John 5:9–15 • May 17, 2015 Testifying In The Courtroom, Leopoldo Sánchez
Easter 7 • 1 John 5:9–15 • May 17, 2015 Testifying In The Courtroom, Leopoldo Sánchez
Concordia Journal
In true Johannine fashion, the apostle offers us a contrast between two opposing principles at war with each other, namely, the way of the Son that leads to life and the way of the world that leads to death.
Advent 1 • Isaiah 2:1–5 • December 1, 2013, Paul Philp
Advent 1 • Isaiah 2:1–5 • December 1, 2013, Paul Philp
Concordia Journal
Isaiah is prophesying about that which is yet to come in the restoration of the church, begun in Christ’s first advent and yet to be concluded in his second advent.
Proper 8 • Jeremiah 28:5–9 • June 29, 2014, William Schumacher
Proper 8 • Jeremiah 28:5–9 • June 29, 2014, William Schumacher
Concordia Journal
How do we know if a prophet speaks the truth? We know by seeing whether what he said actually happens.
Advent 2 • 2 Peter 3:8–14 • December 7, 2014, Jeff Thormodson
Advent 2 • 2 Peter 3:8–14 • December 7, 2014, Jeff Thormodson
Concordia Journal
The goal of the sermon is not for the hearer to make time for witnessing and outreach as if it is another thing the baptized must do; rather, witnessing and outreach should happen naturally by how Christians live all the time.
Proper 28 • Zephaniah 1:7–16 • November 16, 2014, Andrew Bartelt
Proper 28 • Zephaniah 1:7–16 • November 16, 2014, Andrew Bartelt
Concordia Journal
In sum, this is the basic biblical narrative in a nutshell, with the new creation brought about in the presence of King Yahweh incarnate in Jesus, who establishes the new Zion wherever he is present, no longer in the “land” of Judah.
Proper 23 • Isaiah 25:6–9 • October 12, 2014, David Lewis
Proper 23 • Isaiah 25:6–9 • October 12, 2014, David Lewis
Concordia Journal
Jesus’s own resurrection, however, is a first fruits and so a foreshadowing of that day. In his Son Jesus, Yahweh has initiated his eschatological reign of salvation on earth.