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Proper 10 • Ephesians 1:3–16 • July 12, 2015, Timothy Dost
Proper 10 • Ephesians 1:3–16 • July 12, 2015, Timothy Dost
Concordia Journal
It is through the durability of these promises applied to us that we find both the faithfulness and strength to love our neighbors, marking us as those distinctive people God has chosen from the beginning.
Proper 9 • 2 Corinthians 12:1–10 • July 5, 2015 Exegetical Notes, Andrew Bartelt
Proper 9 • 2 Corinthians 12:1–10 • July 5, 2015 Exegetical Notes, Andrew Bartelt
Concordia Journal
Beyond conflict resolution lies a whole new way of defining reality, not by might or by power, or even by spiritual gifts or by healings, or by how God answered my prayer my way, but by the cross and resurrection.
Proper 8 • 2 Corinthians 8:1–9; 13–15 • June 28, 2015, Glenn Nielsen
Proper 8 • 2 Corinthians 8:1–9; 13–15 • June 28, 2015, Glenn Nielsen
Concordia Journal
In the sermon, besides the gospel motivation, appeals are made to the positive examples of other believers, and the call is to excel in generosity.
Proper 7 • 2 Corinthians 6:1–13 • June 21, 2015 Servants Of God As A Study In Contrasts, Joel Elowsky
Proper 7 • 2 Corinthians 6:1–13 • June 21, 2015 Servants Of God As A Study In Contrasts, Joel Elowsky
Concordia Journal
The one who was himself a study in contrasts, contradictions, and paradoxes asks no less of his servants and gives no less than his Spirit to make it happen.
Proper 6 • 2 Corinthians 5:1–10 (11–17) • June 14, 2015, Daniel Eggold
Proper 6 • 2 Corinthians 5:1–10 (11–17) • June 14, 2015, Daniel Eggold
Concordia Journal
This God-given, Spirit-driven longing to have our perishable bodies replaced by something permanent is evidence that full communion with the Father is possible through Jesus Christ who died for all.
Proper 5 • 2 Corinthians 4:13–5:1 • June 7, 2015, Michael Redeker
Proper 5 • 2 Corinthians 4:13–5:1 • June 7, 2015, Michael Redeker
Concordia Journal
Today’s epistle focuses on the Spirit as he works in the life of the believer to keep the Christian in the faith by giving a new set of glasses through which to live out life in dual realities.
Holy Trinity • Acts 2:14a, 22–36 • May 31, 2015, Erik Herrmann
Holy Trinity • Acts 2:14a, 22–36 • May 31, 2015, Erik Herrmann
Concordia Journal
For Peter, gifted now with the Holy Spirit, all that has taken place was promised long ago and has unfolded according to God’s “definite plan and foreknowledge.” In spite of all appearances, the death of Jesus does not negate the “mighty works, wonders and signs” of God.
Pentecost • Acts 2:1–21 • May 24, 2015, Kent Burreson
Pentecost • Acts 2:1–21 • May 24, 2015, Kent Burreson
Concordia Journal
The gift of the resurrection comes to fruition in the Gentile Pentecost as peoples of all the nations die and rise in the baptismal bath of the Holy Spirit.
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.
Homiletical Helps On Lsb Series B—Epistles Easter 6 • 1 John 5:1–8 • May 10, 2015, Thomas Egger
Homiletical Helps On Lsb Series B—Epistles Easter 6 • 1 John 5:1–8 • May 10, 2015, Thomas Egger
Concordia Journal
Homiletical Helps on LSB Series B—Epistles Easter 6 • 1 John 5:1–8 • May 10, 2015
More Lively Participation, Dale Meyer
More Lively Participation, Dale Meyer
Concordia Journal
The present impartial judgment of God should drive us to fear God during our sojourn to heaven because our conduct and being is sinful, but we are awed because God is the Father who gives us our only hope of salvation, Jesus.
Epiphany 4 • Micah 6:1–8 • February 2, 2014, William Carr Jr.
Epiphany 4 • Micah 6:1–8 • February 2, 2014, William Carr Jr.
Concordia Journal
We are the beneficiaries of God’s new and, indeed, greater paradigm, Christ.
Epiphany 3 • Isaiah 9:1–4 • January 26, 2014, Quentin Wesselschmidt
Epiphany 3 • Isaiah 9:1–4 • January 26, 2014, Quentin Wesselschmidt
Concordia Journal
The unrepented sins of Israel received their due; so the sins of our age will not go unpunished by God unless people confess their sins and cast themselves upon the mercy of God that is offered in Christ Jesus.
Baptism Of Our Lord • Isaiah 42:1–7 • January 12, 2014, Thomas Manteufel
Baptism Of Our Lord • Isaiah 42:1–7 • January 12, 2014, Thomas Manteufel
Concordia Journal
Through the baptismal covenant, we are united with Christ and receive his blessings.
Epiphany 2 • Isaiah 49:1–7 • January 19, 2014, Erik Herrmann
Epiphany 2 • Isaiah 49:1–7 • January 19, 2014, Erik Herrmann
Concordia Journal
This is the great epiphany—the mystery hidden for ages but now revealed, the surprising “new thing” of God’s salvation!
Epiphany • Isaiah 60:1–6 • January 5, 2014, Leopoldo Sánchez
Epiphany • Isaiah 60:1–6 • January 5, 2014, Leopoldo Sánchez
Concordia Journal
Who are those in our neighborhood who have yet to be drafted into Jesus, the new Israel, brought into the light of the Lord, so that they too may be saved and worship him?
Christmas 1 • Isaiah 63:7–14 • December 29, 2013, Joel Biermann
Christmas 1 • Isaiah 63:7–14 • December 29, 2013, Joel Biermann
Concordia Journal
Deluded by the illusion of self-mastery and bolstered by the culture’s eager affirmation of the supremacy of the individual, autonomous man is as resistant to the incursion of a new ruler as was Herod of Jerusalem.
Advent 4 • Isaiah 7:10–17 • December 22, 2013, Wally Becker
Advent 4 • Isaiah 7:10–17 • December 22, 2013, Wally Becker
Concordia Journal
The sign of Immanuel is a sign of hope and promise, of grace and mercy, for Jesus has come to be with us, with forgiveness, life, and salvation.
Advent 3 • Isaiah 35:1–10 • December 15, 2013, Jeffrey Gibbs
Advent 3 • Isaiah 35:1–10 • December 15, 2013, Jeffrey Gibbs
Concordia Journal
Isaiah 35 is fulfilled in Christ yet the power of evil, the desert’s hold of death, continues to exert its influence as Christians await the final and full manifestation of Yahweh’s glory, promised in the text.
Advent 2 • Isaiah 11:1–10 • December 8, 2013, Francis Rossow
Advent 2 • Isaiah 11:1–10 • December 8, 2013, Francis Rossow
Concordia Journal
We are thankful to the Lion of Judah for “sharing our fare,” for eating “straw like the ox.” Because he did so, we now enjoy eternal peace with him, just like the peace pictured between the lion and the ox in verse 7 of our text.
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 29 • Colossians 1:13–20 • November 24, 2013, Bruce Hartung
Proper 29 • Colossians 1:13–20 • November 24, 2013, Bruce Hartung
Concordia Journal
Use these readings from various places and times in the scriptures to prepare us for the overarching reality: Christ the creator, Christ the ruler, Christ the victor, Christ the redeemer, Christ the king.
Proper 28 • 2 Thessalonians 3:(1–5) 6–13 • November 17, 2013, Richard Marrs
Proper 28 • 2 Thessalonians 3:(1–5) 6–13 • November 17, 2013, Richard Marrs
Concordia Journal
Our God is a working God who has blessed us with the opportunity to serve him as his instruments to love and serve our neighbor.
Proper 27 • 2 Thessalonians 2:1–8, 13–17 • November 10, 2013, David Lewis
Proper 27 • 2 Thessalonians 2:1–8, 13–17 • November 10, 2013, David Lewis
Concordia Journal
Paul’s purpose is to quell fears that the day of the Lord has already come, to confirm these believers in their call to faith, and to urge them to hold onto true teachings about the coming of Jesus.
Proper 13 • Isaiah 55:1–5 • August 3, 2014, David Schmitt
Proper 13 • Isaiah 55:1–5 • August 3, 2014, David Schmitt
Concordia Journal
He came to dance our dance with death, died on a cross, and rose victorious never to die again.
Proper 12 • Deuteronomy 7:6-9 • July 27, 2014, Thomas Manteufel
Proper 12 • Deuteronomy 7:6-9 • July 27, 2014, Thomas Manteufel
Concordia Journal
God, our faithful God, keeps his word and covenant in redemption and forgiveness.
Proper 11 • Isaiah 44:6–8 • July 20, 2014, Tony Cook
Proper 11 • Isaiah 44:6–8 • July 20, 2014, Tony Cook
Concordia Journal
Witnesses of the Living God This approach focuses on the comparison of the God of creation who formed man with the gods formed by man from what God has created.
Proper 10 • Isaiah 55:10–13 • July 13, 2014, James Voelz
Proper 10 • Isaiah 55:10–13 • July 13, 2014, James Voelz
Concordia Journal
From Promise to Triumph
Proper 9 • Zechariah 9:9–12 • July 6, 2014, David Peter
Proper 9 • Zechariah 9:9–12 • July 6, 2014, David Peter
Concordia Journal
The people of God (depicted as the daughter of Zion/Jerusalem) are summoned to rejoice and exult at the king’s arrival.
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.