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All Saints’ Day • 1 John 3:1–3 • November 1, 2015, Francis Rossow
All Saints’ Day • 1 John 3:1–3 • November 1, 2015, Francis Rossow
Concordia Journal
Well, the Christian life, in some respects at least, resembles a multiple-phase rocket: the first phase is from conception to birth; the second phase is from birth to death; and the third phase is from death into eternity.
Proper 21 • James 5:(1–12) 13–20, Tony Cook
Proper 21 • James 5:(1–12) 13–20, Tony Cook
Concordia Journal
Regardless of which section of the pericope one selects, all three share the following themes: we are to live out our identity in Christ even in the face of suffering, we are to assist our brothers and sisters in staying true to the faith.
Proper 17 • Ephesians 6:10–20, Jason Broge
Proper 17 • Ephesians 6:10–20, Jason Broge
Concordia Journal
The armor these soldiers are wearing is not gained by their own merit, but spiritual gifts they are blessed with.
Proper 16 • Ephesians 5:22–33, William Wrede
Proper 16 • Ephesians 5:22–33, William Wrede
Concordia Journal
The bulk of this passage has as its focus the role of husbands and how they are to love.
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.
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 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 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 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.
Holy Trinity • Genesis 1:1–2:4a • June 15, 2014, Jason Broge
Holy Trinity • Genesis 1:1–2:4a • June 15, 2014, Jason Broge
Concordia Journal
A close reading of the biblical narrative reveals a stark contrast between the creation account in Genesis 1 and the rest of the Old Testament of God’s feelings towards man.
Pentecost • Numbers 11:24–30 • June 8, 2014, William Wrede
Pentecost • Numbers 11:24–30 • June 8, 2014, William Wrede
Concordia Journal
God did not withhold his hand of blessing to the people of Israel, and he continues to stretch forth his hand, to give us our daily bread, and to give us the gift of his Spirit.
Easter 6 • Acts 17:16–31 • May 25, 2014, Michael Redeker
Easter 6 • Acts 17:16–31 • May 25, 2014, Michael Redeker
Concordia Journal
The true God is not detached and uninterested in humanity, as the philosophers understood the gods to be, but rather God is truly interested and cares for and about creation and all creatures, including humanity.
Easter 5 • Acts 6:1–9; 7:2a, 51–60, Todd Jones
Easter 5 • Acts 6:1–9; 7:2a, 51–60, Todd Jones
Concordia Journal
This text challenges us to let grace define our witness; grace that speaks the truth in love, and grace that sows the seeds of forgiveness.
Easter 2 • Acts 5:29–42 • April 27, 2014, David Wollenburg
Easter 2 • Acts 5:29–42 • April 27, 2014, David Wollenburg
Concordia Journal
That is good and proper, but on the second Sunday of Easter that really is not the emphasis. Rather this is a call, on this and every day, to be witnesses to Christ’s resurrection, his enthronement at the right hand of God, and the gift of repentance and forgiveness of sins which he gives.
Palm Sunday • Isaiah 50:4–9a • April 13, 2014, Glenn Nielsen
Palm Sunday • Isaiah 50:4–9a • April 13, 2014, Glenn Nielsen
Concordia Journal
After describing what Jesus will go through, the sermon retells how Peter answers correctly Jesus’s question about whom the disciples say he is only to be quickly told to get behind Jesus when he tries to stop Jesus from going to Jerusalem.
Lent 3 • Exodus 17:1–7 • March 23, 2014, Benjamin Haupt
Lent 3 • Exodus 17:1–7 • March 23, 2014, Benjamin Haupt
Concordia Journal
Like the people of Israel, Satan will seek to draw them too into complaining, murmuring, and unbelief. Urge your hearers not to be like the people of Israel or like any of those who have gone before us
Lent 2 • Genesis 12:1–9 • March 16, 2014, Arthur Graudin
Lent 2 • Genesis 12:1–9 • March 16, 2014, Arthur Graudin
Concordia Journal
As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ who have received the blessings of the forgiveness of sins and the gift of eternal life, we have the call to “be a blessing.”
Lent 1 • Genesis 3:1–21 • March 9, 2014, Henry Rowold
Lent 1 • Genesis 3:1–21 • March 9, 2014, Henry Rowold
Concordia Journal
By divine design, Genesis 3 is an inseparable part of a unit (Gn 1–3), and neither Genesis 1–2 nor Genesis 3 should be discussed without the other.
Epiphany 6 • Deuteronomy 30:15–20 • February 16, 2014, Robert Weise
Epiphany 6 • Deuteronomy 30:15–20 • February 16, 2014, Robert Weise
Concordia Journal
Choice within the context of Deuteronomy 30 is not a matter of picking and choosing. Choice is a covenant term wherein God is the subject.
Epiphany 3 • 1 Corinthians 7:29–31 (32–35) • January 25, 2015, David Schmitt
Epiphany 3 • 1 Corinthians 7:29–31 (32–35) • January 25, 2015, David Schmitt
Concordia Journal
Instead, what Paul wants to foster among us today is a conversation about life in Christ and how our joys and our sorrows, our buying and our selling, yes even our marriages and our singleness lead us closer to him.
Christmas 1 • Galatians 4:4–7 • December 28, 2014, Glenn Nielsen
Christmas 1 • Galatians 4:4–7 • December 28, 2014, Glenn Nielsen
Concordia Journal
This is what the family of God looks like when adopted by our Abba Father because of the Christmas gift named Jesus, and the Holy Spirit forming his fruit in us brothers and sisters.
Advent 4 • Romans 16:25–27 • December 21, 2014, Benjamin Haupt
Advent 4 • Romans 16:25–27 • December 21, 2014, Benjamin Haupt
Concordia Journal
On the final Sunday of Advent, just a few days before the glorious celebration of Christmas, these three verses at the end of the Epistle to the Romans are full of homiletical possibility.
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.
Advent 1 • 1 Corinthians 1:3–9 • November 30, 2014, David Johnson
Advent 1 • 1 Corinthians 1:3–9 • November 30, 2014, David Johnson
Concordia Journal
The church becomes that vessel of incarnate grace where we are saturated in baptismal living waters that have claimed, redeemed, and forgiven us.
Proper 27 • Amos 5:18–24 • November 9, 2014, Richard Marrs
Proper 27 • Amos 5:18–24 • November 9, 2014, Richard Marrs
Concordia Journal
Through Amos, Yahweh roars judgment to the neighboring kingdoms around Judah and Israel.
Reformation Day • Revelation 14:6–7 • October 26, 2014, Bruce Hartung
Reformation Day • Revelation 14:6–7 • October 26, 2014, Bruce Hartung
Concordia Journal
Our God, our “ever present help in distress” is present with us in Christ who holds us tightly and sustains us with his Spirit in the bread and wine of the Eucharist, the waters of our baptism, the ingestion of his word and the company of the saints who surround us in the community of his followers.
Proper 22 • Isaiah 5:1–7 • October 5, 2014, Dale Meyer
Proper 22 • Isaiah 5:1–7 • October 5, 2014, Dale Meyer
Concordia Journal
God loved his Israel, his “pleasant planting.” He planted them to do good works, specifically to bring justice and righteousness to all people, but they gave him “wild grapes.”
Proper 19 • Genesis 50:15–21 • September 14, 2014, Paul Philp
Proper 19 • Genesis 50:15–21 • September 14, 2014, Paul Philp
Concordia Journal
Filled with fear before the power of Joseph to kill them, and in the absence of Jacob to protect them, they come face-to-face with the temporal consequences of their sins.
Proper 18 • Ezekiel 33:7–9 • September 7, 2014, David Wollenburg
Proper 18 • Ezekiel 33:7–9 • September 7, 2014, David Wollenburg
Concordia Journal
In the chapter that follows our text for today Ezekiel points us to the Messiah as the true Shepherd who will deliver and feed his flock, in Jesus we know that that has happened and continues to happen yet today.