Meet Professor Mark Rockenbach (Part 1)
Prof. Rockenbach teaches practical theology, specializing in pastoral care and counseling
Prof. Rockenbach teaches practical theology, specializing in pastoral care and counseling
Spend time with faculty exploring a variety of topics from small groups to Revelation
By Rick Marrs Background Our text is the end of Jesus’s High Priestly Prayer. Parts of the rest of this prayer, 17:1– 19, are texts for the same Sunday in different years (John 17:1-11 in Series A and John 17:11b-19 in Series B), so the preacher may want to familiarize the hearers with the salient parts ..
Call Day is the high point on the Concordia Seminary calendar. But how do we get there?
By Ben Haupt At the beginning of his Gospel, the Apostle John inscribes one of his main themes: “From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (Jn 1:16–17). This pericope introduces the reader to the large confrontation between Jesus and ..
…or is it the best kept secret in American Christianity?
By Jeff Gibbs This lection from John 16 shows how important it is to first interpret what a text meant before one can take in hand the question of what it means. These words of Jesus address his disciples in the upper room the night that he was betrayed, the day before he was crucified, ..
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Is there an imbalance in our Good Friday and Easter (and the Sundays before and after) preaching?
By Joel C. Elowsky Our text follows on the popular Good Shepherd text, which speaks of the Son and the Father’s care for their sheep. No one can snatch them out of their hands. This care extends even to the point of laying down one’s life for the sake of the sheep (Jn 10:17–18). This comforting ..