The Symposium Line Up: Day 2
The FYI for the second day of Concordia Seminary’s 2015 Theological Symposium, “In Remembrance of Me: Memory and the Life of Faith,” September 22-23
The Symposium Line Up: Day 1
The FYI for the first day of Concordia Seminary’s 2015 Theological Symposium, “In Remembrance of Me: Memory and the Life of Faith,” September 22-23
Brain Research—at the Cutting Edge of Science Today
…and we are just scratching the surface of what it means for the good of church and ministry
Reformation Day • Revelation 14:6–7 • October 26, 2014
By Bruce Hartung Like the beginning of a great meal, Revelation 14:6–7 goes well with the psalm for this Sunday (Psalm 46) for the celebration of the Reformation. They are excellent companions because both express unshaking vision to see the presence and activity of God, even in the midst of great trial and calamity, even in the midst ..
Proper 29 • Colossians 1:13–20 • November 24, 2013
By Bruce M. Hartung An encouragement when preparing to preach on this text, the Epistle assigned for the Last Sunday of the Church Year: Read aloud and meditate on all the assigned readings for the day, praying that the Holy Spirit will enlighten and move you with the truth of the Scriptures which you are reading and on ..
Proper 8 • Galatians 5:1, 13–25 • June 30, 2013
By Bruce Hartung Review some of the times in the New Testament that eleutherou is used in addition to Galatians 5. These include John 8:31b–32, “If you remain in my world you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free”; Romans 6:18, “Freed from sin, ..
Proper 13 • Exodus 16:2–15 • August 5, 2012
By Bruce M. Hartung It is an easy homiletical move to criticize and condemn the wandering children of Israel for their murmuring against Moses and Aaron, and for their less-than-robust confidence that Yahweh would, in fact, provide. The next homiletical move would then be to identify this same murmuring against religious leadership and lack of ..
Concordia Seminary celebrates faculty authors
At its annual booksigning reception, Concordia Seminary honored the following faculty who have written or contributed to books published in the last year
The Preacher’s Studio: Bruce Hartung
The journey from text to pulpit can be a long and winding road, filled with false starts, surprising discoveries, and hard choices along the way. On a semi-regular basis, the homiletics faculty of Concordia Seminary invites you to walk the road with the preacher in the Preacher’s Studio series. Each sermon was preached during chapel services at ..
Second thoughts on the Supreme Court and church workers
How do we as a church protect our workers?
Holding Up the Prophet’s Hands
Everybody wants their church workers to work, live, and learn well. But how does it happen without unintended consequences?
Can religion and politics make us more civil?
E.J. Dionne raised the question at a recent lecture at nearby Washington University. Perhaps the better question to ask is this: Can I love my neighbor?
Epiphany 3 · Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 · January 24, 2010
By Bruce M. Hartung Sermon theme Without a center and a core, life is chaotic and without overall meaning. The center and core of life and of living for a Christian is Jesus Christ; the testimony to Christ (the Word) is God’s Word (the Scriptures). Introduction to the sermon … the context Nehemiah and Ezra ..
Easter 2 · John 20:19-31 · April 19, 2009
By Bruce Hartung Among the many themes clearly evident from this text, e.g., doubt and faith using the experience of Thomas (20:24—29), belief in Christ fostered by the telling of the life, death, and resurrection of Christ (20:30-31), this sermon help will focus on the theme of fear and peace (20:19-22, 26). For sermon helps ..