Anatomy of a Sermon: “Gazing on the Beauty of the Lord” by David Schmitt

Anatomy of a Sermon: “Gazing on the Beauty of the Lord” by David Schmitt


Anatomy of a Sermon: “Gazing on the Beauty of the Lord” by David Schmitt

For almost three decades Professor David Schmitt has been teaching the art and the heart of preaching to apprentice preachers at Concordia Seminary. This particular sermon was preached in the chapel at Concordia Seminary for the dedication of new stained-glass windows. Like a master weaver, Schmitt creatively combined the four threads of discourse to deliver a custom-made tapestry for the benefit of all who had gathered

Conversations in Preaching: A New Book Series

Conversations in Preaching: A New Book Series


Conversations in Preaching: A New Book Series

We are delighted to announce that Concordia Seminary Press has launched a new series on homiletics entitled “Conversations in Preaching.”  Dr. David Schmitt, the series editor and the seminary’s Gregg H. Benidt Endowed Memorial Professor in Homiletics and Literature, writes in the introduction: “The Conversations in Preaching series is an opportunity for preachers to reflect ..

REVIEW: REDEEMING TRANSCENDENCE IN THE ARTS, by Jeremy Begbie

REVIEW: REDEEMING TRANSCENDENCE IN THE ARTS, by Jeremy Begbie


REVIEW: REDEEMING TRANSCENDENCE IN THE ARTS, by Jeremy Begbie

Editor’s note: this review originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of the Concordia Journal. We reprint it here in anticipation of this year’s Theological Symposium, “Whatever is Lovely”: The Role of Beauty in Theology and Ministry, September 21-22, 2021. For more information and to register, go to https://www.csl.edu/resources/continuing-education/theological-symposium/. REDEEMING TRANSCENDENCE IN THE ARTS: Bearing ..


Proper 21 · Philippians 2:1–4 (5–13) 14–18 · October 1, 2017


Proper 21 · Philippians 2:1–4 (5–13) 14–18 · October 1, 2017

Editor’s note: David Schmitt provides this homiletical help as the second of four in a sermon series on the lectionary’s successive readings from Paul’s letter to the Philippians. By David Schmitt, Textual Connection Paul’s separation from the Philippians causes him to focus on that which holds them together as a community of Christ, involved in humble service ..