Proper 10 • Ephesians 1:3–16 • July 12, 2015
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 12 • Ephesians 3:14–21 • July 26, 2015
By Benjamin Haupt How big are we talking? That might be a question that you have discussed if you have ever built a house or a church or any other kind of building. That is the question Paul seems to be addressing in Ephesians 3:14–21. In Ephesians 1 and 2, Paul reminds the Ephesian Christians that they are chosen ..
Ephesians 1:3-14
Chapel Sermon by Timothy Dost from Ephesians 1:3-14 on Thursday, July 02, 2015
Proper 10 • Ephesians 1:3–16 • July 12, 2015
By Timothy Dost Here is a passage of great comfort that is a blessing and help in times of hardship and times of plenty. Paul thoroughly grounds the promises of predestination to salvation in the gospel of Jesus Christ and thereby assures us of the durability of the promise in the face of the troubles and difficulties of this present ..
Ephesians 1:15-23
Chapel Sermon by David Schmitt from Ephesians 1:15-23 on Monday, July 22, 2013
Proper 10 • Colossians 1:1-14 • July 14, 2013
By James W. Voelz Editor’s note: An abbreviated form of this Homiletical Help appeared in the Spring 2013 Concordia Journal. The full commentary written by Dr. Voelz is provided here. Introduction The book of Colossians has had its authenticity questioned from the nineteenth century onward, though not before. Much of the problem lies in its similarity to ..
Ephesians 1:3-14
Ephesians 1:3-14 Paul reminds us about the Mystery of God’s saving plan and that Christ is and has been central to it since before the creation of the world
Ephesians 1:15-23
Ephesians 1:15-23 Ascension Day, Series C, We are valued by God and receive forgiveness and salvation and eternal life because he values us
Recapitulation and Salvation in Irenaeus of Lyon
Irenaeus of Lyon is well known for his use of the term recapitulation (??????????????) in his main work Against Heresies. This thesis examines the intersection of recapitulation language and human salvation eschatology in Irenaeus. Concluding that recapitulation language describes for Irenaeus an observed shape to salvation history, this thesis probes whether that recapitulative shape extends ..
Easter 4 • Acts 20:17–38 • April 25, 2010
by James W. Voelz Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesian Elders I. Introduction: This famous passage occurs toward the end of Paul’s Third Missionary Journey, as he was heading back to Jerusalem to celebrate Pentecost (20:16). He decided to bypass Ephesus as he proceeded down the West Coast of Anatolia, as Luke says, “lest it happen ..
Ephesians 1:3-14
Chapel Sermon by Jonathan Stein from Ephesians 1:3-14 on Monday, July 13, 2009
Ascension · Ephesians 1:15-23 · May 1, 2008
By Charles P. Arand, “There’s A New Lord in Town” Ascension Day is included as one of the milestone events in the grand narrative of the Gospel as set forth by the Apostles and Nicene Creeds. And yet, it doesn’t seem to receive its due among Lutherans. Is it decreasing in importance? Ascension Day seems to ..
Ephesians 1:3-14
Chapel Sermon by Jeffrey Kloha from Ephesians 1:3-14 on Wednesday, June 21, 2000
Ephesians 1:3-6
Chapel Sermon by Yohannes Mengsteab from Ephesians 1:3-6 on Tuesday, January 4, 2000
Ephesians 1:3-14
Chapel Sermon by Jeffrey Gibbs from Ephesians 1:3-14 on Wednesday, June 10, 1998