This is part two of a series of posts from Dr. David Maxwell. The first post was “What Should You Do With Anger and Desire?” Gregory of Nyssa’s On the Soul and the Resurrection is a treatise that demonstrates what a Platonic spirituality of the passions looks like when Christians adopt it. The dialogue is ..
(Editors Note: Paul R. Raabe is Professor Emeritus at Concordia Seminary and Professor in Biblical Studies at Grand Canyon University) Someone asked me how to talk with non-Lutherans. That is a good question. Here are some thoughts for the readers of ConcordiaTheology.org to consider. On a daily basis I chat with Christians who are non-Lutheran. ..
The Christian Life, A Wake up Call
The bulk of this passage has as its focus the role of husbands and how they are to love
Chapel Sermon by Brad Birtell from Ephesians 5:8-14 on Monday, March 27, 2017
Chapel Sermon by Kou Seying from Ephesians 5:8-14 on Wednesday, March 22, 2017
By William Wrede Marriage. A man and a woman united. The standard for this union has been established by God and is fully rooted in his love for us in Jesus Christ. A quick review of the readings from Ephesians for the prior two Sundays will frame our reading for today; we are imitators of ..
Editor’s note: The following homiletical help is adapted from Concordia Journal, April 2008. By Joel P. Fritsche This epistle reading turns our attention toward living the Christian life. It builds off the foundation that St. Paul laid earlier in Ephesians, namely 2:8–9: “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not ..
by Wally Becker We are saved by God’s grace, through faith in Christ Jesus, for the purpose of living as God’s people to this world which he loves (Jn 3:16). This passage gives us a picture of “the two kinds of righteousness.” The first portion of the text focuses on the grace of God: dead in sin, ..
Chapel Sermon by Leopoldo Sánchez from Ephesians 5:21-33 on Tuesday, August 05, 2014
By Wally Becker After celebrating the resurrection of our Lord these past five weeks, the reading from Revelation helps us focus on our own resurrection at the last day. The picture is of the bride, the wife of the Lamb. For a good explanation of the imagery and symbols see the volume on Revelation by ..
This semi-regular video series features preachers discussing the art of preaching with students, faculty, and pastors within the context of a specific sermon they have just preached in chapel at Concordia Seminary
Chapel Sermon by Glenn Nielsen from Ephesians 5:1-2, 8-16 on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Dr. Glenn Nielsen explains how he developed his Chapel Sermon from Ephesians 5:1-2 and Ephesians 5: 8-16 on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Dr. Biermann explains that the order of the natural law makes all things subordinate
