Reformation Sunday
Spark your thoughts for October 29, 2023! Tune in to “Lectionary Kick-start” for a discussion about the texts for Reformation Sunday and the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
“And they will all be taught of God”: Martin Luther’s Biblical Translation at 500
It is now 500 years since Luther’s translation of the New Testament first appeared. It is no exaggeration or hyperbole to praise Luther’s German Bible as not only one of the most important works in the German language but also as one of the great literary achievements of Western history. It is well known that ..
Romans 3:19-28
Chapel Sermon by Ben Haupt from Romans 3:19-28 on Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Proper 13 · Romans 9:1–5 (6–13) · August 6, 2017
Editor’s note: the following homiletical help is taken from David Schmitt’s sermon series “God’s Greater Story: A Sermon Series on Romans 6–14,” which is available for download here. By David Schmitt As you listen to our text, you realize that we have come across Paul in a very private moment. Paul is engaged in prayer. His prayer ..
Reading Notes: Faith Alone
Why Luther inserted the word “alone” when he translated Romans 3:28
Making More of Gospel Metaphors
…aka, preaching the whole can of worms
Reformation Day • Romans 3:19–28 • October 25, 2015
By Robert Rosin “Greeks seek wisdom,” Paul once wrote, and they had plenty to offer. Over the centuries, sages had tried to make sense of things with varied results. Their wisdom of the time had come to accept the idea of fundamental chaos as a starting reality, which they then sought to overlay with some ..
“News”week on the Bible
Is it a Sin?
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 ..
Romans 3:19-28
Chapel Sermon by Matthew Harrison from Romans 3:19-28 on Thursday, October 31, 2013
Romans 3:19-28 1
Chapel Sermon by Bruce Schuchard from Romans 3:19-28 1 on Thursday, October 17, 2013
Reformation Day • Romans 3:19–28 • October 27, 2013
By Bruce Schuchard The church’s celebration, its regular remembrance, of seminal events––like the Reformation––happens so that the faithful might be encouraged to remember and never to forget what the faithful must never forget. Thus, the chief, the simplest, the most fundamental, articles of the faith are the focus, so that the faithful might remain grounded, ..
Proper 20 • 1 Timothy 2:1–15 • September 22, 2013
By Reed Lessing Comments on the Text: The sermon’s focus is on 1 Timothy 2:1–6, thus the comments only pertain to these verses. Verse 1: The apostle’s repeated use of πάντων, “all,” begins here. “First of all … for all people” (1 Tm 2:1) … “on behalf of all … so that we may live ..
Romans 3:19-28
Romans 3:19-28 Reformation Sunday Paul proclaims the righteous of God by faith for all who believe
Jews and the Death of Jesus: Reading Matthew 27:25 by David Lewis
“His Blood Be on Us and our Children!”: Joseph Ratzinger on Matthew 27:25