Jeff Thormodson

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Concordia Journal, Fall 2019
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The Pulpit

Proper 16 • Luke 13:22–30 • August 21, 2016

By Jeffrey Thormodson This focus of this text is about the baptized, to “those who are being saved”; verse 23 uses a present participle that identifies the hearer for whom salvation has already come. An individual in the crowd is curious, or speculating about the salvation of others and asks, “Lord will those who are ..

The Pulpit

Advent 2 • 2 Peter 3:8–14 • December 7, 2014

By Jeff Thormodson The seven verses just preceding our text describe a cultural milieu that seriously doubts the existence of God or a literal judgment day. This first century attitude fits the current context where “[many] see no tangible evidence of the Lord’s second coming and thus doubt its reality. As a result, they see no need for ..