The Pulpit
Resources for Preaching
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Preacher’s Studio: Luke Schnake
The journey from text to pulpit can be a long and winding road, filled with false starts, surprising discoveries, and hard choices along the way.…
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Epiphany 4 • Micah 6:1–8 • February 2, 2014
By William Carr In spring 2013, I taught an elective to our Residential Alternate Route students on the book of Micah. Early in the term, one…
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Preacher’s Studio: Jon Diefenthaler
The journey from text to pulpit can be a long and winding road, filled with false starts, surprising discoveries, and hard choices along the way.…
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Epiphany 3 • Isaiah 9:1–4 • January 26, 2014
Editor’s Note: The following homiletical help is adapted from Concordia Journal, October 1998. By Quentin F. Wesselschmidt Textual considerations: The Old Testament lesson for the…
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Epiphany 2 • Isaiah 49:1–7 • January 19, 2014
By Erik Hermann This second of Isaiah’s so-called Servant Songs continues the theme of Israel’s redemption. Like the exodus of old, God will gather his people…
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Baptism of Our Lord • Isaiah 42:1–7 • January 12, 2014
Editor’s Note: The following homiletical help is adapted from Concordia Journal, October 2003. By Thomas Manteufel It can be exciting to meet a famous personality.…
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Epiphany • Isaiah 60:1–6 • January 5, 2014
By Leopoldo A. Sanchez M. Our text proclaims the manifestation of the Lord’s “light” and “glory” upon his people (v. 1), and through Israel to the…
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Christmas 1 • Isaiah 63:7–14 • December 29, 2013
By Joel Biermann Israel, God’s rebellious son, God’s adulterous bride, remains always the unexpected recipient of God’s greatest giving. He even intervenes for Israel as a…
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Advent 4 • Isaiah 7:10–17 • December 22, 2013
By Wally Becker “Behold the virgin is about to become pregnant and bear a son, and you will call his name Immanuel” (Is 7:14). Unfortunately, the…