The Pulpit
Resources for Preaching
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Proper 13 • Exodus 16:2–15 • August 5, 2012
By Bruce M. Hartung It is an easy homiletical move to criticize and condemn the wandering children of Israel for their murmuring against Moses and…
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Proper 12 • Genesis 9:8–17 • July 29, 2012
By Thomas Egger Congregations of the LCMS have not heard many sermons on the rainbow, since Genesis 9 did not occur in the lectionary cycles…
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Proper 11 • Jeremiah 23:1–6 • July 22, 2012
By Timothy Dost Jeremiah 23:1–6 presents a challenge to the preacher of appearing to be too narrow in scope in terms of the law to…
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The Preacher’s Studio: David Lewis
Preacher’s Studio is a chance to take a step back and talk about the art and craft of preaching. Today’s preacher: DAVID LEWIS, on preaching…
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Proper 10 • Amos 7:7–15 • July 15, 2012
By William W. Carr The church never quite reads Amos. The Three-Year Lectionary employs it five times; the One-Year includes it once, as an option.…
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Proper 9 • Ezekiel 2:1–5 • July 8, 2012
“Thus says the Lord God” (Ez 2:4). Notice what is missing? (Ex 3:13–15; Ex 20:2) The Lord Yahweh does not identify himself as the God…
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Proper 8 • Lamentations 3:22–33 • July 1, 2012
By Gerhard Bode Introduction The one- and three-year lectionaries each include only one pericope from the Book of Lamentations. In both cases, the text is…
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Proper 7 • Isaiah 40:1–5 • June 24, 2012
Editor’s Note: This homiletical help is adapted from Concordia Journal, November 1983. By H. Armin Moellering Introduction: “A human being needs comfort. The nursing child…
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Proper 6 • Ezekiel 17:22–24 •June 17, 2012
By Tim Saleska Ezekiel 17:22–24 is an epilogue to the “Allegory of Two Eagles and the Vine” in 17:1–20. The allegory itself is described in…