Homiletical Helps
Current Homiletical Helps articles which appeared in Concordia Journal
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Proper 11 • Luke 10:38-42 • July 17, 2016
By Paul R. Raabe The Gospel lesson appointed for the ninth Sunday after Pentecost is the Mary and Martha account. It illustrates the priority of…
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Proper 10 • Luke 10:25–37 • July 10, 2016
By David Peter Provided here is a sermon digest based on the parable of the Good Samaritan. The reader is free to appropriate into a…
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Proper 9 • Luke 10:1–20 • July 3, 2016
By Timothy E. Saleska Sermon Notes Luke 10:1–20 does not develop an argument but instead lays out a series of sayings that are disparate in structure…
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Proper 8 • Luke 9:51–62 • June 26, 2016
Joel P. Okamoto Notes on the Text 9:51: This passage is the beginning of what is often called the travel narrative in the Gospel according…
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Proper 7 • Luke 8:26–39 • June 19, 2016
By Jeff Kloha “Why Do You Not Leave Me Alone?” Narrative Focus This pericope falls within a series of four of Jesus’s miracles (8:22–56): calming…
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Proper 6 • Luke 7:36–8:3 • June 12, 2016
By Anthony Cook “If this man were a prophet, he would have known.” Simon’s statement implies that if Jesus were a true prophet he would…
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Proper 5 • Luke 7:11–17 • June 5, 2016
By James Voelz Introduction and Overview This well-known pericope is “typical” of Luke’s Gospel in several important ways. Chief is the portrayal of Jesus as a…
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Proper 4 • Luke 7:1–10 • May 29, 2016
Joel Biermann At first blush, the central theme of this pericope seems to be faith and its remarkable residence in a Gentile centurion. That motif…
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Holy Trinity • John 8:48–59 • May 22, 2016
By Charles Arand “I Am” Your Creator and Redeemer This is one of the better-known passages in John and is a favorite passage for many…