Homiletical Helps
Current Homiletical Helps articles which appeared in Concordia Journal
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Proper 27 • Hebrews 9:24–28 • November 8, 2015
By Tim Saleska Text and Grammar Notes 9:24: εἰσῆλθεν: the aorist verb emphasizes the central point of this text that, unlike the OT sacrifices, Christ’s…
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All Saints’ Day • 1 John 3:1–3 • November 1, 2015
Editor’s note: The following homiletical help is adapted from Concordia Journal, January 1988. By Francis C. Rossow Our modern rockets are useful for other than…
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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…
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Proper 24 • Hebrews 4:1–13 (14-16) • October 18, 2015
By Joel P. Okamoto Notes on the pericope The pericope urges Christians to believe God’s promise of eternal rest and to hold on to it…
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Proper 23 • Hebrews 3:12–19 • October 11, 2015
By Joel Biermann This text hardly ranks among the most popular or familiar of those gathered in the pericopes; but with its stern warnings, emphasis…
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Proper 22 • Hebrews 2:1–13 (14–18) • October 4, 2015
By Charles Arand Twice Honored By God This particular lectionary provides an opportunity to connect the text with the overarching storyline of Scripture. At the…
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Proper 21 • James 5:(1–12) 13–20 • September 27, 2015
By Anthony Cook The book of James is a collection of exhortations written to encourage Christians to live out their Christian identity in their daily…
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Proper 20 • James 3:13–4:10 • September 20, 2015
By Jeffrey Kloha James 3 and 4 stand among the harshest condemnations found in the NT. To be called “earthly, unspiritual, demonic” is certainly not…
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Proper 19 • James 3:1–12 • September 13, 2015
By William W. Schumacher The text of this passage from the Epistle of James is interesting both grammatically and lexically. The passage is rich in…