volume 41
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Lent 5 • Hebrews 5:1–10 • March 22, 2015 Sermon Notes
The end result (telos) of Christ’s high priestly work, which was “made perfect” or complete when he himself cried, “It is finished,” is the “eternal…
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Holy Trinity • Acts 2:14a, 22–36 • May 31, 2015
For Peter, gifted now with the Holy Spirit, all that has taken place was promised long ago and has unfolded according to God’s “definite plan…
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Introduction from the Chair
I propose that we think of “confessionalism” as understanding our identity and life as Christians in terms of the basic confession “Jesus is Lord.”
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CASE FOR CHARACTER: Towards a Lutheran Virtue Ethics. By Joel D. Biermann
Over all, Biermann’s contribution is significant, timely, and a remarkable achievement that will alter current discussions of ethics among Lutherans and other Christians.
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1Proper 11 • Ephesians 3:14–21 • July 26, 2015
The good news is that the Gentile believers now fully belong as household members (3:19) to the God of Israel, the Father of Jesus (Eph…
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Transfiguration • 2 Corinthians 3:12–13 (14–18); 4:1–6 • February 15, 2015
As Paul uses this image of the veil to describe what happens with unbelievers when they hear God’s word, this image should not be directly…
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The Nicene Creed in the Church
“Let us confess our Christian faith in the words of the Nicene Creed.” But what do we mean when we identify the content of the…
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The New Obedience
An Exegetical Glance at Article VI of the Augsburg Confession
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Easter 7 • 1 John 5:9–15 • May 17, 2015 Testifying in the Courtroom
In true Johannine fashion, the apostle offers us a contrast between two opposing principles at war with each other, namely, the way of the Son…