volume 41
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Word Alive! Connections and Conversations
Making the Word alive and making connections through conversations.
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The Resurrection of Our Lord • 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 • April 5, 2015 The Occasion for Paul’s Words
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is an indispensable component of the gospel and an essential basis of our salvation.
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Proper 5 • 2 Corinthians 4:13–5:1 • June 7, 2015
Today’s epistle focuses on the Spirit as he works in the life of the believer to keep the Christian in the faith by giving a…
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Easter 5 • 1 John 4:1–11 (12–21) • May 3, 2015
We show the love of God to our neighbor when we confess sin and speak words of forgiveness that began not with us, but with…
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Proper 8 • 2 Corinthians 8:1–9; 13–15 • June 28, 2015
In the sermon, besides the gospel motivation, appeals are made to the positive examples of other believers, and the call is to excel in generosity.
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Talking to Jesus
If the beginning of the twenty-first century is marked by “Epicurean indifference,” the temptation to doctrinally focused people is, quoting Melanchthon again, “Pharisaic pride.” What…
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Proper 16 • Ephesians 5:22–33
The bulk of this passage has as its focus the role of husbands and how they are to love.
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Palm Sunday • Philippians 2:5–11 • March 29, 2015
Our English too often comes off sounding like Jesus was something less than God, as if he merely appeared to be God.