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Open Forum between Lutherans and Anglicans – Wed, Nov 10
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will host an open forum featuring presentations on behalf of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and the Anglican Church of North America.…
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Epiphany 5 • Matthew 5:13–20 • February 6, 2011
by Jeffrey A. Gibbs The Text’s Limits: A Strong Suggestion Although the lectionary has put together 5:13–16 and 5:17–20, I would strongly suggest separating them.…
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Epiphany 4 • Matthew 5:1–12 • January 30, 2011
by Tom Egger In this pericope, Jesus is proclaiming the blessings of his reign to those gathered around him on the mountain. His words address…
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Epiphany 3 • Matthew 4:12–25 • January 23, 2011
by Bruce M. Hartung How rich can a text be? How many options can one text give a preacher? The richness of options is almost…
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Epiphany 2 • John 1:29–42a • January 16, 2011
by Bruce Schuchard Because They Have Seen? Seeing is believing. Or so the saying goes. In the gospel of John, however, there is much to…
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Baptism of Our Lord • Matthew 3:13–17 • January 9, 2011
by Dale A. Meyer Still Waters Run Deep Introduction: Over time you get to know some people well enough to know how they’ll react. You…
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Christmas 2 • Luke 2:40–52 • January 2, 2011
by William W. Schumacher So soon after the sometimes sentimental scenes of the infant Jesus we cherish at Christmas, this unique account of Jesus as…
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Christmas 1 • Matthew 2:13–23 •December 26, 2010
by Travis J. Scholl Talk about good news, bad news. The day after Christmas (“On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to…
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Advent 4 • Matthew 1:18–25 • December 19, 2010
by Paul Robinson We were driving home from a Wednesday evening Advent service when my three-year-old daughter announced from her car seat, “I’m afraid of…
