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NEW LENTEN SERMON SERIES NOW AVAILABLE

The familiar words of the Patriarch Joseph, “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good” (Genesis 50:20 ESV) capture something of the uniqueness of Luke’s account of Jesus’s suffering, death, and resurrection. Enemies, faithless disciples, hapless crowds, pragmatic powerbrokers, and Satan himself are all arrayed against the perfectly innocent ..

Preach, Sleep, and Play: A Little Encouragement for Busy Pastors

Here’s the understatement of the New Year: Pastors are busy people! Coming out of the hectic Christmas season, pastors look a bit worn out as Epiphany begins. Yet the tasks and demands of pastoral work are ongoing: Preaching, teaching, worship, spiritual care and visitation, mission and evangelism, leadership and administration, and works of mercy and ..

Preachers Studio: David Maxwell

The journey from text to pulpit can be a long and winding road, filled with false starts, surprising discoveries, and hard choices along the way. On a semi-regular basis, the homiletics faculty of Concordia Seminary invites you to walk the road with the preacher in The Preachers Studio series. Each sermon was preached during chapel services ..

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Reformation Day • Matthew 11:12–19 • October 30, 2011

By Kent Burreson What have you come here to see? (Mt 11:7–9). This is one of the questions Jesus puts to the crowds at this turning point in Matthew’s Gospel as opposition to Jesus grows. Perhaps more appropriately, on Reformation Sunday the question should be: “What did you come here to do?” This alternate Gospel reading ..

The Pulpit

Proper 9 • Matthew 11:25–30 • July 3, 2011

By Paul Philp Jesus has just concluded speaking words of woe upon the cities where the response to his proclamation among them was ignored and rejected. This word of harsh condemnation makes it clear that those in these cities remain outside of the context of the faith. These are they who do not know the Father, ..

The Pulpit

Advent 3 • Matthew 11:2–15 • December 12, 2010

by Jeffrey A. Kloha Textual Notes Two phrases are problematic in this text. First, Jesus seems to diminish John in verse 11. So who is the “greatest?” Greatness in the kingdom is the opposite of what is considered greatness outside of it. The greatest are those who serve (Mt 20:26; 23:11) but above all—directly answering ..

NEW LENTEN SERMON SERIES NOW AVAILABLE

Preach, Sleep, and Play: A Little Encouragement for Busy Pastors

Preachers Studio: David Maxwell

Reformation Day • Matthew 11:12–19 • October 30, 2011

Reformation Day • Matthew 11:12–19 • October 30, 2011

Proper 9 • Matthew 11:25–30 • July 3, 2011

Proper 9 • Matthew 11:25–30 • July 3, 2011

Advent 3 • Matthew 11:2–15 • December 12, 2010

Advent 3 • Matthew 11:2–15 • December 12, 2010

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