Heart rending read…
1. America is a liberal Catholic publication. It might go too far to say that they are proud supporters of the cafeteria, but they have problems with certain doctrines that are not changing. 2. That...
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Most people see that word Confession and think the Roman Catholic rite of penance or those booths with a little sliding door to talk through. Lutherans have what is most likely an archaic definition....
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The Office of the Keys
Full Text The office of the Keys is all about who has the authority, responsibility and accountability to forgive and bind sins. The good news in Lutheran doctrine is that Christ himself rules the...
View ArticleStepping Back from the Brink
1. Here is Dr. Haidt on talking about one way to step back. What he does is force what I’d call an admission of sin. Each polarized side has “things that they have left undone” as the corporate...
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Footwashing
I was invited to guest this morning on KFUO’s morning program, “His Time”. KFUO is the St. Louis and internet radio of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. The text was John 13:1-20 which is Jesus...
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The Gut-Check of Discipleship
Bibical Text: Matt 10:21-33 Full Sermon Draft The text is part of what is called the missionary discourse. Jesus is sending the twelve out to proclaim the kingdom. As part of that sending are some...
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The Keys of Grace
Biblical Text: Matthew 18:1-20 Full Sermon Draft Jesus’ predictions of His passion each elicit responses by the disciples. Those response are often quite telling. They highlight some false idea which...
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Kingdom Memory, Kingdom Walk
Biblical Text: Mark 9:38-50 Full Sermon Draft The Gospel of Mark, per the early church, is the memories/sermons/stories of Peter written down around the time of his death. And I tend to think at the...
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Built on the Rock
Biblical Text: Matthew 16:13-20 (21-23) Full Sermon Draft This text in my reading is really about one thing, Jesus’ definition of the office of Christ and its work. To understand Christ and his work...
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Confessing the Christ
Full Sermon DraftDownload Biblical Text: Matthew 16:13-20 The Reign of God or the Kingdom is the overriding theme of the gospel and we’ve been thinking out way through it this summer. It starts out...
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