tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186577192026-06-16T08:50:07.980-04:00Malachi 4:1 (ESV) "For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.comBlogger727125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-88246179829691126182018-09-06T16:25:00.001-04:002018-09-06T16:31:53.827-04:00

A great quote over at Gottesdienst on the use of the law in preaching from Chemnitz: The Antinomians because in Matt. 11:13 is says that "the Law was until John," contend that the teaching of the Decalog has no place under the new covenant.  The Libertines say that believers "are not under the Law," Gal. 5:18, and therefore they have the idea that believers ought not to learn from the Law

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Why lies He in such mean estate, Where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christians, fear, for sinners here The silent Word is pleading. Nails, spear shall pierce Him through, The cross be borne for me, for you. Hail, hail the Word made flesh, The Babe, the Son of Mary.  

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A Blessed Easter to all! One of my favorite hymns written by Dr. Luther:  Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands, For our offenses given; But now at God’s right hand He stands, And brings us life from Heaven. Wherefore let us joyful be, And sing to God right thankfully Loud songs of Alleluia! Alleluia! No son of man could conquer Death, Such mischief sin had wrought us, For

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Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a Child is born,Unto us a Son is given;And the government will be upon His shoulder.And His name will be calledWonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peaceThere will be no end,Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,To order it and establish it with judgment and justiceFrom that time

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I know I'm about three weeks behind on my social networking but here's today's Facebook quote of the day is from the host of my favorite Lutheran radio program Issues, Etc. Todd Wilken who writes:  I don't understand why King David's impromptu dance before the ark is supposed to be an example of how we ought to worship today, but the reverence of the Temple liturgy (something actually

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Today's Facebook quote of the day is from the host of my favorite Lutheran radio program Issues, Etc. Todd Wilken who writes:  "Don't you wish the Bible were clearer on the six-day creation issue? If only there were a verse that said something like: "For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. No, wait... never mind"

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The Body of Christ is under attack in Egypt. We would do well to remember in our prayers our Coptic brothers and sisters as they bear witness to Christ under persecution by peaceful Mohammadians. The above picture was taken yesterday as a Coptic congregation gathered to receive Christ's gifts of Word and Sacrament in a building that was firebombed a few days before.  

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P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The absolute best sermon I have heard this year on the Easter Resurrection of our Lord Jesus was from Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller at Hope Lutheran Church out in Aurora, CO. The sermon is titled “Jesus is Out, and He’s After You” and it needs to be heard. A portion of the text: What do you do with a man who won’t stay dead? Perhaps the better question is: What

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Lent is over. The Great Vigil of Easter has been observed. Our Lord and Savior has conquered death and the grave. Once more alleluias fill our sanctuaries. A blessed Easter to all. John 20:1-18 Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to

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P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Later tonight I will attend my congregation's Easter Vigil. It's one of the most beautiful services in Church's liturgical year and it's one I always look forward to since attending my first vigil almost ten years ago. The Easter Vigil starts outside in the dark with a single candle lit and slowly moves into the sanctuary as the congregation sings, chants, and

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So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place

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P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Tonight's Maundy Thursday quote of the day is from Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller who, unbeknownst to me until just recently” has one of those twitter accounts and tweeted out earlier this evening the following: “If you think washing the disciples feet is humiliating, wait until tomorrow.” Sublime brilliance.

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Today is one of my favorite days of the Church year; Maundy Thursday where the day where the historic church celebrates Jesus’ intuition of the Eucharist or the Lord's Supper. From the Gospel of Matthew 26:26-30;And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and

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P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Have you ever tried to teach a Sunday school class the Christmas narrative during Lent? You should try it, it's a wonderful exercise! My Sunday morning class started studying the book of Luke back in November when our wrapped up our look at theophanies in the Old Testament. As we had a lot of background to go over we weren't even able to get to the

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Today's quote of the day is from my usual source of quotes on Facebook:"Imagine if we each had individual debt clocks for our sins. I bet crucifixes would be a lot more popular."I couldn't agree more.

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My new great nephew! At the congregation I attend I enjoy the opportunity to teach the adult Sunday school class and we are currently making our way through Luke's Gospel. Normally, in most Lutheran congregations, it is the pastor who teaches an adult class. Since my pastor serves two parishes he has to leave shortly after our class starts and therefore he, by necessity, turns it over to

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A friend of mine on Facebook gets today's quote of the day: "I was thinking the other day... about the "Footprints in the Sand" poem-thingy. It is so very individualistic. Never in a Christian's life are there "one set of footprints" because we're "catholic" (meaning: according to the whole). We're the body of Christ. Our neighbors and the great cloud of witnesses have left footprints too."

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It's just time.

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I know this is a week late but I've been busy playing metrologist which is a good thing considering that is my vocation. Anyhoo, Dan over at Time Out produced a special video presentation of hymn number 460 in the Lutheran Service Book; "Christians to the Paschal Victim" for Time Out Episode 115.Anna Baseley of Emmanuel-Dearborn and Mark Fergus of Zion-Columbus join Cantor Beethe and and Dan for

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According to the Catholic News Service the blood of Pope John Paul II is to be venerated this weekend. From the news story:A small vial of Pope John Paul II's blood is the relic for the Mass for his beatification, the Vatican said.The relic was to be presented to Pope Benedict XVI and exposed for veneration during the Mass in St. Peter's Square May 1, the Vatican said April 26.Yep, the church of

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Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain by John of Damascus for this blessed Easter day!Come, you faithful, raise the strainOf triumphant gladness!God has brought his IsraelInto joy from sadness,Loosed from Pharaoh’s bitter yokeJacob’s sons and daughters,Led them with unmoistened footThrough the Red Sea waters.This the spring of souls today:Christ has burst his prisonAnd from three days’ sleep in

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A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth by Paul GerhardtA Lamb goes uncomplaining forth,The guilt of all men bearing;And laden with the sins of earth,None else the burden sharing!Goes patient on, grow weak and faint,To slaughter led without complaint,That spotless life to offer;Bears shame and stripes, and wounds and death,Anguish and mockery, and saith,“Willing all this I suffer.”This Lamb is Christ,

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Today is Maundy Thursday; the day where the historic and catholic church celebrates Jesus’ intuition of the Lord’s Supper; often referred to as the Eucharist. From the Gospel of Matthew 26:26-30;And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “

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Pastor Matthew Harrison who is now president of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod talking about youth and the liturgy.HT Paul McCain

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This week’s blog pick of the week comes from Kelly Klages’ self titled blog with her post “I didn’t see Jesus on the cross!”In this wonderfully succinct piece Kelly recounts how upset her daughter gets when she didn’t see Jesus on the cross in one of Pastor Jonathon Fisk’s Worldview Everlasting video podcasts and the comfort of seeing Jesus lifted up in glory in the ending credits.Kelly’s closing

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