Post-Denominational Lutheranism
By John W. Hoyum
03/20/26
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Post-Denominational Lutheranism

One great thing about our post-denominational age is that it has opened up opportunities to make common cause with other Lutherans who, despite their differences and eccentricities, can agree on some of the most important things.
Getting Over your Pride
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
03/19/26

Getting Over your Pride

Pride builds identities that leave no room for grace.
Blessed Beggars
Heather Schulz
Heather Schulz
03/18/26

Blessed Beggars

We can willingly admit the fact that we're just like tax collectors and thieves.

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Bob Sundquist
Bob Sundquist
09/18/22

Old Testament: Amos 6:1-7 (Pentecost 16: Series C)

God did what we could never do. He made a promise that endures forever and is eternally significant.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/16/22

John 3:1-12: Doppelgangers of Jesus

Hope is found precisely while we’re dead.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/14/22

Go Home Justified

It’s the notion of mercy that leads us to the atonement, and it is the atonement that provides a foundational basis for the justification of sinners.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
09/11/22

Old Testament: Amos 8:4-7 (Pentecost 15: Series C)

The LORD sends His Son who targets those who are trampled and downtrodden. He comes for all, but He specifically includes the less fortunate.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
09/09/22

1 John 2:25-29: The Promise He Made to Us

When God makes promises, he is incapable of not keeping them.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
09/04/22

Old Testament: Ezekiel 34:11-24 (Pentecost 14: Series C)

The LORD God declares He Himself will shepherd His sheep. He will seek them out. He will rescue them. He will save. He will gather them in. In other words, the Good Shepherd will take care of His own sheep.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/28/22

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (Pentecost 13: Series C)

These words direct the people of God how to live in their identity as God’s children. We would say, this is the reality of our baptismal identity!
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/23/22

Your Church Isn't Jesus

Don't lose hope. Don't avoid church on Sunday morning.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/21/22

Old Testament: Proverbs 25:2-10 (Pentecost 12: Series C)

All of this is interesting and useful in preparing a sermon, however, there are no explicit words of Gospel in this text. How does one preach without shoe-horning the Gospel into the message, perhaps in an inappropriate or confusing manner?
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
08/19/22

1 John 2:1-11: Lovers and Liars

Walking in the light doesn't entail a spotless moral record but rather an honest appraisal of who we are.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/14/22

Old Testament: Isaiah 66:18-23 (Pentecost 11: Series C)

As is often the case in Scripture, creation is about a renewed, restored, and redeemed relationship with the Creator.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/07/22

Old Testament: Jeremiah 23: 16-29 (Pentecost 10: Series C)

The real presence of the LORD does not pop-up unannounced when Jesus institutes the Lord’s Supper—it has been a theme from the days in the Garden of Eden when He walked and talked with His people.
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