Practice Needs Promises: Martin Luther, John Mark Comer, and Christian Spirituality
By Russ Lackey
04/27/26
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Practice Needs Promises: Martin Luther, John Mark Comer, and Christian Spirituality

May we, as preachers, rise and proclaim that Jesus Christ is sufficient for all our spiritual hunger.
The Look and Feel of Vocation from the Outside
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
04/24/26

The Look and Feel of Vocation from the Outside

This is an excerpt from the first chapter of Being Family by Scott Keith (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 1-6.
Prophecy, Promises, and the Freedom of
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
04/23/26

Prophecy, Promises, and the Freedom of "I Don’t Know"

God has told us everything necessary for faith. However he has not told us everything there is to know.

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John T. Pless
John T. Pless
06/05/22

Preaching Trinity Sunday

The celebration of Trinity Sunday–the only church festival specifically dedicated to a doctrine–reminds us of the necessity of confessing that the one God exists in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/30/22

Trusting in What You Cannot See

In the face of abject evil, these two faithfully cling to the words and truths of he alone who is Good, Jehovah God.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
05/30/22

1517 Podcast Network Celebration

Celebrate the 4th Year of the 1517 Podcast Network with a Special Gift.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
05/29/22

Gospel: John 14:23-31 (Pentecost Sunday: Series C)

Pentecost is a flashback. It drives us back to the past. It also propels us forward into the future.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
05/27/22

What We See in the Cross is Love

If you want something empty, the tomb is the way to go. The point of the manger is that Jesus was in it. The point of the cross is that Jesus was on it.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
05/25/22

Things I Learned From My Friend, Pastor Ron Hodel

1517 would not exist without the leadership, friendship, and faithfulness of Pastor Ron Hodel.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
05/24/22

The Problem With I

There is someone outside of I, someone outside of you, that our faith and hope is in.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
05/22/22

Gospel: John 17:20-26 (Easter 7: Series C)

So, we pray. Not just in times of need, but we pray at all times. Because this is part of what it means to be saved.
Gerhard Forde
Gerhard Forde
05/20/22

A Place that Knows Me

We worry about the fact our days are as grass – so we try to scratch out a place for ourselves, to make a permanent, lasting place, to climb to higher places and succeed, more often than not, only to hurt each other in the process.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
05/15/22

Gospel: John 16:23-33 (Easter 6: Series C)

Jesus opens for us a way to walk through suffering and to sing our song of salvation as we talk to our heavenly Father.
David Clay
David Clay
05/11/22

You are a God who Hides Himself

God excludes our boasting out of his abundant mercy.
Scott Landrum
Scott Landrum
05/09/22

Rustling Leaves and a Guilty Conscience

Make no mistake, sinners are in fact being pursued by a most hideous beast called sin, death, and the devil, unleashed and striking continuously.
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