1. What is the Purpose of a Worship Service?

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    06/27/22
    6 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    The worship service is less like servants entering the throne room to wait on the king’s needs and more like a father joining his family around the dining room table.
    What is the Purpose of a Worship Service?

  2. God's Not Impressed By Your Word Count

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    06/23/22
    12 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    Because of Jesus, God always hears our prayers, and he always responds to them in love–regardless of the quality or quantity of the one speaking them.
    God's Not Impressed By Your Word Count

  3. Word and Water: A Baptism Conversation with FLAME

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    06/20/22
    16 mins
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    By Sarah Crowder
    FLAME uses Scripture and church history to argue that baptism is a gospel gift, not our work.
    Word and Water: A Baptism Conversation with FLAME

  4. On the Death of a Pastor

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    06/16/22
    9 mins
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    By Paul Koch
    There is comfort and joy that while one is now at rest from his labors, the Lord of the church continues to ensure that the good seed is sown, watered, and cared for.
    On the Death of a Pastor

  5. Adopted

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    06/15/22
    32 mins
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    By Ron Hodel
    God has a plan for this world that he put into place from eternity, a plan that is carried out in Jesus Christ and promises unimaginably great blessings for believers.
    Adopted

  6. The Trinity Is History

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    06/10/22
    16 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    The Trinity is a handy shorthand for all that God has done to justify sinners.
    The Trinity Is History

  7. Fading into Ordinary, Ragtag Christianity after Pentecost

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    06/06/22
    9 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    After the big, splashy, exciting day of Pentecost in Acts 2, church life faded into the ordinary life of ragtag sinners encountering the God of the cross coming to them in seemingly unawesome ways. What can we learn from this?
    Fading into Ordinary, Ragtag Christianity after Pentecost

  8. Not Drunk As You Suppose

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    06/03/22
    12 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    That on Pentecost God’s Spirit should function through a dozen seeming inebriates should be no surprise when this same God saves through the ignominy of the cross.
    Not Drunk As You Suppose

  9. Reforming Worship

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    06/02/22
    11 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    The relationship between faith and prayer or belief and worship is mutual. Faith produces prayer and prayer expresses faith.
    Reforming Worship

  10. Our 2022 Summer Reading List

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    06/01/22
    18 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    A few of our staff members have shared what they are looking forward to reading in the coming months below. If you’re looking for titles to fill your own summer reading list, we hope this list is a helpful resource.
    Our 2022 Summer Reading List

  11. A Fortress in the Face of Violence

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    05/26/22
    12 mins
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    By Steve Kruschel
    Your loving Lord is not oblivious to your pain and sadness.
    A Fortress in the Face of Violence

  12. Stay With Us

    book
    05/26/22
    8 mins
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    By Kathy Morales
    Just as the disciples on the road to Emmaus recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread, so we, through the working of the Holy Spirit, recognize our Lord in the Word and Sacraments.
    Stay With Us
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