1. What is the Purpose of a Worship Service?

    book
    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. 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

  7. Our 2022 Summer Reading List

    book
    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

  8. 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

  9. Stay With Us

    book
    05/26/22
    8 mins
    read
    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

  10. Things I Learned From My Friend, Pastor Ron Hodel

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    05/25/22
    12 mins
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    By Scott Keith
    1517 would not exist without the leadership, friendship, and faithfulness of Pastor Ron Hodel.
    Things I Learned From My Friend, Pastor Ron Hodel

  11. A Place that Knows Me

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    05/20/22
    18 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    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.
    A Place that Knows Me

  12. How God Made Mary a Theologian of the Cross

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    05/19/22
    10 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The point Luther made, again and again, was that distance between God and sinners is collapsed when the crucified Christ himself comes to sinners through a preacher.
    How God Made Mary a Theologian of the Cross
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