By Bradley Gray

10/07/26

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Worship According to the Word

The only hope for idol-addicted sinners who are utterly incapable of decluttering their souls is Jesus, the one at the heart of the gospel, and the only one who stands before the Father with an undivided heart.

Amy Mantravadi

10/06/26

An Introduction to Nikolaus von Amsdorf

More than a friend, Amsdorf was also an important figure in the work of religious reform, providing counsel to Luther on key occasions, shepherding the churches, and defending the faith until his death.

The Two Metaphysical Mysteries: Luther’s Parallel Understanding of the Lord’s Supper and the Incarnation

Jeremiah Schultz

10/02/26

The Two Metaphysical Mysteries: Luther’s Parallel Understanding of the Lord’s Supper and the Incarnation

Just as it is necessary that Christ took on flesh for our salvation, so too, it is necessary that he should be in the supper bodily

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Martin Luther

02/05/20

God's Description In Two Words

I venture to assert I have never read, in the entire Scriptures, words more beautifully expressive of the grace of God than these two children words.

Luke Kjolhaug

01/30/20

Absolution and a Crying Baby

In our search for absolution, human beings leave no stone unturned. We’re desperate to have our uneasy consciences soothed.

Pete Lange

01/29/20

The Gospel is a Noun

It’s a delivery of historical facts that tells us who Jesus is and what he has done for us through his dying on the cross and his rising from the grave.

Gretchen Ronnevik

01/29/20

Your Bible Reading Plan Won't Save You

If I’m honest, I want that completed Bible reading plan more than I want grace.

Donavon Riley

01/28/20

Baptism Gives Us Everything

We live in the strength of our baptism again and again and again, returning to it every day according to God's promise.

Ryan Couch

01/28/20

You Aren’t Jesus and You Don’t Need to Be

The gospel is the good news that in Christ we have been given the very righteousness of Christ himself. This means that everything God commands of us is given to us in Christ as a gift.

Philip Bartelt

01/27/20

Pelagius and Pelagianism

Pelagius maintained an orthodox appearance while rejecting original sin and the distinction between law and gospel.

Robert Kolb

01/27/20

I’m Mortified and, If Not, I Must Get to It

God has placed preachers of His Word in the frontlines of His combat against Satan and all his minions that is fought out on the battlefields of the individual lives of believers.

Bror Erickson

01/23/20

Third Sunday After Epiphany: John 4:27-42

The following is an excerpt from “A Year of Grace: Collected Sermons of Advent through Pentecost” written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2019).

Donavon Riley

01/21/20

The Answer to All Our Questions About Salvation and Vocation

We confuse salvation and vocation in our quest to determine who is in control of our salvation.

Donavon Riley

01/21/20

Fighting the Leviathans of Sin and Death

One moment, we pray for our rescue from sin and death. The next moment, we beg our Father to do unto others what we hope he will never do to us.

Haroldo Camacho

01/17/20

The Law and the Conscience: An Excerpt from Martin Luther's Commentary on Saint Paul's Epistle to the Galatians

Indeed, the law said, “You shall love the Lord your God,” but the law cannot give me such love, nor can it take my hand to grasp on to Christ.

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