Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue
By Kelsi Klembara
10/30/26
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Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue

Luther felt the reform of the church could not simply remain a matter of aesthetics and practice. Something much deeper needed to be rooted out.
Messengers, Angels, and Apostles
Mark Duerr
Mark Duerr
10/29/26

Messengers, Angels, and Apostles

While God can, and often does, appear to people face to face, he also often employs the use of several types of messengers.
Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
10/28/26

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

The “further up and further in” we go, the table keeps getting bigger, the guest list keeps getting longer, and the grace keeps on flowing.

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/03/19

Life Is What Jesus Makes of it

Rather than validate our selfish, self-serving choices, he justifies us by giving us new life and baptizing us into his death and resurrection.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
09/02/19

Gospel: Luke 14:25-35 (Pentecost 13:Series C)

We would expect Jesus to be delighted people have responded to the master’s invitation. Instead, Jesus asks these people to reconsider whether they should be following Him or not.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/28/19

David vs. Goliath: We're Teaching the Story All Wrong

As we do in daily life, so we have done in our reading of the Bible: we have placed ourselves at the center, and Christ at the periphery.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/27/19

What Does God Give Us Today?

God is the only one who decides what we receive, when, and how it’s given to us.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
08/22/19

A Look at 1 and 2 Peter: Introduction to 1 Peter

The focus of 1 Peter on baptism is one that has puzzled many people.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
08/19/19

God Alone Saves, Right?

This is the God of the Holy Scriptures. He is the one who repeatedly saves, always preserving his people by providing rescue in situation after situation...
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
08/12/19

Catechetical Preaching

[Luther's] Catechism is at home in the evangelical pulpit, guiding and shaping what the preacher says so faith might be created and love given direction.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/12/19

Gospel: Luke 12:49-56 (Pentecost 10: Series C)

Jesus is still in the business of dividing. He has come to divide us from our sinful thoughts and habits. He has come to divide us from false views of the world and distortions of His Word.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
08/08/19

Preaching and Sola Scriptura

Preaching is simply the verbal bestowal of what Scripture has already given us in written form
Jacob Corzine
Jacob Corzine
08/05/19

Original Sin and Actual Sins

As I weigh briefly here the advantages and disadvantages of preaching original sin and preaching actual sin, I don’t mean to argue for one and against the other. Instead, I mean to suggest a benefit in focusing a given sermon on one or the other, and that neither type of sermon should be the only type a Christian hears.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/05/19

Gospel: Luke 12:22-34 (Pentecost 9: Series C)

The Father knows our needs because he knows everything. This is a comforting thought, but only if He is gracious.
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
08/05/19

Killing Our Hero, Martin Luther

Martin Luther is not–or, at least should not–be the object of our affection.
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