David Schmitt

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David Schmitt

David Schmitt (MDiv, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis; PhD, Washington University, St. Louis) is the Gregg H. Benidt Chair of Homiletics and Literature, Professor of Practical Theology, and Chair of the Practical Department at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO.

Gospel: Matthew 24:36-44 (Advent 1: Series A)

11/19/22

12 mins

David Schmitt

He cuts into our darkness with words that work like a knife. They awaken us from our routine to a sliver of light. Jesus reigns and He will return.
Gospel: Matthew 24:36-44 (Advent 1: Series A)

11/19/22

12 mins

David Schmitt

He cuts into our darkness with words that work like a knife. They awaken us from our routine to a sliver of light. Jesus reigns and He will return.
Gospel: Luke 23:27-43 (The Last Sunday of the Church Year: Series C)

11/12/22

11 mins

David Schmitt

As the church year ends, we are not give a vision of Jesus on His throne, ruling over a new creation. Instead, we see Jesus ruling from the cross. His grace comes in the midst of suffering and pain.
Gospel: Luke 21:5-28 (29-36) (Pentecost 23: Series C)

11/05/22

12 mins

David Schmitt

When God does not give you a life free from suffering, He calls you to look for Him in the midst of suffering. There you find Him doing His work, giving you words to speak and promises to hold onto.
Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 (All Saints: Series C)

10/30/22

11 mins

David Schmitt

The words of Jesus shine with a graceful brilliance among the broken fragments of this world.
Gospel: Luke 14:1-14 (Pentecost 12: Series C)

08/21/22

12 mins

David Schmitt

In the text, Jesus enters a Pharisee’s house for dinner. Between the invitation and the meal, however, Jesus transforms this man’s home into a place of God’s care.
Gospel: Luke 13:22-30 (Pentecost 11: Series C)

08/14/22

13 mins

David Schmitt

When offering encouragement to His disciples to follow Him, Jesus did not promise a pain-free life in this world. Instead, He highlighted the struggle and the difficulty. Why?
Gospel: Luke 12:49-56 (Pentecost 10: Series C)

08/07/22

12 mins

David Schmitt

This is true discipleship. We live with Jesus, we hold on to Jesus, we suffer with Jesus, because Jesus brings a divisive peace that saves.
Gospel: Luke 12:22-34 (35-40) (Pentecost 9: Series C)

07/31/22

11 mins

David Schmitt

We are loved by our heavenly Father. When the Creator and Giver of all good things is caring for you, suddenly, you are free to care for others.
Gospel: John 17:20-26 (Easter 7: Series C)

05/22/22

12 mins

David Schmitt

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

05/15/22

10 mins

David Schmitt

Jesus opens for us a way to walk through suffering and to sing our song of salvation as we talk to our heavenly Father.
Gospel: John 16:12-22 (Easter 5: Series C)

05/08/22

11 mins

David Schmitt

What we have in our reading is a picture of how God deals with a lack of understanding.

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