A Mediation on All Saints Sunday Preaching: Saints, Not Super-Christian Heroes

Those who have gone before us in the faith have no more need of absolution, for their baptisms have been brought to completion and they are eternally free from sin and done with death.

John T. Pless

Reformation Sunday

The Reformation is only as significant as its faithful and accurate witness to Christ.

CJ Armstrong

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Helps For This Sunday

Old Testament

Bob Sundquist Bob Sundquist
21 mins read | 11/01/26

New Testament: Revelation 7:2-17 (All Saints Sunday: Series A)

Instead of thinking you must become this state in order to be blessed, this emphasis teaches is that wherever you find people...

Epistle

CJ Armstrong CJ Armstrong
20 mins read | 11/01/26

Epistle: 1 John 3:1-3 (All Saints Sunday: Series A)

The holy is not merely the pristine or the perfect. It is that which belongs to God and is set apart for His purposes.

Gospel

Paul Koch Paul Koch
10 mins read | 11/01/26

Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 (All Saints Sunday: Series A)

On All Saints’ Day, we are intentionally being reminded about those who have gone before us, those saints who are now at rest...

Videos For This Sunday

Old Testament

Adam Stetson Adam Stetson
1 min read | 11/01/26

Cleansed in the Blood!

New Testament: Revelation 7:9-17 (All Saints Sunday: Series A)

Epistle

Dan Chrismer Dan Chrismer
1 min read | 11/01/26

Children of God!

Epistle: 1 John 3:1-3 (All Saints Sunday: Series A)

Gospel

Paul Koch Paul Koch
1 min read | 11/01/26

Blessed Are You!

Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 (All Saints Sunday: Series A)

Helps For Next Sunday

Old Testament

Old Testament: Amos 5:18-24 (Pentecost 24: Series A)

Bob Sundquist Bob Sundquist
15 mins read | 11/08/26
He who died in darkness for our sins has been resurrected for our life and salvation forever.

Epistle

Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (Pentecost 24: Series A)

CJ Armstrong CJ Armstrong
17 mins read | 11/08/26
At funerals, everyone becomes a theologian, or at least a grief counselor. And some people are not as good at those jobs as...

Gospel

Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13 (Pentecost 24: Series A)

Paul Koch Paul Koch
11 mins read | 11/08/26
The urgency of the call which you proclaim is not necessarily to do something radically different but to remain steadfast in...

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