TOPIC INDEXChurch Seasons (35)

  1. Bright Valley of Love: A Story for Preachers as Advent Turns Toward Christmas

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    12/23/19
    11 mins
    By John T. Pless
    ‘What’s so great about Christmas?” That is the question which the preacher must answer!

  2. Advent Midweek Sermon 2: The Second Article of the Apostles' Creed

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    12/02/19
    13 mins
    By John T. Pless
    Under the lordship of the crucified and risen Emmanuel, our existence is one of blessedness. Blessedness means we are not under the condemnation of the Law, but the benediction of God’s favor here in time and, hereafter, in eternity.

  3. Advent Midweek Sermon 1: The First Article of the Apostles' Creed

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    11/25/19
    10 mins
    By John T. Pless
    Advent draws us to the Lord who comes. We might even say that Advent really does begin in creation as the Father through His Eternal Word breathes His Spirit over the depths of darkness and calls into existence that the culmination of things that are not.

  4. Special Advent Series: Preaching the Apostles' Creed in Advent

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    11/18/19
    16 mins
    By John T. Pless
    Professor John T. Pless has organized an incredible Advent series on the Apostles' Creed for you! Included here are texts, themes, and an order of service for your midweek Advent services.

  5. Christmas From Below

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    12/23/18
    8 mins
    By John T. Pless
    Christmas wrecks all attempts to penetrate God's hiddenness and seek him out in Heaven. He comes to us clothed in our humanity.

  6. From Advent to Christmas

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    12/09/18
    22 mins
    By John T. Pless
    Past, present, fututre converge in Advent. The historical coming of the Lord Jesus in the flesh, born of Mary to suffer and die for the world's redemption is indicated by having the Palm Suday account read on the First Sunday in Advent. All of the church year revolves around the cross.

  7. Midweek Advent Series: Luther's Tentatio

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    11/27/18
    12 mins
    By John T. Pless
    The following is the third installment of an adaptation of John T. Pless' Advent Preaching Workshop. In it you will find an order of service, suggested hymns and readings, and notes for sermon preparations.

  8. Midweek Advent Series: Luther's Oratio

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    11/27/18
    15 mins
    By John T. Pless
    The following is the first installment of an adaptation of John T. Pless' Advent Preaching Workshop. In it you will find an order of service, suggested hymns and readings, and notes for sermon preparations.

  9. Midweek Advent Series: Luther's Meditatio

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    11/27/18
    11 mins
    By John T. Pless
    The following is the second installment an adaptation of John T. Pless' Advent Preaching Workshop. In it ou will find an order of service, suggested hymns and readings, and notes for sermon preparations.

  10. Advent Is for Preachers

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    06/11/18
    11 mins
    By John T. Pless
    Advent accents preaching, making known that it is the Lord who comes to bring salvation, to proclaim this in all the earth.

  11. Preaching Pentecost

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    05/14/18
    15 mins
    By John T. Pless
    The miracle of Pentecost is not obvious; it is the miracle of faith created through the preaching of the word of the cross.