Lectionary: Series A

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

11/12/23

17 mins

By Bob Sundquist

The surprising thing about our text is just how devoid it really is of gospel. Amos makes it quite clear that the “Day of the Lord” is a day of darkness and NO LIGHT!
Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (Pentecost 24: Series A)

11/12/23

19 mins

By John Bombaro

Get back to the truth about Christ’s resurrection and glorious return and you will not have to sink into the funk of depression or the errors of speculation.
Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13 (Pentecost 24: Series A)

11/12/23

12 mins

By David Schmitt

Rather than ask what bridesmaid we are, Jesus invites us to see what a bridegroom He is.
Talking Shop: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (Pentecost 24: Series A)

11/12/23

1 min read

By Paul Koch
Talking Shop: Matthew 25:1-13 (Pentecost 24: Series A)

11/12/23

1 min read

By Paul Koch
Hope in the Midst of Judgment: Thoughts from Werner Elert for Preaching at the End of the Church Year

11/11/23

14 mins

By John T. Pless

All Christian preaching is done in view of the eschatological horizon as we proclaim the Lord who will return as the Judge of all in glory who can no longer be contradicted or denied.
Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 (All Saints Sunday: Series A)

11/05/23

12 mins

By David Schmitt

Instead of the miraculous, Jesus gives us the mundane. Why? Because the Kingdom of God belongs to these people.
Old Testament: Micah 3:5-12 (Pentecost 23: Series A)

11/05/23

18 mins

By Bob Sundquist

The best way to get at preaching the Gospel in our text is to compare the prophets and rulers Micah holds before us to Christ, who is not only a better prophet but the prophet’s hope and the prophet “par excellence.”
Epistle: 1 John 3:1-3 (All Saints Day: Series A)

11/05/23

30 mins

By John Bombaro

John’s excitement invites his readers to lay hold of this above all else: The lavish love of God.
Talking Shop: 1 John 3:1-3 (All Saints Sunday: Series A)

11/05/23

1 min read

By Paul Koch
Talking Shop: Matthew 5:1-12 (All Saints Sunday: Series A)

11/05/23

1 min read

By Paul Koch
Old Testament: Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 (Pentecost 22: Series A)

10/29/23

13 mins

By Bob Sundquist

We need the Son of God, Jesus, to set us free. Not by the Law, not by a social gospel, but by the blood-mark of the Lamb and a sacred eating and passing through the sea of baptismal regeneration.

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