TOPIC INDEXNew Testament (103)

  1. Gospel: Luke 9:51-56 (Pentecost 3: Series C)

    book
    06/19/22
    13 mins
    By Peter Nafzger
    Nuance and subtlety have been replaced with scorched-earth contempt. It is us versus them. Compromise is not an option. Jesus, however, would have none of it.

  2. Gospel: Luke 8:26-39 (Pentecost 2: Series C)

    book
    06/12/22
    12 mins
    By Peter Nafzger
    Jesus comes to people and changes everything. “Before” is long gone. “After” is a whole new world.

  3. Gospel: John 8:48-59 (Holy Trinity: Series C)

    book
    06/05/22
    9 mins
    By Peter Nafzger
    As astounding as co-eternity and co-equality with the Father in majesty and glory is, this is not the most significant answer Jesus gave in this Gospel reading, not for us at least.

  4. Gospel: John 14:23-31 (Pentecost Sunday: Series C)

    book
    05/29/22
    10 mins
    By Peter Nafzger
    Pentecost is a flashback. It drives us back to the past. It also propels us forward into the future.

  5. Gospel: Luke 15:1–3, 11–32 (Lent 4: Series C)

    book
    03/19/22
    13 mins
    By Peter Nafzger
    The thrill of God’s grace fades and the slow march toward the cross dulls the heart. At such times, the former life beckons. Temptations to return grow strong. Which makes Lent such an important annual exercise.

  6. Gospel: Luke 13:1-9 (Lent 3: Series C)

    book
    03/13/22
    13 mins
    By Peter Nafzger
    The vinedresser refused to give up on his unfruitful tree. He put himself between it and the judgment it deserved, serving as mediator and caretaker.

  7. Gospel: Luke 13:31-35 (Lent 2: Series C)

    book
    03/06/22
    10 mins
    By Peter Nafzger
    Jesus' course led from death into life, as He had promised. And He promises to lead us on that same course from death to life, from lament to joy.

  8. Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 (Lent 1: Series C)

    book
    02/26/22
    12 mins
    By Peter Nafzger
    As the greater and more faithful Son of God, Jesus did what the Israelites could not do. Neither can we.

  9. Gospel: Luke 2:22-40 (Christmas 1: Series C)

    book
    12/19/21
    11 mins
    By Peter Nafzger
    Luke does not say much else about Anna, especially in comparison to Simeon. But the fact that he mentions her suggests she has something to teach your hearers today.

  10. Gospel: Luke 1: 39-56 (Advent 4: Series C)

    book
    12/12/21
    10 mins
    By Peter Nafzger
    The creation of this word reminds us that the Magnificat, like Christmas itself, is charged from the start with joy and praise.

  11. Gospel: Luke 7:18-28 (29-35) (Advent 3: Series C)

    book
    12/05/21
    12 mins
    By Peter Nafzger
    Sometimes it is the unnamed characters in the Bible who can most help present-day readers find their own place in the biblical story.

  12. Gospel: Luke 3:1-20 (Advent 2: Series C)

    book
    11/28/21
    12 mins
    By Peter Nafzger
    Like Isaiah and John, we look forward to that great and glorious day, trusting the resurrected One will return as He promised.
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