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3 mins read|11/10/20The Pirates of Penance, part 1. In this episode, we look at pre-Reformation preaching. Girolamo Savaronola’s sermon on penance is read and discussed. What is penance, what effect did the sacrament of penance have on church and society, and what effect does it have on us at present?
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10 mins read|11/08/20The tragedy of this parable is not the failure to serve. It is the failure to truly know your Savior.
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11 mins read|11/01/20The parable is harsh. It judges. If you do not believe, you will not be saved. But let us pause for a moment and think about why Jesus is telling the parable.
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2 mins read|10/31/20Just like we end up walking in circles when lost with no navigation instruments, so does humankind outside of Christ. Nothing has changed since the Reformation. People still suck and God still loves.
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1 min|10/26/20On this episode, Dr. Paulson expands on what Luther called Isaiah’s amen gloss.
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10 mins read|10/25/20Jesus breaks through our barriers in His beatitudes. He shatters our conceptions of the blessed life and opens the Kingdom of God to all people.
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9 mins read|10/22/20Jesus will strengthen and encourage us because he is true life, and life has defeated death.
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2 mins read|10/22/20A crisis isn’t all bad. Crisis encourages us to recognize who we are and what is real. Ringside meets the Craft of Preaching with Dr. Bruce Schuchard exploring the crazy history of this sinful world and a preacher’s response to it. The Cross of Christ speaks volumes above anything that is offered as an empty solution. Come Lord Jesus!
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7 mins read|10/20/20Satan and the old Adam don't want Jesus to bear our crosses for us because that means we can't claim that we've done anything to merit God's mercy and salvation.
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12 mins read|10/20/20The Gospel is gift, pure and simple. It is backwards. It is upside down. It is foolish. And as long as people are sinners, it is as relevant as ever.
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12 mins read|10/18/20The command to love those nearby is as challenging as it is simple. Jesus took the initiative to come near to us in loving sacrifice.
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5 mins read|10/15/20In God's way of doing salvation, we see Jesus crucified and risen from death. We see in Jesus God's great mercy and the depths of our selfish sinfulness.
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