TOPIC INDEXScripture (5)

  1. Betrayed!-A Sermon for Monday in Holy Week

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    04/09/22
    7 mins
    By John T. Pless
    Betrayed. It is a word which chills the soul and sickens the stomach. To be betrayed is to have a friend turn on you, treating you as an enemy.

  2. Holy Scripture for the Advent Preacher: Part 1

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    12/14/21
    21 mins
    By John T. Pless
    Lutheran theology begins not with God in His terrifying majesty but with God in the flesh, God crucified for sinners. Advent is about this trajectory.

  3. Holy Scripture for the Advent Preacher: Part 2

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    12/14/21
    24 mins
    By John T. Pless
    The Spirit who inspired the prophets and apostles to put God’s Word into human language has guided and guarded their transmission in the course of human history preserving them for the sake of the Gospel.

  4. Proclaiming First Peter (Part 2)

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    04/20/20
    22 mins
    By John T. Pless
    In this season of a global pandemic, Peter’s little letter is especially potent as he writes to sustain the hope born of Christ’s resurrection in scattered believers whose lives were marked by suffering.

  5. Preaching the Penitential Psalms in Lent: Service Notes

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    02/17/20
    7 mins
    By John T. Pless
    This post contains notes on orders of service, texts, and hymns for your midweek Lent services.