Confident.Faith

Readings Isaiah 51:1–6 Psalm 138 Romans 11:33—12:8 Matthew 16:13–20

Readings Isaiah 56:1, 6–8 Psalm 67 Romans 11:1–2a, 13–15, 28–32 Matthew 15:21–28 Homily Transcript I suppose it is about time we deal with Romans 11 — not in the sort of fragmentary way of today’s reading, but in its totality. In fact, as none of you is watching or listening to this live, I highly recommend you pause here and go read Romans 11, or even Romans 9 through 11. I will leave a pause her...

Readings Isaiah 56:1, 6–8 Psalm 67 Romans 11:1–2a, 13–15, 28–32 Matthew 15:21–28

Readings Job 38:4–18 Psalm 18:1–16 Romans 10:5–17 Matthew 14:22–33 Homily Transcript What sort of a God do you have? In one sense, the question can have only one answer, for the Lord God is and remains your God, whether you reject Him or not. The Ancient Israelites rejected God time and time again, and yet He remains on His throne. In another sense, the question is, perhaps, more interesting. What...

Readings Job 38:4–18 Psalm 18:1–16 Romans 10:5–17 Matthew 14:22–33

Readings Isaiah 55:1–5 Psalm 136:1–9, 23–26 Romans 9:1–13 Matthew 14:13–21 Homily Transcript To paraphrase Luther and Walther: ‘The sheep rightly judge their shepherds.’ To be certain, there is but one Good Shepherd and He is without error and beyond rebuke, but undershepherds — pastors and teachers — are mere men and are, thus, liable to err and are proper subjects of godly rebuke should they err...

Readings Isaiah 55:1–5 Psalm 136:1–9, 23–26 Romans 9:1–13 Matthew 14:13–21

Readings Deuteronomy 7:6–9 Psalm 125 Romans 8:28–39 Matthew 13:44–52 Homily Transcript Scripture is full of metaphor, analogy, symbolism, and dozens of other such rhetorical devices and figures of speech. This is, of course, not to say that there are not parts of Scripture that are simply literal — we do not want to wander off into the desert with those who try to torture everything into symbolism...

Readings Deuteronomy 7:6–9 Psalm 125 Romans 8:28–39 Matthew 13:44–52

Readings Isaiah 44:6–8 Psalm 119:57–64 Romans 8:18–27 Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43

Readings Isaiah 55:10–13 Psalm 65 Romans 8:12–17 Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23

Readings Zechariah 9:9–12 Psalm 145:1–14 Romans 7:14–25a Matthew 11:25–30

Readings Jeremiah 28:5–9 Psalm 119:153–160 Romans 7:1–13 Matthew 10:34–42

Readings Jeremiah 20:7–13 Psalm 91 Romans 6:12–23 Matthew 10:5a, 21–33 Homily Transcript Persecution has not been the universal experience of all Christians at all times in all places; there have been periods of peace, prosperity, and tranquility. (That these have virtually always been under the aegis of a Christian State with an established Church should not go without mention, but it will have t...

Readings Jeremiah 20:7–13 Psalm 91 Romans 6:12–23 Matthew 10:5a, 21–33

Readings Exodus 19:2–8 Psalm 100 Romans 5:6–15 Matthew 9:35—10:20

Readings Hosea 5:15—6:6 Psalm 119:65–72 Romans 4:13–25 Matthew 9:9–13

Readings Genesis 1:1—2:4a Psalm 8 Acts 2:14a, 22–36 Matthew 28:16–20

Readings Acts 10:34–43 Jeremiah 31:1–6 Psalm 16 Colossians 3:1–4 Matthew 28:1–10

Readings Exodus 24:3–11 Psalm 116:12–19 Hebrews 9:11–22 Matthew 26:17–30

Readings Isaiah 50:4–9a Psalm 118:19–29 Psalm 31:9–16 Philippians 2:5–11 John 12:12–43 Matthew 26:1—27:66

Readings Genesis 3:1–21 Psalm 32:1–7 Romans 5:12–19 Matthew 4:1–11

Readings Joel 2:12–19 Psalm 51:1–19 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10 Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21

Readings Exodus 24:8–18 Psalm 2:6–12 2 Peter 1:16–21 Matthew 17:1–9

Readings Isaiah 58:3–9a Psalm 112:1–9 1 Corinthians 2:1–16 Matthew 5:13–20