Confident.Faith

Readings Psalm 54 Psalm 139 Jeremiah 31:1–34 Matthew 27:1–10 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXVII, 28–33

Readings Psalm 51 Jeremiah 30:1–24 Matthew 26:57–75 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXVII, 24–27

Readings Psalm 53 Psalm 55 Jeremiah 29:1–19 Matthew 26:36–56 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXVII, 18–23

Readings Psalm 116 Psalm 50 Jeremiah 26:1–19 Matthew 26:20–35 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXVII, 11–17

Amos 5:18–24 Psalm 70 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 Matthew 25:1–13 I assure you, the balance of the homily will be in English, but: Mit ihrem heil’gen Wetterschlage, Mit Unerbittlichkeit vollbringt Die Noth an Einem großen Tage, Was kaum Jahrhunderten gelingt; Und wenn in ihren Ungewittern Selbst ein Elysium vergeht, Und Welten ihrem Donner zittern — Was groß und göttlich ist, besteht. — If you will pe...

Readings Psalm 137 Psalm 130 Jeremiah 25:1–18 Matthew 26:1–19 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXVII, 9–10

Readings Psalm 143 Psalm 105 Jeremiah 23:21–40 Matthew 25:31–46 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXVII, 1–8

Readings Amos 5:18–24 Psalm 70 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 Matthew 25:1–13

Readings Psalm 24 Psalm 25 Jeremiah 23:1–20 Matthew 25:14–30 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 96–99

Readings Psalm 147 Jeremiah 22:1–23 Matthew 25:1–13 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 89–95 Commemoration Today we commemorate the birth of Martin Chemnitz, Pastor and Confessor . Known as “the other Martin”, Martin Chemnitz stands as, aside from Martin Luther, the most important theologian in the history of the Lutheran Church. When disagreements arose in the wake of Luther’s death, it wa...

Readings Psalm 143 Psalm 144 Jeremiah 20:1–18 Matthew 24:29–51 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 78–88 Commemoration Today we commemorate Johannes von Staupitz, Luther’s Father Confessor . Vicar-General of the Augustinian order in Germany, Johannes von Staupitz was born in Saxony. Called in 1503, by Frederick the Wise, to serve as dean of the theological faculty at the newly established Un...

Readings Psalm 121 Psalm 135 Jeremiah 11:1–23 Matthew 24:1–28 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 68–77

Readings Psalm 118 Jeremiah 8:18—9:12 Matthew 23:13–39 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 60–67

Readings Psalm 38 Jeremiah 7:1–29 Matthew 23:1–12 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 52–59

Readings Psalm 110 Psalm 108 Jeremiah 5:1–19 Matthew 22:23–46 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 41–51

Readings Revelation 7:2–17 Psalm 149 1 John 3:1–3 Matthew 5:1–12

Readings Psalm 15 Psalm 26 Jeremiah 3:6—4:2 Matthew 22:1–22 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 35–40

Readings Psalm 118 Jeremiah 1:1–19 Matthew 21:23–46 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 30–34

Readings Psalm 150 Psalm 147 Deuteronomy 34:1–12 Matthew 21:1–22 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 27–29 Festival Today we celebrate the feast of All Saints’ Day. As Easter celebrates the resurrection of Christ, so All Saints’ Day celebrates the resurrection of all those who believe in Him. On this day, we contemplate the scope and scale of Christ’s work — winning for His Kingdom men, wome...

Readings Psalm 46 Psalm 115 Deuteronomy 32:28–52 Matthew 20:17–34 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 22–26 Festival Today we celebrate the festival of Reformation Day. On 31 October 1517, an Augustinian monk nailed ninety-five theses, points for discussion, to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg. Dr. Martin Luther did not, at the time, intend a break with the Roman church; rather, he so...

Readings Psalm 90 Deuteronomy 31:30—32:27 Matthew 20:1–16 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 16–21

Readings Psalm 56 Psalm 58 Deuteronomy 31:1–29 Matthew 19:16–30 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 9–15

Readings Psalm 127 Psalm 132 Deuteronomy 30:1–20 Matthew 19:1–15 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIV, 1–8 Festival Today we celebrate the festival of St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles. Simon and Jude are typically listed tenth and eleventh when the Apostles are named; Simon is called “the Zealot” and Jude is also known as Judas (not Iscariot) or Thaddeus. According to tradition Simon and Jude,...

Readings Revelation 14:6–7 Psalm 46 Romans 3:19–28 John 8:31–36 Matthew 11:12–19

Readings Psalm 20 Psalm 25 Deuteronomy 29:1–29 Matthew 18:21–35 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIII, 60–71