Confident.Faith

Readings Psalm 136 Nehemiah 2:11–20; 4:1–6 1 Timothy 2:1–15 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIa:59–67

Readings Isaiah 55:6–9 Psalm 26:1–9 (MT 27:1–9) Philippians 1:12–14, 19–30 Matthew 20:1–16

Readings Psalm 118 Nehemiah 1:1—2:10 1 Timothy 1:1–20 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIa:46–58

Readings Psalm 130 Psalm 143 2 Chronicles 36:1–23 Colossians 4:1–18 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIa:28–45

Readings Psalm 108 2 Chronicles 35:1–25 Colossians 3:1–25 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIa:11–27 Commemoration Today we commemorate Cyprian of Carthage, Pastor and Martyr. Living in the third century AD, Cyprian served as bishop of Carthage. Originally fleeing Carthage under the persecution of Roman Emperor Decius, Cyprian returned and set rules for those who had fallen away from the faith...

Readings Psalm 1 Psalm 4 2 Chronicles 34:1–33 Colossians 2:8–23 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIA:1–10

Readings Psalm 38 2 Chronicles 33:1–25 Colossians 1:24—2:7 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XI:60–67

Readings Psalm 27 Psalm 31 2 Chronicles 32:1–22 Colossians 1:1–23 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, IX–XI:54–57

Readings Psalm 94 2 Chronicles 31:1–21 Philippians 4:1–23 Apology of the Augsburg Confession VII:36–50

Readings Psalm 44 Psalm 100 2 Chronicles 29:1–24 Philippians 3:1–21 Apology of the Augsburg Confession VII:25–35

Readings Psalm 58 Psalm 53 2 Kings 9:1—10:29 Philippians 2:12–30 Apology of the Augsburg Confession VII:16–24

Readings Psalm 61 Psalm 59 2 Kings 6:1–23 Philippians 1:21—2:11 Apology of the Augsburg Confession VII:1–15

Readings Psalm 71 Psalm 69 2 Kings 5:9–27 Philippians 1:1–20 Apology of the Augsburg Confession V:269–279

Readings Psalm 131 Psalm 77 2 Kings 4:38—5:8 Ephesians 6:1–24 Apology of the Augsburg Confession V:262–268

Readings Psalm 127 Psalm 128 2 Kings 4:8–37 Ephesians 5:15–33 Apology of the Augsburg Confession V:257–261

Readings Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32 Psalm 25:1–10 Philippians 2:1–18 Matthew 21:23–32 Homily Transcript I do not make a habit of bringing other work I have done into these homilies, but I also make zero effort to hide such other work (it is all readily discoverable if anyone searches my name); however, I will make an exception for this Sunday, which is, at least to my mind Stone Choir Sunday. Before we...

Readings Psalm 56 2 Kings 2:19–25; 4:1–7 Ephesians 4:25–5:14 Apology of the Augsburg Confession V:249–256 Commemoration Today we commemorate Zacharias and Elizabeth. Remembered as examples of faithfulness and piety, Zacharias and Elizabeth became the parents of John the Baptist despite their old age. Initially disbelieving the promise, Zacharias was struck mute by the angel who announced that Zach...

Readings Ezekiel 33:7–9 Psalm 32:1–7 Romans 13:1–10 Matthew 18:1–20

Readings Psalm 90 Psalm 107 2 Kings 2:2–18 Ephesians 4:1–24 Apology of the Augsburg Confession V:241–248 Commemoration Today we commemorate Moses. Greatest amongst the Old Testament prophets, Moses spoke with God face to face. Moses’ life was divided into three parts of forty years each: First, he lived in Egypt in the royal court, having been rescued by the daughter of pharaoh (and the interventi...

Readings Psalm 119:57–64 Psalm 108 1 Kings 19:1–21 Ephesians 3:1–21 Apology of the Augsburg Confession V:235–240 Commemoration Today we commemorate Gregory the Great, Pastor . Gregory served both as mayor and, later, as bishop of Rome. Before entering full-time service in the Church, Gregory helped to strengthen a Rome weakened by enemy invasions and plague, and sold his considerable possessions a...

Readings Psalm 135 1 Kings 18:20–40 Ephesians 2:1–22 Apology of the Augsburg Confession V:223–234 Commemoration Today we commemorate Hannah. The favored wife of her husband, Elkanah, Hannah suffered through years of barrenness, but never gave up hope in the Lord. For her devotion, she was repaid with the birth of a son, Samuel, whom she dedicated to the service of the Lord. Hannah’s prayer of than...

Readings Psalm 47 Psalm 8 1 Kings 18:1–19 Ephesians 1:1–23 Apology of the Augsburg Confession V:213–222 Commemoration Today we commemorate Joshua (the same name in Greek as Jesus), son of Naue, of the tribe of Ephraim. Most noted for his succession of Moses as Israel’s commander-in-chief, Joshua led a life of devotion to and faith in God. From defeating the Amalekites and being in charge of the te...

Readings Psalm 68 Psalm 70 1 Kings 16:29—17:24 2 Corinthians 9:1–15 Apology of the Augsburg Confession V:205–212

Readings Psalm 29 Psalm 75 1 Kings 12:20—13:34 2 Corinthians 8:1–24 Apology of the Augsburg Confession V:195–204

Readings Jeremiah 15:10–21 Psalm 25 (MT 26) Romans 12:9–21 Matthew 16:21–28 Homily Transcript Καιρὸς τοῦ φιλῆσαι καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ μισῆσαι· καιρὸς πολέμου καὶ καιρὸς εἰρήνης. You will usually see this rendered into English as ‘There is a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace.’, which is not inaccurate, but it is misleading for the reader who does not know the difference...