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Readings Psalm 29 Ezekiel 37:15–28 Romans 6:1–23 Large Catechism, III, 49–58 Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Psalm 104 Psalm 79 Ezekiel 36:33—37:14 Romans 5:1–21 Large Catechism, III, 35–48 Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Psalm 32 Psalm 51 Ezekiel 36:13–28 Romans 4:1–25 Large Catechism, III, 25–34 Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Psalm 63 Psalm 59 Ezekiel 34:1–24 Romans 3:19–31 Large Catechism, III, 14–24 Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Psalm 7 Psalm 14 Ezekiel 33:1–20 Romans 3:1–18 Large Catechism, III, 1–13 Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Psalm 85 Psalm 58 Ezekiel 18:1–32 Romans 2:17–29 Large Catechism, II, 63–70 Commemoration Today we commemorate Basil the Great of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nyssa, Pastors and Confessors . Collectively known as the Cappadocian Fathers, Basil and the two Gregorys were leaders of the Christian Church in Asia Minor (modern Turkey) in the fourth century. Basil and Gregory...

Readings Psalm 62 Psalm 32 Ezekiel 3:12–27 Romans 2:1–16 Large Catechism, II, 55–62 Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Psalm 19 Psalm 100 Ezekiel 2:1—3:11 Romans 1:18–32 Large Catechism, II, 47–54 Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Psalm 46 Psalm 45 Ezekiel 1:1–28 Romans 1:1–17 Large Catechism, II, 34–46 Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Isaiah 42:1–9 Psalm 29 Romans 6:1–11 Matthew 3:13–17 Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Isaiah 30:8–17 Psalm 90:1–12 Romans 8:31b–39 Luke 12:35–40 Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Isaiah 7:10–17 Psalm 24 Romans 1:1–7 Matthew 1:18–25 Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Isaiah 11:1–10 Psalm 72:1–7 Romans 15:4–13 Matthew 3:1–12 Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Isaiah 2:1–5 Psalm 122 Romans 13:8–14 Matthew 21:1–11 Matthew 24:36–44 Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

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

Revelation 14:6–7 Psalm 46 Romans 3:19–28 John 8:31–36 Matthew 11:12–19 The Jews were incensed: ‘We have never been enslaved.’ How could this Man tell them that He could set them free if they were not slaves? Surely some heard His words as holding the promise of deliverance from Rome — surely a sentiment with which we can nearly commiserate on Reformation Day. Others seemed to call to...

Exodus 17:1–7 Psalm 95:1–9 Romans 5:1–8 John 4:5–30, 39–42 Why do we test God? Has not our Father told us that He watches over and cares for us? And yet we doubt. At Meribah, the Jews grumbled against Moses because they did not trust God. In the words of Moses: “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?” Why do we test the Lord? We test the Lord because we do not truly trust Him. We wo...

Genesis 12:1–9 Psalm 121 Romans 4:1–8,13–17 John 3:1–17 Abram was called forth from Ur of the Chaldeans; he was called to leave his country, his kindred, and his father’s house; he was called to sojourn in a land he would never own, except for a small plot of land with a cave — a cave in which he would bury his wife, and in which his children would later bury him. And what did he find in this land...

Genesis 3:1–21 Psalm 32:1–7 Romans 5:12–19 Matthew 4:1–11 Why do we baptize infants? We could say that it is the historical practice of the Church, that only a tiny — if vocal — minority oppose infant Baptism, and that Scripture commands it — ‘Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.’ — and commends it — &#821...