Wrestling with Theology

''Wherever this Gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her (Matthew 26:13).'' How do you want to be remembered hundreds of years after your death? Do you want to be remembered at all? We can't see into the motives of her heart. But we can see that her one act of service is one of the most famous events in the history of Christianity. While some of...

"We are to keep the Law when we have been justified by faith, and so grow in fulfilling the Law more and more by the Spirit. Furthermore, we are not talking about ceremonies, but about the Law that addresses the movements of the heart, namely, the Ten Commandments" (Ap V 3). Even at this point, "That Law always accuses us. It always shows that God is angry" (Ap V 7). The veil of the Law is still s...

Liturgical Date: Seventh Sunday of Easter Calendar Date: May 16, 2021 Location: Our Savior, Milford, IL Order of Service: Divine Service 1 Hymns: #594, "God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It" #491, "Up Through Endless Ranks of Angels" #493, "A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing" #469, "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" #617, "O Lord, We Praise Thee" #474, "Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen" Sermon Theme: The Replacement S...

''A woman came up to Him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at table. [Jesus said,"] In pouring this ointment on My body, she has done it to prepare Me for burial" (Matthew 26:7, 12).'' The woman who had been seen by the disciples as a waster of material resources is praised by Jesus for her service. The highest praise that could be giv...

''For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me (Matthew 26:11).'' One of the great appeals of the idealistic, futuristic science-fiction movies and programs is the solution of the world's greatest problems. Especially poverty. As a lifelong Star Trek(TM) fan, the financial equality of everyone is a great draw to listen to the ideas of the futuristic setting. But there was...

Psalm 15: Who Shall Dwell in Your Holy Hill? Psalm 16: You Will Not Abandon My Soul Psalm 17: In the Shadow of Your Wings

''And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste? For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor." But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me (Matthew 26:8-10).'' A couple of days before the crucifixion, Jesus' disciples still didn't quite get what Jesus had come to do. They under...

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''Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people" (Matthew 26:3-5).'' While Jesus "calls His shot" about being crucified at the Passover, the chief priests and elders didn't wan...

''When Jesus had finished all these sayings, He said to His disciples, "You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified" (Matthew 26:1-2).'' The crucifixion. Looming over the disciples like a rain cloud. Ready to burst. Two more days, Jesus says. Here Jesus "calls His shot." Not only is He going to be crucified. He's going to be crucifie...

Melanchthon ends his comments on justification as he prepares to take on the Confutation's outrageous doctrine of love. Before he gets to that, he brings in Ambrose and Augustine to prove the orthodoxy of justification by faith.

Liturgical Date: Sixth Sunday of Easter Calendar Date: May 9, 2021 Location: Our Savior, Milford, IL Order of Service: Service of Prayer & Preaching Hymns: #487, "Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain" #475, "Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing" #465, "Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds" #490, "Jesus Lives! The Victory's Won" Sermon Theme: Faith Gives Forgiveness Sermon Text: Acts 10:34-...

Original Broadcast: June 2014 ''Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal...

Original Broadcast: June 2014 ''Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me' (Matthew 25:41-43).'' No one wants...

This week we are Digging Deeper into four Psalms of David. These Psalms show that there are many themes that run throughout the Psalms, especially those written by David, that are drawn from everyday life and the struggles we have with our faith. In each and every case, David ends on the high note of God's gracious salvation that only comes through His great mercy.

''And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me' (Matthew 25:40).'' Jesus' words about the greatest and least often leave us scratching our heads. Especially when He talks about the greatest and least in the kingdom of Heaven. But on the Last Day, believers will be known for their work even among the least. Whether you...

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Original Broadcast: June 2014 ''Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' (Matthew 25:37-39).'' Christians are people who willingly do God's will without thinking about it. So the shee...

Original Broadcast: June 2014 ''Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to m...

Melanchthon goes through the Scriptures, especially St. Paul's epistles, to explain how the Scriptures teach that we are justified by faith alone. He pulls from both Testaments to show that the entire Scriptures are united in this doctrine.

Original Broadcast: June 2014 ''Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left (Matthew 25:32-33).'' All the nations being gathered before Him, Jesus will separate the people. Sheep and goats are easily distinguished. Before Jesus, all peo...

Liturgical Date: Fifth Sunday of Easter (Confirmation) Calendar Date: May 2, 2021 Location: Our Savior, Milford, IL Order of Service: Divine Service 4 Hymns: #645, "Built on the Rock" #417, "Alleluia, Song of Gladness" #601, "All Who Believe and Are Baptized" #633, "At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing" #537, "Beautiful Savior" #480, "He's Risen, He's Risen" #918, "Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer" Ser...

Original Broadcast: June 2014 ''When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats (Matthew 25:31-32).'' When we consider the idea of the nations being gathered together, a couple of ideas come to mind....

''So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away (Matthew 25:28-29).'' As human beings, we have a major sin problem. It gives us false hope. We think that what we have will make us happy. But in the end, we will have nothing. Even wha...

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