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The Terror Made Into Joy

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In the name of Jesus. Amen.
Jeremiah was not real fond of his lectionary.  God had given him the unenviable task of calling the city of Jerusalem to repentance for their unbelief, their evil sacrifices to Baal, and their lackadaisicalness if not outright hostility toward the God of [...]

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They Made a Bold Confession

The Presentation of the Augsburg Confession
25 June 2008
Rev. Philip Zielinski
Concordia Theological Seminary
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Grace, mercy, and peace be yours, from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
It is a rare thing in this day and age that a certain date or time should retain much [...]

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God Speak

I expect to be soaking in the blood of Jesus when the preacher says, “Amen.” That bright red river of life from the cross of Calvary makes the robes of God’s people white like snow. The professors at Concordia Theological Seminary would say that a sermon should be a good exposition of Law [...]

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Noise in the World

You can hear the noise, even through Kramer’s thick concrete walls. The world’s celebration-in the muddy waters of debauchery-rings in the ears of God’s people, even the ears of seminarians, seminary professors, and the clergy of Christ’s Church. And the muddy water threatens to quietly seep into the lives of the Church, to [...]

Homily: Luke 9:23-27

Kramer Chapel
February 4, 2008

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25 For what does it profit a man [...]

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