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  1. 296: Bo Giertz - Christ’s Church: The Parish Church

    book
    03/01/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Say Hello to My Little Church! In this episode, we discuss Christ’s church and all its vagaries and particularities as expressed in Bo Giertz’s book, Christ’s Church.
    296: Bo Giertz - Christ’s Church: The Parish Church

  2. John 3:1-17 – Lent 2 (A)

    book
    02/27/23
    1 min
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    In this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the story of Nicodemus and his visit to Jesus in the middle of the night.
    John 3:1-17 – Lent 2 (A)

  3. Robert Kolb and Two Kinds of Righteousness

    book
    02/23/23
    6 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | Robert Kolb
    Renowned Luther scholar and professor emeritus of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary St. Louis, Dr. Robert Kolb, sits down with Kelsi to discuss two kinds of righteousness (or two fold righteousness).
    Robert Kolb and Two Kinds of Righteousness

  4. Matthew 4:1-11 – Lent 1 (A)

    book
    02/20/23
    1 min
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    In this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson explore the temptation of Christ in the wilderness right after his baptism.
    Matthew 4:1-11 – Lent 1 (A)

  5. Matthew 17:1-9 – Transfiguration of Our Lord (A)

    book
    02/13/23
    1 min
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    In this episode of Preaching the Text, Steven Paulson and John Hoyum examine the story of Christ's transfiguration before three of his apostles on the mount of Transfiguration.
    Matthew 17:1-9 – Transfiguration of Our Lord (A)

  6. 293: Capon - All God Needs to Make a Preacher is a Nobody

    book
    02/08/23
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Dirt Naps Are For The Living. In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of Robert Capon’s, The Foolishness of Preaching, focusing on preaching forgiveness, insisting that the dead reform their deadness, and the consequences of high anthropology.
    293: Capon - All God Needs to Make a Preacher is a Nobody

  7. Matthew 5:21-37 – Epiphany 6 (A)

    book
    02/06/23
    1 min
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    Continuing with the Sermon on the Mount, this episode of Preaching the Text examines Jesus' teaching of the law. Christ doesn't change the law of Moses or introduce a new law, but teaches the law to his hearers that had been in force since the beginning.
    Matthew 5:21-37 – Epiphany 6 (A)

  8. Matthew 5:13-20 – Epiphany 5 (A)

    book
    01/30/23
    1 min
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    In today's episode of Preaching the Text we talk again about the distinction between law and gospel.
    Matthew 5:13-20 – Epiphany 5 (A)

  9. Matthew 5:1-12 – Epiphany 4 (A)

    book
    01/24/23
    1 min
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    In this episode of Preaching the Text, we discuss the beatitudes – what Luther once described as the devil's favorite text of scripture to distort.
    Matthew 5:1-12 – Epiphany 4 (A)

  10. Matthew 4:12-25 – Epiphany 3 (A)

    book
    01/16/23
    1 min
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    In this episode of Preaching the Text, we talk about Matthew's account of the beginning of Christ's ministry, especially his first sermon.
    Matthew 4:12-25 – Epiphany 3 (A)

  11. John 1:19-42a – Epiphany 2 (A)

    book
    01/09/23
    1 min
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    In this episode of Preaching the Text, we explore John's ministry of pointing to Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
    John 1:19-42a – Epiphany 2 (A)

  12. Matthew 3:13-17 – Baptism of Our Lord (A)

    book
    01/03/23
    1 min
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    In this episode of Preaching the Text, we discuss Christ's baptism by John in the Jordan River.
    Matthew 3:13-17 – Baptism of Our Lord (A)