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9 mins read|06/05/22The celebration of Trinity Sunday–the only church festival specifically dedicated to a doctrine–reminds us of the necessity of confessing that the one God exists in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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8 mins read|04/10/22Simon carried the cross, but Jesus was carried by the cross to death.
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9 mins read|04/09/22Out there the instincts to protect yourself from embarrassment, ridicule, and rejection can easily overcome you as they did Peter. Our only hope is in Peter’s Lord.
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12 mins read|12/09/21This is an excerpt from Chapter 27 in “Pastor Craft: Essays and Sermons” written by John T. Pless (1517 Publishing, 2021). Now Available for Preorder
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4 mins read|01/28/21What does it look like to preach while the world is ending? Ringside Preachers, Craft of Preaching, and John Pless from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne tackle this topic from a practical and historical viewpoint after eating fried chicken livers, of course.
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17 mins read|12/20/20Luther’s Christmas sermons remind us that unless Christ is proclaimed FOR YOU, He is not preached.
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16 mins read|11/15/20What does the return of the Lord Jesus in judgment mean for me now in the face of all the real-life verdicts that I have to face?
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13 mins read|12/02/19Under the lordship of the crucified and risen Emmanuel, our existence is one of blessedness. Blessedness means we are not under the condemnation of the Law, but the benediction of God’s favor here in time and, hereafter, in eternity.
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