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Christ, our Redeemer from start to “it is finished”

Sermon for Good Friday Isaiah 52:13-53:12  +  John 18:1-19:42 Today we celebrate the death of Christ our Lord, our Redeemer from start to finish. To celebrate something is to praise it and to make it famous. So, yes, we celebrate … Continue reading

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The Holy Supper of Christ: a Eucharist of Remembrance

Sermon for Maundy Thursday 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 As you know, we celebrate the Lord’s Supper often. Every Sunday. And in all three of these services between today and Sunday. And in practically every sermon, I urge you Christians, in the … Continue reading

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The King comes lowly to save

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Palm Sunday Philippians 2:5-11  +  Matthew 21:1-9 And so that Holy Week began, with Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, with garments draped over the donkeys and carpeting the road, with … Continue reading

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The foolishness that is the truth

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Judica – Lent 5 Hebrews 9:11-15  +  John 8:46-59 Four years ago today, on Judica Sunday, the Fifth Sunday in Lent, I submitted for publication my translation of Aegidius Hunnius’ Theses Opposed … Continue reading

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A Shepherd who will feed you with Himself

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Laetare – Lent 4 Galatians 4:21-31  +  John 6:1-15 Every year we hear about the two times when Jesus miraculously fed thousands of His followers at once. During Lent we hear of … Continue reading

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