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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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Pretending Jesus is the devil

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Oculi – Lent 3 Ephesians 5:1-9  +  Luke 11:14-28 We have another text before us today where the devil and his demons make an appearance. A demon had afflicted a man and … Continue reading →

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