By Pr. Rich Futrell Introduction The Lutheran Church deliberately chooses to worship in a historical, liturgical way. Part of this practice is simply claiming our mantle of being part of […]
Ephesians 6:10-17: The Spiritual War
November 9, 2015 by
A 4th-century theologian of the Church, John Cassian, tells a story of a distracted monk. He was mouthing the words of a prayer, but his heart and mind were far […]
2 Corinthians, Lesson 11: Rejoicing
November 9, 2015 by
Last week, we saw Paul and Timothy command the Corinthians using three different voices: Active voice: Come away from the false teachers [You must do this] (6:17a) Passive voice: Be […]
Titus, Lesson 4: What Titus is to Speak
November 9, 2015 by
Paul had just commanded Pastor Titus to “speak that which is proper, according to the health-giving Doctrine.” Now Paul gets specific: he tells what Titus is to speak and to […]
All Saints Sermon: Now and Not Yet
November 1, 2015 by
Your life as a believer is both now and not yet. You can see what is “now”; you experience that every day. What you can’t see is the “not yet,” […]
2 Corinthians, Lesson 10: Be Separate from what is False and Unclean!
November 1, 2015 by
Paul and Timothy had just commanded the Corinthians for their hearts to “be opened” (2 Corinthians 6:13). Although a command, they used a passive voice, showing that the Corinthian Christians […]
Titus, Lesson 3: Confront the Wrong, Speak the Right
November 1, 2015 by
Paul told Titus “to… appoint elders in every town [in Crete]” (Titus 1:6). Paul then described whom Titus should appoint: Men with specific character traits who were “holding firmly according […]
Matthew 11:12-19: Reformation Sermon
October 25, 2015 by
It’s damned if you and damned if you don’t. That’s our Lord’s lament for today. God had sent John the Baptizer to prepare the way for Jesus. He preached a […]
2 Corinthians, Lesson 9: God Opens the Heart
October 25, 2015 by
Paul and Timothy just appealed to the Corinthian congregation, quoting Isaiah 49:8. They then say, “Now is a [not “the”] favorable time, now is a [not “the”] day of salvation.” […]
Titus, Lesson 2: Whom Titus is to Appoint
October 25, 2015 by
Paul told Titus “to… appoint elders in every town [in Crete] as I directed you” (Titus 1:6). But this appointing of elders wasn’t based on whom Titus happened to like […]
