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The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost: 10-13-2024

Readings and sermon outline for the Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost.

 

Amos 5:6–7, 10–15

Heb. 3:12–19

Mark 10:17–22

 

SEEK THE LORD AND LIVE; HATE EVIL AND LOVE GOOD.

1. Faith

2. Life.

The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost: 10-06-2024

Readings and sermon outline for the Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost.

 

Gen. 2:18–25 

Heb. 2:1–18

Mark 10:2–16

 

JESUS, THE SON OF GOD, IS SUPERIOR TO ALL CREATED ANGELS.

1. Jesus’ word is superior to the word delivered by angels.
2. Made for a time a little lower than angels, Jesus has subjected all angels.
3. Jesus became man so that He might destroy the works of the evil angel, the devil.

Third Commandment: Vice of False Preaching and the Sacraments

The Outline can be found here:

https://lutheranorthodoxy.blogspot.com/2019/08/bible-treasury-table-of-contents.html

 

This Bible Study deals with the vices of the Third Commandment, namely false preaching and the false dispensing of the Sacraments. Isaiah and Jeremiah are covered.

The Hardening of Israel's Heart and The Hardening of Heart in the Church: Chapter 11

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St. Michael's and All Angels: 09-29-2024

Readings and sermon outline for St. Michael's and All Angels

 

Dan. 10:10–14; 12:1–3 

Rev. 12:7–12

Luke 10:17– 20

 

The Sermon was based upon Jude 3-10

THERE ARE GOOD AND EVIL ANGELS, WHOSE BATTLE GROUND IS THE COMMON SALVATION OF MEN.

1. The origin of angels.
2. The relationship between angels and men.
3. The authority of angels.

 

Third Commandment: Vice of Neglecting and Despising the Sacraments

The Outline can be found here:

https://lutheranorthodoxy.blogspot.com/2019/08/bible-treasury-table-of-contents.html

This Bible Study deals with the vices against the Third Commandment. Today, we begin with a discursus on Hegel and Marx, later Marxist thinkers, and books to read on that mid-twentieth century phenomenon. We then move to the vice of neglecting the sacraments, especially in regard to Simeon and Levi in Genesis.

The Hardening of Israel's Heart and The Hardening of Heart in the Church: Chapter 10

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Third Commandment: Vice of Neglecting and Despising the Word

The Outline can be found here:

https://lutheranorthodoxy.blogspot.com/2019/08/bible-treasury-table-of-contents.html

This Bible Study deals with the vices against the Third Commandment. Today, we cover the fact that the Word of God is the basis for our epistemology, we look at Psalm 73 and Psalm 19, and talk about the distinctions of unintentional and presumptuous sins.

The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost: 09-22-2024

Readings and sermon outline for the Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost

 

Jer. 11:18–20

James 3:13— 4:10 

Mark 9:30–37

 

HEAVENLY AND DEMONIC WISDOM

1. What are the characteristics of heavenly wisdom?
2. What are the characteristics of demonic wisdom?
3. Applications

The Hardening of Israel's Heart and The Hardening of Heart in the Church: Chapter 9

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https://www.amazon.com/Hardening-Israels-Heart-Church/dp/B088VQ1SHX/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BaJVz6NePo8KXjdE0ewLjA.JxiTLV8PA6_Tck159S24UEmzb5DWwY3Re7nJVOIUU7c&qid=1720027680&sr=8-1