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| Luther communes the Elector John Frederick |
Almighty God, gracious Lord, pour out your Holy
Spirit upon your faithful people. Keep them steadfast in your Word, protect and
comfort them against all temptations, defend them against all enemies, and
bestow on the Church your saving peace; through your Son, Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
forever.
Prayer of the Day
Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Prayer of the Day
O God, we thank you for the glorious company of the apostles and, especially on this day, for Simon and Jude. We pray that, as they were faithful and zealous in their mission, so we may with ardent devotion make known the love and mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
'A
sermon is not just theology, but it must include theology, for our theology
determines our outlook upon many things. To give an example, if we think that
Jesus of Nazareth was merely a wise man whose words give insight and
perspective into the character of God, we may decide that in some cases we know
better than he; we can take him or leave him. But if we believe with the letter
to the Hebrews that he creates with his Father and the Spirit and that he is God-become-human
to make us his brothers and sisters, then we cannot take or leave him. We may
not always fully understand his word, but we must think about it, talk about
it, wrestle with it, seek to live according to it.'
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