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Sermon - Reformation Day 2026 - John 8:31-36

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The Mond Crucifixion , Raphael, 1503 True Indulgences are found in Christ Indulgences in the papacy were received as a result of human merit True indulgences are found in Christ alone Christ sets us free through His merits  A blessed feast of the Reformation to you, dear brothers and sisters in Christ! Today the Lutheran Church celebrates the festival of the Reformation by which we have been released from slavery to sin and death and set free through the blood of Jesus Christ; we celebrate the truth and the clarity of justification by grace alone through faith alone in Christ Jesus our Lord. Also greetings to you from the saints, your brothers and sisters in the true faith, at Our Savior in Mankato, Minnesota. It is my privilege to be among you today to celebrate the grace given to Seraphina in Holy Baptism and to rejoice in our Gospel freedom restored during the Reformation. We mark October 31st, 1517 as the beginning of the Reformation. On that day Martin Luther published the 95 ...
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Sermon - Feast of St. Luke, 2020

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  Our Epistle today is part of St. Paul’s final letter before his death. Paul wrote this letter to Timothy, a younger pastor in Ephesus, while Paul was imprisoned in Rome. The previous year Paul had been released from prison, but then famously Rome burned while Nero played the lyre, and the Christians were blamed for the flames and thus Paul was rearrested. Paul then writes these words to Timothy while awaiting his execution. “ For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing. ” Paul, knowing that he would soon be beheaded, is still filled with great hope. It’s incredible, even though his head is going to be cut off, he talks about God giving him a crown of righteousnes...
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