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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 - St. Mark 2021 - Mark 16:14-20

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"Mark the Evangelist" by Il Pordenone (c. 1484-1539)   Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Today is the festival of the evangelist St. John Mark. Mark wasn’t one of the twelve apostles, although he was with Jesus from the beginning and he was a cousin to the apostle Barnabas. Though earlier in his life he was the young man who ran away naked at the arrest of Jesus, Mark is also the author who wrote the second of the four gospels which bears his name. Mark’s gospel is the shortest of the four, but it’s also the most action packed and moves from one scene to the next with great urgency; one thing happens, then “immediately” the next thing happens!  Mark is a complex person in the Bible, and he’s well worth considering today. During the earlier part of his ministry he became discouraged and fearful, quitting the ministry, but later on he once again took up the yoke laid upon him. He had been distraught for a time, yet Christ raised him up again to accomplish...
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