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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 - Lent 1, Year C, 2025 - Luke 4:1-13

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Baptism and Temptation of Christ , Paolo Veronesse, 1580 Fighting the devil’s temptations with the sword of the Spirit The temptations of worldly comforts The temptations of worldly glory The temptations of presuming God’s mercy That the devil is at work in the world today is not the least bit shocking to you. Afterall, his works of darkness are quite apparent to any of us, and there’s no need to describe the devil’s evil ways since unfortunately we often experience his darkness in our own homes, let alone throughout the world. Regardless of how obvious the devil can be, what’s more dangerous to us is that he often disguises himself as an angel of light, and his temptations appear to be righteous and pious. And so it’s easy enough to figure out that it’s wrong to kill babies, but it’s far more challenging to recognize the devil when he’s quoting the Bible. To show us the devil’s tricks, Jesus fights the devil by battling against temptations. “ And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, return...
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