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MARK 11:15-19 CONFESSIONAL ADDRESS AT LTS

This reading is well know to us. At certain major turns in the Church year we hear this gospel like when we commemorate the Lutheran Reformation at the end of October, but also here at the junction between Epiphany and … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON 2. PETER 1:20

Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. (2Pe 1:20 NIV) Just as no true prophecy has a human origin, so too its true interpretation is not dependent on human will … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON 2. PETER 1:21

For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. (2Pe 1:21 NIV) No prophecy is the fruit of human deliberation. Even if a natural … Continue reading

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Löhe on Psalm 138:8

Your love, O LORD, endures forever– do not abandon the works of your hands. (Psalm 138:8 NIV) The Lord reveals his face to those striving forward and he enables and empowers them to recognize the clear ocean of his good … Continue reading

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Löhe on Psalm 139:14-16

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON PHILIPPIANS 3:14

I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (Phi 3:14 NIV) Let us pursue sanctification in all earnestness as the Lord helps to fight and to win! If … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON ROMANS 12:6

We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. (Rom 12:6 NIV) It’s a good thing if greatly gifted people go humbly under the precious cross they are bearing, but it’s also truly beautiful to watch content Juniors using … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON ROMANS 12:2

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Rom 12:2 … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON ROMANS 12:4-6

Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We … Continue reading

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Löhe on Romans 12:1

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship. (Rom 12:1 NIV)  Is there anything more beautiful than being a godly … Continue reading

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