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The 18 essays in this volume offer a cross-section of Preus's research and commentary on the doctrine of justification and on the Lutheran Confessions and their application in the life of the church today. Also included in this volume are 4 reflections on the life and ministry of Robert Preus provided by David P. Scaer, John Stephenson, Kurt Marquart and Daniel Preus.Preface and introduction written by Klemet I. Preus, Robert's son.

This second commentary volume on the Gospel of John continues in John 7 with verse two reading as a heading for the new section. The four chapters of John 7-10 present the central narrative of Jesus' public ministry in Jerusalem, characterized throughout by his presence in or near the temple. John 11 and John 12 serve as the "last section" of the account of Jesus' public ministry. It contains the "final sign" and three scenes which mark "the close" of Jesus' public work. Weinrich explores essential imagery, significant narrative devices, and historical interpretation of the Book of Signs.Featuring Excursuses on:John 7:37-39: Punctuation and MeaningDoes John 9 Refer to Baptism?Early Christian Interpretations of John 10:30John of Damascus on the Two Wills of Christand many more.About the SeriesThe Concordia Commentary Series: A Theological Exposition of Sacred Scripture is written to enable pastors and teachers of the Word to proclaim the Gospel with greater insight, clarity, and faithfulness to the divine intent of the Biblical text.The series will cover all the canonical books of the Old and New Testament, with an original translation and meticulous grammatical analysis of the Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek of each text. The foremost interpretive lens centers on the unified proclamation of the person and work of Christ across every Scriptural book.The Commentary fully affirms the divine inspiration, inerrancy, and authority of Scripture; Each passage bears witness to the confession that God has reconciled the world to Himself through the incarnation, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ His Son.Authors expose the rich treasury of language, imagery, and thematic content of the Scripture, while supplementing their work with additional research in archaeology, history, and extrabiblical literature. Throughout, God's Word emanates from authors careful attention and inculcates the ongoing life of the Church in Word, Sacrament, and daily confession.

If you ask average Bible readers what they know about the book of Joel, they might answer with one word: "Locusts!" This is not a bad memory hook, because a debilitating locust plague provides the backdrop of the book and a portion of its contents. Due to locusts, the people of Judah were in a wretched condition- suffering a national catastrophe- when God inspired the prophet Joel to bring a message to them.What does Joel tell the desperate people to do in their crisis? Rev Thomas P. Nass digs into the background, translation, style, and historical interpretation of this Minor Prophet. The Book of Joel is a book of comfort and hope for believers who are suffering. For people who feel that they are at the end of their rope, God paints a glorious picture of better days to come.Featuring Excursuses on:Were the Old Testament Prophets at Odds with the Priests?FastingLaw and Gospel in Joel and the ProphetsThe Trinity in the Old Testamentand many more.About the seriesThe Concordia Commentary Series: A Theological Exposition of Sacred Scripture is written to enable pastors and teachers of the Word to proclaim the Gospel with greater insight, clarity, and faithfulness to the divine intent of the Biblical text.The series will cover all the canonical books of the Old and New Testament, with an original translation and meticulous grammatical analysis of the Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek of each text. The foremost interpretive lens centers on the unified proclamation of the person and work of Christ across every Scriptural book.The Commentary fully affirms the divine inspiration, inerrancy, and authority of Scripture; Each passage bears witness to the confession that God has reconciled the world to Himself through the incarnation, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ His Son.Authors expose the rich treasury of language, imagery, and thematic content of the Scripture while supplementing their work with additional research in archaeology, history, and extrabiblical literature. Throughout, God's Word emanates from authors' careful attention and inculcates the ongoing life of the Church in Word, Sacrament, and daily confession.

Isaiah 13-27 includes ten prophetic burdens on nations surrounding Israel and an extended prophetic discourse of universal judgment and salvation. This commentary expounds their historical context, fulfillment in Jesus Christ, relevance for the church, and consummation at the return of Christ.In a variety of ways, the book of Isaiah proves to be rightly called "the Fifth Gospel." We hear the voice of Isaiah in chapters 13-27 of his book: his penetrating indictments of the unbridled arrogance of the nations, his terrifying threats of the coming Day of Judgment from the God of hosts, his encouraging promises of the coming Davidic King who will be swift to do righteousness, his promises of Gentiles being drawn to worship the Holy One of Israel, his exhilarating promises of all peoples singing doxology to the God of hosts and rejoicing at the end-time banquet in Zion, and his radical promises of the God of Israel one day swallowing up death itself and raising the dead.About the seriesThe Concordia Commentary Series: A Theological Exposition of Sacred Scripture is written to enable pastors and teachers of the Word to proclaim the Gospel with greater insight, clarity, and faithfulness to the divine intent of the Biblical text.The series will cover all the canonical books of the Old and New Testament, with an original translation and meticulous grammatical analysis of the Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek of each text. The foremost interpretive lens centers on the unified proclamation of the person and work of Christ across every Scriptural book.The Commentary fully affirms the divine inspiration, inerrancy, and authority of Scripture; Each passage bears witness to the confession that God has reconciled the world to Himself through the incarnation, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ His Son.Authors expose the rich treasury of language, imagery, and thematic content of the Scripture while supplementing their work with additional research in archaeology, history, and extrabiblical literature. Throughout, God's Word emanates from authors' careful attention and inculcates the ongoing life of the Church in Word, Sacrament, and daily confession.

Continue your study of 1 Kings with Rev. Dr. Walter A. Maier III's second volume.David implores his son Solomon to "keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes." [1 Kings 2:3] This wisdom proves to be a struggle for the subsequent kings of Israel, as chronicled in 1 Kings. Nonetheless, the glimpses of these kings are selective, as Maier argues that 1 Kings was written more for the sake of its theology than its history. He notes the emphasis given to themes of Jerusalem as political and religious center, of God's covenant with Israel, and of each ruler's relation to God. Maier focuses especially on the issues of syncretism presented in 1 Kings, considering its disastrous effects on Israel and its dangers to the church even today.FeaturesA chronology of kingsChristological lenses of prophet, priest, and king in 1 KingsExtra-biblical texts as evidence of the events in 1 KingsAbout the SeriesThe Concordia Commentary Series: A Theological Exposition of Sacred Scripture is written to enable pastors and teachers of the Word to proclaim the Gospel with greater insight, clarity, and faithfulness to the divine intent of the Biblical text.The series will cover all the canonical books of the Old and New Testament, with an original translation and meticulous grammatical analysis of the Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek of each text. The foremost interpretive lens centers on the unified proclamation of the person and work of Christ across every Scriptural book.The Commentary fully affirms the divine inspiration, inerrancy, and authority of Scripture; Each passage bears witness to the confession that God has reconciled the world to Himself through the incarnation, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ His Son.Authors expose the rich treasury of language, imagery, and thematic content of the Scripture, while supplementing their work with additional research in archaeology, history, and extrabiblical literature. Throughout, God's Word emanates from authors careful attention and inculcates the ongoing life of the Church in Word, Sacrament, and daily confession.

Music has meaning.More than a series of notes, more than associated verbal texts, more than personal entertainment-music has meaning.In Lutheran Music and Meaning, author Daniel Zager demonstrates how music signals and conveys meaning. With suggested listening examples, chapters discuss the means that the great Lutheran composers used to convey meaning and in what ways liturgy, Church Year, and lectionary provide integrated contexts for meaning.Written specifically for the singer and listener, this book assists the curious in learning more about Lutheran music, its function, and its meaning.

How can your organization adapt its governance model to become a competitive advantage and add real, measurable value to your mission?We are living in an environment that is experiencing an accelerated rate of change. The world in which we operate is increasingly uncertain, complex, and competitive. The governance model you are currently using may not be best suited for the future. The time has come for your leadership team to collectively work together to implement an evolving, adaptive model of governance that is tailored to the current situation of your unique organization. This intentional focus will add value to your mission and bottom line as you adapt your organization to a myriad of changes, both external and internal.In The CEO and the Board, follow Dr. Kurt Senske through different facets of how your nonprofit can make effective changes and work through questions to craft an intentional relationship between the board and the CEO for organizational success.

Every congregation needs to determine how it will organize to best proclaim the Gospel, administer the Sacraments, and care for its members. While organizational details are never the main thing, if the mission and ministry of the Church is to advance, leaders need to give attention to organizational matters.Rev. Dr. David J. Peter, a professor of practical theology at Concordia Seminary St. Louis, draws upon more than 20 years in the parish, experiencing the realities of pastoral ministry and insights from students, practicing pastors, and others about the realities of administration and leadership in congregations.Dr. Peter identifies the theological and practical reasons for organizing staff, lay officers, and congregational volunteers. He presents three dominant models for organizing churches-The Working Board, The Managing Board, and The Governing Board-and carefully examines the advantages and disadvantages of each.Pastors, professional staff workers, congregational officers, church council members, board members, and students preparing for parish ministry, will gain insights and best practices for more effective leadership of their churches.

For churches - like people - looks can be deceiving.It may be easy to be enticed by what's on the surface, by churches that may be wrongly focused on worldly things apart from Scripture.In this highly anticipated follow-up to his first book (Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?; CPH, 2017), author Matthew Richard presents the story of a fictionalized family searching for a new congregation, a new place for the family to worship. At each of seven churches, they find something they like, but come away feeling that something is missing.Readers will learn how to identify those falsehoods, and how to identify how the real Church presents Christ and His gifts of Word and Sacrament.

Can ordinary lives be extraordinary? Martha Van Buskirk passionately shares how, even without flashy titles, accolades, or roles, we can serve God in our families, neighborhoods, and communities - right here, right now.Because of God's extraordinary grace and purpose for our lives, our loving, Spirit-led acts do make a difference. Readers will see how their everyday actions, no matter how small, have purpose, are important to God, and can make an extraordinary impact in the lives of others.

Come, Follow Me: A Year of Devotions on the Life of Jesus is a 52-week devotional that works through the life and work of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Each week, readers will focus on one event in Jesus' life. Each week is divided into six days of study, leaving one day for weekly worship: Day 1 explores the historical context of the passage;Day 2 uncovers the overall message of the passage;Day 3 looks at what the passage reveals about Jesus and His Mission;Day 4 brings together related or interepreting Bible passages to show that Jesus' life and work are the heart of the Old and New Testaments;Day 5 explores the challenge parts of the passage;Day 6 discusses how the pass applies to us today.Contributing writers: Amy Bird, Rev. Ted Doering, Rev. Alfonso Espinosa, Deanconess Naomi E. Guerra, Hannah Hansen, Chad Janetzke, Rev. Andrew Jones, Rev. Gabe Kasper, Rehema Kavugha, Rev. Dr. Christopher Kennedy, Rev. Ethan Luhman, Rev. Daniel Paavola, and Rev. Wayne Palmer.

Con la publicación de este sobresaliente comentario del Dr. Rodolfo Blank sobre la primera epístola del apóstol Pedro, los estudiantes de la Biblia adquieren otra valiosa herramienta para adentrarse más en el mensaje bíblico, entender más a fondo las enseñanzas centrales del cristianismo, y relacionar la fe cristiana con los desafíos y sufrimientos de la vida cotidiana. Sólo disponible en español.With the publication of this outstanding commentary by Dr. Rodolfo Blank on the first epistle of the apostle Peter, students of the Bible acquire another valuable tool to delve deeper into the biblical message, understand more deeply the central teachings of Christianity, and relate the Christian faith with the challenges and sufferings of everyday life. Only available in Spanish.

John Warwick Montgomery points out that most heresies come about because both/and is turned into either/or. He says that an invidious comparison is made between two things, both of which are correct. "Did Christ die in order to conquer the evil powers OR was it a vicarious sacrifice?" That question is similar to "When did you stop beating your wife?" No matter how you answer it you will be in the wrong. Christ did both: he died to conquer the evil powers against man and to die on our behalf. Montgomery points out quite correctly that there are several atonement motifs presented in the New Testament, but the substitutionary motif is the strongest and deserves to be stressed the most amongst all the motifs. In fact, the substitutionary or vicarious motif is laid out in the book of Hebrews. Montgomery's short essay in the appendix of this book compares Anselm's approach with dealing with the atonement motifs in a theologically proper way with a few other approaches.

This expansive resource provides the pastor with a wealth of materials in his work of caring for souls in times of sickness and distress. Includes resources for more than 60 topics, divided under eight categories:¿ At the time of birth¿ Ministering to the sick¿ At the time of death¿ Times of spiritual distress¿ Home and family¿ Vocation¿ Times of celebration¿ Miscellaneous situationsFor each topic, resources include: brief theological commentary to guide the pastor, psalm verses, Bible readings, additional psalm and reading suggestions, prayers, hymn stanzas, and other hymn suggestions.Also includes 18 services and rites from the LSB Agenda, collects of the day and readings, other prayers, selected hymns and liturgical texts in German and Spanish, preparation for confession, guidelines for pastoral examination of catechumens, and extensive indexes.

What is the meaning and purpose of human life? Founded on Biblical revelation and in the context of the Church's confession, Day 7 makes the case that God created humans both to work and to practice true leisure. Along with exploring the challenge of human work, the classic understanding of leisure as contemplation and festival celebration is presented and embraced. Drawing on the insights of Martin Luther, these apparently contradictory conceptions of human purpose are brought together in the idea of the receptive life, which, it is argued, is the right way to keep sabbath.

Contrary to societal norm, true vocation is not defined by income, or accolades, or personal satisfaction. True vocation is defined by God's call to serve those around us. Faith at Work offers insights for Christian professionals working in various fields. With contributions from professionals in Christian higher education, he seeks to encourage graduate students and working professionals to develop a theological, economic and philosophical foundation for understanding how professionals help others flourish, to examine several vocations from a Christian perspective, and to discover how said professions inform ethical issues in their field and society.

Most leaders have learned from experience that there isn't a one-size-fits-all roadmap for leadership. Nonetheless, they press on, forging their way and creating their own leadership story. Jim Sanft, CEO of a complex financial services non-profit with 25 years of executive experience, shares his reflections along the way. Though not providing "all the answers," these experiences and lessons will encourage the Christian leader on his or her way.

Without the meaning behind sacred symbolism, its beauty quickly fades. A Complete Guide to Christian Symbols provides a wealth of Christian symbolism in one place, in one artistic style, in one format. It briefly explains each symbol, offering a bit of historical use and practical advice on their use. Sacred art follows a parallel path with sacred music. Both point us to the Word of God by emphasizing Scripture or illustrating it or repeating it. Christian symbolism takes things another step by condensing narratives and ideas into concise visuals. By pondering them, it is possible to accent the richness of Scripture from a simple design. Readers will appreciate this guidebook of symbolism when confronted with unfamiliar sanctuaries, denominations, or sacred art.

A collection of essays on various aspects of the life, thought, and ministry of Hermann Sasse, a theologian at the university in Erlangen. Essays contributed by numerous Sasse scholars, many of whom knew Dr. Sasse personally.These essays are from the 1995 Lutheran Life Lectures at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

"These can seem like hopeless times. To faithful Christians, life can feel like everything is against them. But precisely in these hopeless times, Christians hear an other-worldly comfort in the eternal promise of Jesus: "Take courage; I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). In these brief chapters Matthew C. Harrison offers words of encouragement that have sustained him throughout these hopeless times: Take courage. Jesus, who has overcome the world, is for you, for your good. In Him is courage"--

Drawn from the Scriptures, the Apostles' Creed is a statement of what Christians believe. Simple, concise, and familiar, the Creed expresses what Christians know and believe from God's Word and is the foundation on which Christians build their understanding. Yet when you speak the Creed, do you think about what you are confessing? This Bible study examines the three articles of the Creed and how this ancient summary of the Christian faith articulates Christians' beliefs. Each lesson considers a portion of the Creed and its biblical foundations, then digs deeper into the meaning of the words to help readers connect the text to everyday thoughts and actions. Designed for small groups, each session includes discussion questions, prayer time, and a suggested hymn. Supplementing the sessions are topical essays that help readers put the Creed and its significance into perspective.

"When reading the Bible, it can be overwhelming to sort through all the details, such as unfamiliar names, places, and words. Ten Questions to Ask Every Time You Read the Bible provides a simple set of questions that will take readers through a biblical account, teaching them to analyze unfamiliar stories, discern Law and Gospel, and understand God's plan of salvation. Each of the 10 questions is expounded upon in its own chapter. Each chapter unpacks why each question is important and what it can teach us, and then puts that question to a particular biblical text or two in order to demonstrate the question's usefulness. The book concludes with some practice example texts for readers to practice"--

"Who is Jesus? What did Jesus do? Where is Jesus present? When is Jesus coming back? Why did Jesus do all of this? These are the main questions of Christianity and Lutheranism, because Jesus is the center and heart of our faith. But Lutherans speak about Jesus Christ in a distinct way. This book answers those questions, addressing Christ's real presence, substitutionary atonement, and the ever-present Christocentricity found in Luther's Small Catechism and throughout the Lutheran Confessions. The divine person and saving work of Jesus drive every sentence of this book, giving readers (college age and up) answers to questions about Christ's person, work, and presence in their lives"--

Jesus doesn't always tell you what you want to hear. But He always tells you what you need to hear, and even the hard words are a gift given to you in love.In Jesus Said What?, author Christopher Kennedy tackles some of Jesus' words that people may struggle to understand. It may seem easier to avoid some of Jesus' tough sayings, but instead of shying away from these passages, Kennedy urges readers to look to Scripture to understand Scripture.As the Ten Commandments are connected with the words of Jesus, Kennedy demonstrates the Law, but reminds Christians to stay firmly focused on the forgiveness and grace that comes through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He brings clarity to fifteen of Jesus' most difficult teachings, on topics such as money, family relationships, and consequences for sin. Each chapter explores one teaching of Jesus by looking at His full treatment of the topic, parallel passages throughout the Bible, and the biblical context to help readers come to a faithful and faith-enriching understanding of Jesus' words.

"I like Jesus, but I'm not sure about the Church."For lifelong Christians, that phrase isn't foreign, but it also isn't comforting to hear. Through our fallen world of sin, humans­-including those within the congregation-can hurt others and push people out rather than inviting them in. Yet, Christ calls us to shepherd all people back to Him and to His Church, no matter how people have been led astray.Author Christa Petzold empathizes and understands how Christians outside the physical church maybe be hesitant to return, yet she encourages them to come back and see the gifts Jesus gives through His Church. She brings light and emphasis to the ways Jesus sees His community of believers, founded securely on Him and His Word.Dive into the gifts that He brings His believers in Gathered by Christ with introductory quotes from church fathers, historical context, discussion questions, and a leader guide. As you're working through Petzold's insights, she provides sidebar definition of specific terms to help you understand the heart of the matter. See how Christ sees His Church and how He gives His people beautiful gifts through Her."Sin, division, confusion, false teaching, and hypocrisy-seeing these in the Church is enough to make anyone want to walk away. This may be how our experiences have led us to see the Church, but how does Jesus see her?" -from the Introduction

The confessional writings of the Lutheran church, including the Augsburg Confessions, the Apology, the Smalcald Articles, and the Large and Small Catechisms."