Tag: Martin Luther
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Luther at the Manger
Episode 5 | with guest Pastor Nathaniel Biebert Step back to 1531 in Wittenberg, Germany, where Martin Luther delivered a series of profound and timeless sermons on the birth of Christ. Pastor Nathaniel Biebert, translator of Luther at the Manger: Christmas Sermons on Isaiah 9:6, joins us to explore how Luther’s Christmas message still resonates…
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A Reformation Day Devotion
In his most famous hymn, Martin Luther wrote, “Though devils all the world should fill, all eager to devour us, we tremble not, we fear no ill; they shall not overpow’r us. This world’s prince may still scowl fierce as he will, he can harm us none. He’s judged; the deed is done! One little…
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Hallowed Be Your Name
This post is a continuation of the series, “Meditations on the Lord’s Prayer.” Click here to read the introductory post. “God’s name is certainly holy by itself, but we pray in this petition that we too may keep it holy. God’s name is kept holy when his Word is taught in its truth and purity…
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Baptized in Christ
“I know full well that I cannot do a single thing that is pure. But I am baptized, and through my baptism God, who cannot lie, has bound himself in a covenant with me. He will not count my sin against me, but will slay it and blot it out.”[1] What would it be like…
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Knowing Christ—Unstoppable
“I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.” (Romans 1:14,15) If there were one word to use in describing Paul after his conversion, it would be unstoppable. From that Damascus…
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What Might Luther Have Read?
The sheer volume of Martin Luther’s writings is astounding. According to Britannica, he wrote a third of the books published in the German language during the first half of the 1500s.[1] The first 55 volumes of his written works in the English translation altogether are over 22,000 pages long—and that’s not even everything he wrote!…
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The Pastor
[From Our Worth to Him: Devotions for Christian Worship by Mark Paustian. All rights reserved.] “Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.” – Acts 20:28 Martin Luther commented that people would surely “run their feet bloody” if they thought there was a place where they might go and…
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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Today we celebrate Martin Luther’s nailing of the Ninety-five Theses and the beginning of the church’s return to the true gospel found in Scripture. Enjoy this Reformation Day selection from Devotional Thoughts on Favorite Hymns! God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1) One of the great contributions Dr. Martin Luther…