Preaching

As Lutherans we seem to get pretty excited to preach about the Bible, its stories, persons, places, things, and events. We enjoy and demand an exploration of their significance when considered in the light of our salvation through faith. We appreciate a description of their relationship to the events of our daily lives that allows us to see our own worlds in terms of the Gospel. And, as we approach our first week of classes we enter an important time for preaching as well.

This Sunday we'll hear preaching on texts that speak of loving your neighbor, living honorably, and how to reprove the sinful by love through faith. These texts convey a unique Christian perspective on both the best and the worst of relationships among people. These texts on a day that falls so closely to September 11 will, no doubt, challenge our pastors in the pulpit. Luckily, our expectations are simple; we hope to hear the word of the lord.

We are blessed in the following week to have the unique opportunity of worshipping together all week, including 9/11 and listening to members of our community consider other texts. The lectionary next week presents us with the subjects of forgiveness, loyalty, vengeance, mercy, thankfulness, judgment, and accountability to God.

I look forward to worship next week and the word of God we will most definitely hear each day at 10:00 AM. If you want to find out who is preaching you can link to the chapel schedule on the right hand side of our current students homepage: www.luthersem.edu/intranet.