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This is Pastor Jared's weekly sermon info and his weekly Study and Share devotional Bible study. Unless otherwise noted all sermons and studies are copyright Jared Stillions 2020-2023. The devotional Bible studies may be reproduced & shared for personal, non-sale use, provided this copyright notice is included. The studies are formatted two to a page to make sharing it easier. Weekly posts go live at 9:00 AM on Sundays.

You can find his sermon podcast on the sermon-cast page. Check back each Sunday for new content. The podcast will soon be listed with major services.
Why not put them on the same page? Due to limitations of our website builder.

By the way, here's the Lutheran Confessions, The Book of Concord, online and in the public domain. These writings, including Luther's Small & Large Catechisms are frequently referenced in these devotional studies. The Confessions are the historic doctrinal standard of the Lutheran Church and a faithful exposition of the Bible. You could say they are squared, leveled, and plumb by and to the Bible itself.

16th Sunday after Pentecost 2022

Sunday, September 25 2022

Festival of St. Michael & All Angels (observed)

Mercy from On High
Luke 16:19-31
Dives drowns in indulgence while Lazarus is exalted in mercy

Current Series:
Celebrating God's Gifts
What is happening when life is shaped by Baptism

Study & Share Insert
...#1. What do Matthew 28:1-4, 11-15; Luke 24:13-27, 36-40, 44-48; John 5:24-29, 37-47; Acts 3:12-26, 4:13-21, 13:26-48, 17:16-32 add to vv30-31?

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15th Sunday after Pentecost 2022

Sunday, September 18 2022

Resources for God's Kingdom
Luke 16:1-15
Jesus desires our resourcefulness, even using worldly wealth against itself

Current Series:
Celebrating God's Gifts
What is happening when life is shaped by Baptism

Study & Share Insert
...#2. How does v12 anticipate what Jesus says in 20:19-26? See Psalm 24:1, 50:10-11, 89:11; Romans 13:1-10; 1 Corinthians 10:31

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14th Sunday after Pentecost 2022

Sunday, September 11 2022

Joy in God's Mission
Luke 15:1-10
Scorn & indifference don’t find or rejoice in anything

Current Series:
Celebrating God's Gifts
What is happening when life is shaped by Baptism

Study & Share Insert
...#1. Jesus actually tells three parables in this teaching moment. We heard the third one, the Lost (Prodigal) Son back in Lent. How do vv11-24 amplify & illustrate vv1-10? How do vv25-32 serve as a concluding warning to all three parables?

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13th Sunday after Pentecost 2022

Sunday, September 04 2022

A Life Shaped by Baptism
Luke 14:25-35
Following Jesus has its costs…and its gains

Current Series:
Celebrating God's Gifts
What is happening when life is shaped by Baptism

Study & Share Insert
...#6. In v32 Jesus is NOT promoting “compromise” (or defiance). Such “terms of peace” between kings were often financial, the weaker paying “tribute” to the stronger. What does St. Paul add in Romans 12:9--13:10, esp. 12:18, 13:8? How do Christians have more (or less) to give up for discipleship (v33) in our culture?

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