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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.

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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.

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 2023

Sunday, July 30 2023

Kingdom's Weeds
Matthew 13:44-52
The King knows what’s worth it, and he’s not afraid to spend for it

Current Series:
Whose Kingdom Is It?
How God gathers his people in

Study & Share Insert
...#2 What does Philippians 2:5-11 add to vv44-46? How could the baptized Body of Christ be a treasure or pearl? See Psalm 8:4-8, 103:1-5; Matthew 6:25-33, 10:31; John 3:16-17; Romans 5:6-11; Revelation 21:2; Small Catechism: Creed, article 2, available bookofconcord.org

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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 2023

Sunday, July 23 2023

Kingdom's Weeds
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Certain methods of weed control harm the good crop, too; better go easy

Current Series:
Whose Kingdom Is It?
How God gathers his people in

Study & Share Insert
...#5 We grant that church on earth will always have bad people, false believers, & the like mixed in (not to mention people who act foolishly). How does this reality make your own holiness & godliness even more important for the sake of your neighbors? See 1 Timothy 6:17-19; Hebrews 13:16; James 4:17; 1 Peter 3:13-17; Apology (defense) of the Augsburg Confession: VII-VIII, available bookofconcord.org

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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost 20232

Sunday, July 16 2023

Kingdom's Seeds
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
You just never know where you’ll find good soil, so the King wants to plant far and wide

Current Series:
Whose Kingdom Is It?
How God gathers his people in

Study & Share Insert
...#3 What is unsettling & uncomfortable about this parable? See Matthew 3:10, 7:19, 23:1-39, 25: 31-46; John 5:24, 37-47, 8:31-47

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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost 2023

Sunday, July 09 2023

Reality of the Yoke
Matthew 11:25-30
Trust me, you’re worth more to me than you realize, says Jesus

Current Series:
Reality Check
Our real calling in everyday life

Study & Share Insert
...#2 Consider what St. Paul says about our bondage; see Romans 3:9, 19-26, 6:1-23, 11:32; Galatians 3:22-23; see also Matthew 23:1-7; John 8:31-47; 1 John 1:8-10. Is anyone spiritually free of a “yoke” to pick one of their choice? That is, do we come to Jesus from a neutral place & decide his offer against all other spiritual offers, or must he rescue us for his purposes?

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