Posts Tagged ‘beethe’

Text: Hosea 11 Hymn: 533, Jesus Has Come and Brings Pleasure Kretzmann Commentary: Hosea Bonus Bumper: Blessed Be the Tie that Binds Hymn 533 was featured Pr. Tom Baker on his show, Law and Gospel, on June 28 (MP3). It’s another great hymn that confesses and celebrates so many things about the Christ. The title [...]

Text: Daniel 7 Hymn: 853, How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord Kretzmann Commentary: Daniel Bonus Bumper: The Fourth Man in the Fire When the book of Daniel was covered in Sunday School, we learned more about the handwriting on the wall, the lion’s den, and the fourth man in the fire, but the actual prophecies [...]

Text: Ezekiel 3 Hymn: 825, Rise, Shine, You People Kretzmann Commentary: Ezekiel Bonus Bumper: Ezekiel Saw De Wheel In Ezekiel 3, God holds Ezekiel accountable for the preaching of repentance and deliverance of his people. These are stern words for both the person who would speak for God words that God did not deliver and [...]

Text: Lamentations 3:22-66 Hymn: 834, O God, O Lord of Heaven and Earth Kretzmann Commentary: Lamentations Bonus Bumper: Thomas Tallis – Lamentations I This hymn has a tricky tune, Wittenberg New, by Jan O. Bender. One either chooses to grab a big breath after the first line and sing the next four lyrical phrases in [...]