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Text: 1 John 3
Hymn: 633, At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing
Kretzmann Commentary: 1 John 3
Bonus Bumper: Maranatha, Behold What Manner of Love

If we are “weak on santification,” it is our Old Adam who is weak on its own sanctification. The New Adam, daily rising out of baptism, makes no practice of sin but hopes in God, believing in the atonement on the cross for his righteousness. The Holy Spirit calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian church on earth — and He is not weak.

Special thanks to Sam Mussmann for singing with us this week.

 
Setting from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission.

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Text: 1 Peter 3
Hymn: 467, Awake, My Heart, with Gladness
Kretzmann Commentary: 1 Peter 3
Additional Commentary by Ms. Sandra Ostapowich, “A Woman’s Beauty”
Bonus Bumper 1: “What God Ordains is Always Good,” CPH, Heirs of the Reformation.
Bonus Bumper 2: “Women and Men,” They Might Be Giants

1 Peter 3: Humility and honor never go out of style. Neither does being saved through water.

Thanks to Sam Mussmann for providing vocals on the hymn and to Sandra Ostapowich for her remarks on 1 Peter 3.

 
Setting from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission.

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