His Time – Reformation 500 Speaker Series, Witness Wednesday, Jesus the Great High Priest

1. Reformation 500 Speaker Series

Dr. Erik Herrmann, Director of Concordia Seminary’s Center for Reformation Research to discuss  Concordia Seminary’s annual Reformation500 Speaker Series, especially the upcoming speaker Miroslav Volf on the Legacy of the Reformation.
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2. Witness Wednesday

With Rev. Mark Wood, Director of Witness and Outreach in the LCMS Office of National Mission.
http://archives.kfuo.org/mp3/HT/HT_Mar_23c_2016.mp3
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3. Daily Lectionary

Rev. Andrew Ratcliffe of St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, NE looks at Hebrews 4:1-16 “Jesus the Great High Priest“.

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4. Matins Sermonette

Today’s sermonette is by Rev. Andrew Ratcliffe of St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, NE.
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“The Bible is cradle wherein Christ is laid.” – Martin Luther

Hebrews 4:1-16

4 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. 2 For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.[a] 3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said,

“As I swore in my wrath,
‘They shall not enter my rest,’”

although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.” 5 And again in this passage he said,

“They shall not enter my rest.”

6 Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, 7 again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted,

“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts.”

8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God[b] would not have spoken of another day later on. 9 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, 10 for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.

11 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. 12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

Jesus the Great High Priest

14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Footnotes:

Hebrews 4:2 Some manuscripts it did not meet with faith in the hearers

Hebrews 4:8 Greek he