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Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church in Vienna, Virginia is a parish in the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church and a member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Worship at St. Athanasius is according to the history Liturgy of the Church. Services at St. Athanasius are not designed for entertainment or sensation, but to prepare broken repentant sinners to receive these gifts of Word and Sacrament, and to know the truth of the incomparable riches of the grace showered on us by our gracious ...
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မဂၤလာပါ ။ Frontier Myanmar ကေန အသစ္တင္ဆက္ေပးမယ့္ စိတ္လႈပ္ရွားစရာေကာင္းတ့ဲ “ဒုို႔အသံ” အစီစဥ္ကေန ႀကိဳဆုိလုိက္ပါတယ္။ Frontier Myanmar ကတင္ဆက္ေပးမယ့္ ျပည္တြင္းရဲ႕ ပထမဆံုးတင္ဆက္တဲ့ အြန္လုိင္းအသံလႊင့္ အစီစဥ္တစ္ခုျဖစ္ၿပီးေတာ့ ဒီအစီစဥ္ကေန လွပတ့ဲ ျမန္မာတစ္နုိင္ငံလံုးမွာရွိတဲ့ ျပည္သူေတြန႔ဲ သက္ဆိုင္တဲ့ လူ႔အခြင့္ေရးအေၾကာင္းအရာေတြကုိ သိသာထင္ရွားေအာင္ တင္ျပသြားမွာ ျဖစ္ပါတယ္။ ဒီအစီအစဥ္ကေန ထဲထဲ၀င္၀င္တင္ျပထားတဲ့ သတင္းေတြနဲ႔ က်ယ္က်ယ္ျပန္႔ျပန္႔ ေမးျမန္းထားတဲ့ ေတြ႔ဆံုေမးျမန္းမႈေတြကတဆင့္ အလြယ္တကူမၾကားႏိုင္တဲ့ ဘက ...
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Christ in Genesis | The End of the Beginning
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Outline: Introduction Joseph Sends the Patriarchs as Jesus sends the Apostles Hospitality to God’s People Clothed in Christ God’s Promise of Resurrection A Nation for the Nations The Fruitfulness of Israel Judah Prepares the Way As Christ Prepares the Way Joseph’s Ascension to the Father The Brothers before Pharoah is The Church Before God Joseph’s…
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Joy that Will Not End
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The joy of Christmas is almost here, and it’s a joy we need in a world so often marked by sorrow and struggle. But let’s remember: this joy isn’t fleeting—it’s the eternal joy of God fulfilling His promise to save us. John the Baptist was the first to leap for joy at the coming of Jesus, and his joy wasn’t diminished by life’s hardships or even dea…
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Once He Came in Blessing: Joy Beyond Comparing
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As we journey through Advent, we reflect on the incredible truth: Jesus came to redress our sins, not by punishing us, but by taking the punishment Himself. He brings hope and freedom, replacing our despair and bondage. Yet His work didn’t stop there. He still comes to us today, gently leading us as a Good Shepherd, feeding us not only with earthly…
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God Never Bails on His Promises
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Ever feel like life isn’t working out? Whether in relationships, faith, or circumstances, we often wonder where God is or if He’s even with us. John the Baptist might have felt this way in prison, yet he sent his disciples to Jesus for clarity: Are you the one? Jesus’ answer reminds us that God is always faithful. He’s working, even when we can’t s…
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Christ in Genesis | Joseph and Judah
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Outline: Introduction Christ in Joseph's Prosperity Christ in Joseph's Righteous Exile Joseph Identified with Hagar, Christ Identified with the Outcast Christ in Joseph's Prison Christ in Joseph's Ascension as King Christ in the Brothers' Descent The First Descent Saint Athanasius Church Contra Mundum Swagger Video Version…
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Once He Came in Blessing: Now He Gently Leads Us
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Last week, we celebrated the Good News that Jesus, the holy Son of God, came lowly to restore us to His image through His cross, granting us hope and freedom. This week, we reflect on how He now gently leads us. Unlike flawed earthly leaders, Jesus is the faithful Good Shepherd, guiding us through this life’s wilderness toward Paradise, feeding us …
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No Weak Soup Christians
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This week, we prayed, “Stir up our hearts, O Lord,” reminding us that true readiness for Jesus’ coming starts with repentance. Like a pot of soup that needs stirring, our hearts must be stirred to bring hidden sins to the surface—not to shame us, but so Jesus can forgive and transform us. John the Baptist called for repentance to prepare the way fo…
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Once He Came in Blessing: All Our Sins Redeeming
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Advent reminds us why Jesus came: not to teach us how to live or reveal our potential, but to save us by fulfilling God’s Word. In the synagogue, Jesus proclaimed, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” He didn’t just speak of salvation—He embodied it, coming in the likeness of man to redress our sins and clothe us with His righ…
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As Advent begins, we pray, “Stir up Your power, O Lord, and come,” a cry for rescue from the perils of sin that plague every heart and home. Like a 9-1-1 call, we trust in the sure promise of Jesus, who already came to save us—not with flashing lights or sirens, but humbly, riding on a donkey to face the fire of God’s wrath on the cross. Even as ev…
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Christ in Genesis | Joseph and Tamar
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Outline: Introduction The Story Arc of Joseph is Christological Christ in The Young Prophet Christ in Joseph’s Vestments Christ in Joseph as the Object of the Father’s Love and the Brothers’ Hate Christ in Joseph’s Dreams Christ’s Passion Joseph’s Brother’s Betrayal Christ in Tamar’s Righteous Deception The First Adam in Judah Christ in Perez and Z…
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Echoes From The Underworld
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Prayers of and for Thanksgiving
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Tonight, we reflect on Paul’s powerful call to Timothy: first of all, pray. Paul, once a persecutor of Christians, understood firsthand the transformative power of prayer and God’s mercy. Perhaps prayers from those he once hunted played a role in his redemption—a living testament to God’s desire for all to be saved. Paul urges us to pray not just f…
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Endure to the End? Me?
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Today’s episode unpacks how we endure life’s troubles—not by our strength, but through Jesus. The disciples were shaken when Jesus predicted the Temple’s destruction, but He reminded them that true hope isn’t in lifeless stones, but in Him, the living Temple. Jesus warned of troubles—false teachings, wars, disasters, and family divisions—but pointe…
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When Big Is Little and Little Is Big
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In today’s episode, I explore how true role models are not always the ones we expect. In Jesus’ time, people looked up to the religious leaders, the scribes, and Pharisees, who were outwardly pious but lacked true faith and integrity. In contrast, Jesus directs our attention to a poor widow, unseen by others, who quietly offers her last two coins—a…
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Christ in Genesis | Jacob
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Outline: Introduction Christ at Bethel Jacob’s Well Jacob the Fruitful Shepherd Christ in Jacob’s Exodus Christ in the Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau Christ in the Massacre of Shechem Christ in Jacob’s Return to the House of God The Death of the Law and the Old Covenant in Deborah and Rachel The Kingdoms of This World and of His Christ Charge Sai…
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A Place for All the Saints
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In this episode, I explore the promises of God in contrast to the world’s empty guarantees. On All Saints Day, we’re reminded that true peace, healing, and hope aren’t found in politicians or worldly ideals but in God’s enduring promises. Unlike a fleeting “utopia,” God promises us a real place where we’ll be with Him, free from sin and suffering. …
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Christ in Genesis | Abraham to Isaac
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Outline: Introduction Christ as the Smoking Oven and Burning Torch Sarah and Hagar as Christians and Jews Christ in the Sign of the Covenant The Coming of the Lord Abraham and Sodom Abraham and Abimelech Ishmael as the Jews, Abimelech as the Gentiles Christ in the Akedah Rebekah as the New Covenant Church Jacob as Christ Isaac and Abimelech Christ …
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No Fear When God Gives Himself to You
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In this episode, I reflect on our fears, both personal and global, and challenge listeners to reconsider what truly matters. While we fear things like political tensions, wars, natural disasters, and loss, there’s a greater tragedy: not knowing the hope and love of our Savior. Drawing from Revelation, I explore how the message of the angels encoura…
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Christ in Genesis | Adam to Melchizedek
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Outline: Introduction The Spirit of Christ and Creation Christ, The Word, in the Beginning Christ and The Church in Adam and Eve Christ in Abel and Seth Christ in the Flood Christ in Babel Christus Victor and Abraham’s Righteous Deception Christ and the Abraham’s Inheritance Christ in Melchizedek Conclusion Charge Saint Athanasius Church Contra Mun…
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Exceedingly Amazing Salvation
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In this episode, I explore Jesus' statement, "How difficult it is for the wealthy to enter God's kingdom." This message challenges our desire for ease in faith, as we often choose convenience over commitment. Jesus teaches that true faith isn't about shortcuts but about following Him, even when it's hard. When the disciples ask, "Then who can be sa…
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Book 2. Homily XIX | Against Idleness
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Outline: Introduction Dominion Blessings to Adam Dominion Blessings to Noah Dominion Blessings to Abraham Dominion Blessings to Isaac and Jacob Dominion Blessings to Joseph Conclusion Charge Saint Athanasius Church Contra Mundum Swagger Video VersionJack Shannon
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Follow Jesus to Eternal Life
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In this episode, I reflect on the big issues dominating the news—elections, war, and natural disasters—and how they all raise the question, “What’s life going to be like now?” With real-world problems weighing on us, the Gospel story of a rich man asking Jesus how to inherit eternal life might seem irrelevant. But Jesus’ response shows it’s deeply …
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The Gospel in Genesis
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Outline: Introduction The Gospel and Adam The Gospel and Abraham The Gospel and Isaac The Gospel and Jacob Conclusion Commissioning Saint Athanasius Church Contra Mundum Swagger Video VersionJack Shannon
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Thinking Like Children of God
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Today, I want to start at the end—with the image of children being brought to Jesus in the Gospel. The disciples tried to push them away, likely annoyed by their disruptions, but Jesus wasn’t having it. He welcomed the children because they see the world differently—through eyes of wonder and curiosity. Jesus uses this to teach us something deeper …
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What's worse? The war you can see or the war you can't? That there is war in our world should not surprise us. We are reaping the wages of sin and the Scriptures are clear this is how it will be. Underneath it all, behind it all, is the evil one. But do not despair! Because of this, too, the Scriptures are very, very clear -- who has won and who wi…
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Genesis 50 | Final Reconciliation
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Outline: Introduction Impending Doom Confession of Sins Joseph Wept Assurance of Pardon Confessing as Lord Theodicy Joseph's Progeny Joseph's Repose Charge Saint Athanasius Church Contra Mundum Swagger Video VersionJack Shannon
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Be Like the World? Yes! Only Better
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Desperate times call for desperate measures. When time is short, your priorities change. What you would have put off, you no longer do. So when the manager in the parable today heard these words, Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager, his life changed in a heartbeat. So Jesus' question for us today is this -- how …
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From Fear to Faith, from Death to Life
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A father in distress brings his demon-possessed son to them, and they failed. They couldn't cast it out. They had done so before. Not too long before this, Jesus had sent the disciples out two-by-two, and specifically with authority over unclean spirits. But how quickly things change. That's the scene Jesus steps into. So this father turns to Jesus…
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Book 2. Homily VI | Against Excess of Apparel
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Opening Ears, Hearts, and Graves
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Be opened, Jesus said. And this man's ears were opened. Imagine what that must have been like. The joy. These miracles of Jesus were truly life-changing. There's an isolation that comes with these disabilities, try as we might to overcome it. If people don't want to be called disabled, we can certainly use different words. But, on a deeper level, t…
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Most people know the story of David and Goliath. They know of the story. But they don't know the story. What they know is the little guy beats the big guy. And that has become a well-known image in our world today. But there is much more to this story than that. It is about God fighting for His people, and faith in God, that He will do so. Saul put…
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A New, Gift-y Life in Christ
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So, gifts. That's been the focus these past three weeks. The funny thing about gifts, though, is that they can make us uncomfortable. Gifts are supposed to have no strings attached, and they often don't. Or they're not intended to. So it is with Jesus and His gifts. There are truly no strings attached. Jesus simply wants to give, and for all people…
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Genesis 49 – 50 | Israel’s Death and Ascension
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Outline: Introduction Burial in Canaan The Women, The Deception, and The Ransom Death of Jacob Promises Fulfilled Embalming 40/70 Days Joseph Requests Leave State Funeral, Proleptic Exodus Javert Egyptians Blood on the Threshing Floor Obedience to the Father Charge Saint Athanasius Church Contra Mundum Swagger Video Version…
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Jesus Is Offensive -- For You!
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Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink... Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever. Do you take offense at this? Jesus asked. Yes, they did. And many left. It is offensive, scandalous, a hard saying. Whoever feeds on this bre…
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The Food that Builds the Church
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Today, Jesus continues His program and teaching on the food that builds the Church. Bread that, as we heard today, one may eat of it and not die. The food that builds the church. But I think we're sometimes like the people in Jesus' day, who were thinking with their stomachs. Jesus said, this is the will of my Father, not that we have a good and co…
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