Category Archives: Transfiguration

Transfiguration of Our Lord – Matthew 17:1-9

In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit             20th century Lutheran theologian Hermann Sasse called walking the way of being faithful to God’s Word amid countless temptations “the lonely way.” It’s … Continue reading

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1905 Transfiguration Outline – Matthew 17:1-9

Our forebears did not preach this text unless there was a Sixth Sunday after The Epiphany. The rubric for moving this text to the Last Sunday after The Epiphany and before Gesimatide evidently came in with The Lutheran Hymnal. 1905 … Continue reading

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Transfiguration

I think this really bogs down in the middle, but there’s not much I can do about it at this point… Life is filled with the mundane, some happy and some not so much: endless driving runs to work, school, … Continue reading

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Lindemann on the Transfiguration of Our Lord

THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD The observance of this festival on the Last Sunday after the Epiphany when there is more than one such Sunday is distinctly a Lutheran use and dates from Reformation times. The rubrics provide for a … Continue reading

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Transfiguration – Matthew 17:1-9

In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit It’s not as if Jesus had no idea He was the Son of God until He was transfigured. Jesus, according to the flesh, is … Continue reading

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