tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186577192024-03-07T03:51:42.245-05:00Putting Out The FireMalachi 4:1 (ESV) "For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.comBlogger727125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-88246179829691126182018-09-06T16:25:00.001-04:002018-09-06T16:31:53.827-04:00Antinominans and LibertinesA great quote over at Gottesdienst on the use of the law in preaching from Chemnitz:
The Antinomians because in Matt. 11:13 is says that "the Law was until John," contend that the teaching of the Decalog has no place under the new covenant. The Libertines say that believers "are not under the Law," Gal. 5:18, and therefore they have the idea that believers ought not to learn from the Law Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-64441536745510615412014-12-25T13:47:00.000-05:002014-12-25T13:50:01.575-05:00What Child Is This?
Why lies He in such mean estate,
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christians, fear, for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,
The cross be borne for me, for you.
Hail, hail the Word made flesh,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-57103572464521093362014-04-20T20:29:00.002-04:002014-04-20T20:39:15.241-04:00The Night Of Sin Is Ended!
A Blessed Easter to all!
One of my favorite hymns written by Dr. Luther:
Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands,
For our offenses given;
But now at God’s right hand He stands,
And brings us life from Heaven.
Wherefore let us joyful be,
And sing to God right thankfully
Loud songs of Alleluia! Alleluia!
No son of man could conquer Death,
Such mischief sin had wrought us,
For Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-11870209754758712502013-12-25T13:42:00.003-05:002013-12-25T13:44:02.956-05:00For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a Child is born,Unto us a Son is given;And the government will be upon His shoulder.And His name will be calledWonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of His government and peaceThere will be no end,Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,To order it and establish it with judgment and justiceFrom that time Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-19923724201381281192013-12-02T12:02:00.001-05:002013-12-02T12:03:53.044-05:00Facebook Quote Of The Day
I know I'm about three weeks behind on my social networking but here's today's Facebook quote of the day is from the host of my favorite Lutheran radio program Issues, Etc. Todd Wilken who writes:
I don't understand why King David's impromptu dance before the ark is supposed to be an example of how we ought to worship today, but the reverence of the Temple liturgy (something actually Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-40958011112048569382013-10-30T08:29:00.000-04:002013-10-30T08:29:27.356-04:00Facebook Quote Of The Day
Today's Facebook quote of the day is from the host of my favorite Lutheran radio program Issues, Etc. Todd Wilken who writes:
"Don't you wish the Bible were clearer on the six-day creation issue? If only there were a verse that said something like: "For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. No, wait... never mind"
Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-76597580815432202542013-08-19T11:57:00.001-04:002013-08-19T12:00:56.537-04:00The Body Of Christ Is Under Attack In Egypt
The Body of Christ is under attack in Egypt. We would do well to remember in our prayers our Coptic brothers and sisters as they bear witness to Christ under persecution by peaceful Mohammadians.
The above picture was taken yesterday as a Coptic congregation gathered to receive Christ's gifts of Word and Sacrament in a building that was firebombed a few days before. Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-30891472507967528572013-04-03T09:04:00.000-04:002013-04-03T09:08:50.642-04:00Jesus Is Out, And He’s After You P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }
The absolute best sermon I have heard
this year on the Easter Resurrection of our Lord Jesus was from
Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller at Hope Lutheran Church out in Aurora, CO.
The sermon is titled “Jesus is Out, and He’s After You” and it
needs to be heard.
A portion of the text:
What do
you do with a man who won’t stay dead? Perhaps the better question
is: What Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-30075928037345013152013-03-31T08:59:00.002-04:002013-03-31T09:00:12.603-04:00A Blessed Easter!
Lent is over. The Great Vigil of Easter has been observed. Our Lord and
Savior has conquered death and the grave. Once more alleluias fill our
sanctuaries. A blessed Easter to all.
John 20:1-18
Now
the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while
it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the
tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-6061263316030795282013-03-30T11:14:00.002-04:002013-03-30T11:31:09.323-04:00The Easter Vigil Explained With The Help Of An EntP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }
Later tonight I will attend my
congregation's Easter Vigil. It's one of the most beautiful services
in Church's liturgical year and it's one I always look forward to
since attending my first vigil almost ten years ago.
The Easter Vigil starts outside in the
dark with a single candle lit and slowly moves into the sanctuary as
the congregation sings, chants, and Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-48847561641291615632013-03-29T07:00:00.000-04:002013-03-29T12:59:02.402-04:00Good Friday
So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the placeFrank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-69517989624032755352013-03-28T21:24:00.002-04:002013-03-28T21:29:24.725-04:00Tonight's Maundy Thursday Quote Of The DayP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }
Tonight's Maundy Thursday quote of the
day is from Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller who, unbeknownst to me until
just recently” has one of those twitter accounts and tweeted out
earlier this evening the following: “If you think washing
the disciples feet is humiliating, wait until tomorrow.” Sublime
brilliance.
Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-91756723799811349622013-03-28T08:33:00.001-04:002013-03-28T08:33:03.380-04:00Maundy Thursday
Today is one of my favorite days of the Church year; Maundy
Thursday where the day where the historic church celebrates
Jesus’ intuition of the Eucharist or the Lord's Supper. From the Gospel of Matthew 26:26-30;And
as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave
it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then
He took the cup, and gave thanks, and Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-9199990315933033702013-03-26T18:26:00.003-04:002013-03-26T18:26:55.241-04:00The Infancy Narrative During Lent?
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Have you ever tried to teach a Sunday
school class the Christmas narrative during Lent? You should try it,
it's a wonderful exercise! My Sunday morning class started
studying the book of Luke back in November when our wrapped up our
look at theophanies in the Old Testament. As we had a lot of
background to go over we weren't even able to get to the Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-34213746120764517212013-02-25T07:19:00.002-05:002013-02-25T07:19:38.171-05:00Today's Quote Of The DayToday's quote of the day is from my usual source of quotes on Facebook:"Imagine if we each had individual debt clocks for our sins. I bet crucifixes would be a lot more popular."I couldn't agree more. Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-82017773207675077002013-02-10T18:20:00.000-05:002013-02-11T07:54:33.014-05:00The Lukan Case For Life
My new great nephew!
At the congregation I
attend I enjoy the opportunity to teach the adult Sunday school class
and we are currently making our way through Luke's Gospel.
Normally, in most
Lutheran congregations, it is the pastor who teaches an adult class.
Since my pastor serves two parishes he has to leave shortly after our
class starts and therefore he, by necessity, turns it over to Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-86462709194425722042013-02-01T14:09:00.001-05:002013-02-01T14:11:03.249-05:00Today's Quote Of The Day
A friend of mine on Facebook gets today's quote of the day:
"I was thinking the other day... about the "Footprints in the Sand" poem-thingy. It is so very individualistic. Never in a Christian's life are there "one set of footprints" because we're "catholic" (meaning: according to the whole). We're the body of Christ. Our neighbors and the great cloud of witnesses have left footprints too."Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-56434421991241918042011-06-23T07:53:00.002-04:002011-07-05T10:13:36.451-04:00The End Of Putting Out The FireIt's just time.Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-81064661673626919362011-05-06T11:03:00.004-04:002011-05-06T11:25:10.090-04:00Christians, To The Paschal VictimI know this is a week late but I've been busy playing metrologist which is a good thing considering that is my vocation. Anyhoo, Dan over at Time Out produced a special video presentation of hymn number 460 in the Lutheran Service Book; "Christians to the Paschal Victim" for Time Out Episode 115.Anna Baseley of Emmanuel-Dearborn and Mark Fergus of Zion-Columbus join Cantor Beethe and and Dan for Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-43548764306853652762011-04-27T08:52:00.003-04:002011-04-27T09:18:34.319-04:00Unholy VenerationAccording to the Catholic News Service the blood of Pope John Paul II is to be venerated this weekend. From the news story:A small vial of Pope John Paul II's blood is the relic for the Mass for his beatification, the Vatican said.The relic was to be presented to Pope Benedict XVI and exposed for veneration during the Mass in St. Peter's Square May 1, the Vatican said April 26.Yep, the church of Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-5756356275966615172011-04-24T13:16:00.003-04:002011-04-24T13:20:43.746-04:00Come, You Faithful, Raise The StrainCome, You Faithful, Raise the Strain by John of Damascus for this blessed Easter day!Come, you faithful, raise the strainOf triumphant gladness!God has brought his IsraelInto joy from sadness,Loosed from Pharaoh’s bitter yokeJacob’s sons and daughters,Led them with unmoistened footThrough the Red Sea waters.This the spring of souls today:Christ has burst his prisonAnd from three days’ sleep in Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-44650541793458015112011-04-22T12:17:00.003-04:002011-04-22T12:22:57.758-04:00Good FridayA Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth by Paul GerhardtA Lamb goes uncomplaining forth,The guilt of all men bearing;And laden with the sins of earth,None else the burden sharing!Goes patient on, grow weak and faint,To slaughter led without complaint,That spotless life to offer;Bears shame and stripes, and wounds and death,Anguish and mockery, and saith,“Willing all this I suffer.”This Lamb is Christ, Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-15280292704849467242011-04-21T06:03:00.004-04:002011-04-21T13:39:35.268-04:00Maundy ThursdayToday is Maundy Thursday; the day where the historic and catholic church celebrates Jesus’ intuition of the Lord’s Supper; often referred to as the Eucharist. From the Gospel of Matthew 26:26-30;And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Frank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-36512886382159629972011-04-18T10:14:00.002-04:002011-04-18T10:18:41.511-04:00Liturgy And The YouthPastor Matthew Harrison who is now president of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod talking about youth and the liturgy.HT Paul McCainFrank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657719.post-22949156177675498112011-04-15T09:28:00.002-04:002011-04-15T09:33:54.222-04:00POTF Blog Of The Week: “I didn’t see Jesus on the cross!”This week’s blog pick of the week comes from Kelly Klages’ self titled blog with her post “I didn’t see Jesus on the cross!”In this wonderfully succinct piece Kelly recounts how upset her daughter gets when she didn’t see Jesus on the cross in one of Pastor Jonathon Fisk’s Worldview Everlasting video podcasts and the comfort of seeing Jesus lifted up in glory in the ending credits.Kelly’s closingFrank Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com0