Luther for the Busy Man

Feb 02 2025 300 ep. 3 mins 40
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Luther for the Busy Man is a new project brought to you by the Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary, in cooperation with Ambassador Publications, the publishing arm of the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations. Listen to daily meditations by Martin Luther himself, following the church calendar and read to you by Dave Ryerson.

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Epiphany IV - Monday

Feb 02 2025 3 mins  
EPIPHANY IV - MONDAYLESSON: JOHN 15:18-27Whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. 1 John 5:4God so arranges matters that our faith is not called upon to concern itself with unimportant matters, but with matter which exceed the competence of all men, matters such as death, sin, the world, and the devil.There is no one

Epiphany IV - Sunday

Feb 01 2025 2 mins  
EPIPHANY IV - SUNDAYLESSON: MATTHEW 8:23-27Why are you afraid, O men of little faith? Matthew 8:26In what does the unbelief of the disciples consist? It sees no more than it feels! Life and safety are no longer in their feelings – there is nothing here but the waves crashing over the ship, and the sea which threatens all kinds of danger and death. While they feel all this, and co

Epiphany III - Saturday

Jan 31 2025 2 mins  
EPIPHANY III - SATURDAYLESSON: 1 THESSALONIANS 2:13-16When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” Matthew 8:10The words of Jesus to the centurion have caused no end of trouble to the commentators. They have raised the question whether Jesus really told the truth in these words. On the bas

Epiphany III - Friday

Jan 30 2025 3 mins  
EPIPHANY III - FRIDAYLESSON: MATTHEW 6:5-15Lord, if you will, you can make me clean. Matthew 8:2This modest prayer of the leper must not be understood as an expression of doubt in Christ’s goodness and grace. For such a faith would be quite worthless, even if he did believe that Christ was almighty and able to do all things in His omniscience. A living faith which does not doubt

Epiphany III - Thursday

Jan 29 2025 2 mins  
EPIPHANY III - THURSDAYLESSON; COLOSSIANS 3:12-17Only say the word, and my servant will be healed. Matthew 8:8We learn from the example of the centurion at Capernaum that we must begin with the Gospel and put our whole faith and trust in it without looking to any merits or works. The centurion makes no appeal to any merit or work; he reposes his whole confidence in Christ’s goodn

Epiphany III - Wednesday

Jan 28 2025 3 mins  
EPIPHANY III - WEDNESDAYLESSON: 1 JOHN 3:11-18No man has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. 1 John 4:12I have often remarked how faith makes us free lords and love makes us slaves. Through faith we become gods and partakers of the nature and name of God as the psalmist declares, “I say, ‘You are gods, sons of the Most High,

Epiphany III - Tuesday

Jan 27 2025 3 mins  
EPIPHANY III - TUESDAYLESSON: GALATIANS 2:11-16We hold that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law. Romans 3:28You see how the example of the leper (Matthew 8:1-4) supports faith against works. For, just as Christ helped this leper out of pure grace through faith without any works or merits on his part, so He helps all men. He also wants men to regard Him as such a hel

Epiphany III - Monday

Jan 26 2025 2 mins  
EPIPHANY III - MONDAYLESSON: GALATIANS 1:6-9Continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel which you heard. Colossians 1:23The Gospel is the beginning, middle, and end of all that is good, and our one source of salvation. We have stated repeatedly that first of all one must hear the Gospel, and then faith, love, and good works follow. We must

Epiphany III - Sunday

Jan 25 2025 3 mins  
EPIPHANY III - SUNDAYLESSON: MATTHEW 8:1-13A leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” Matthew 8:2See how the faith of the leper manifests itself. He is under no delusions at all. All that he desires and hopes to obtain is the pure goodness and grace of Christ, freely and without any merit at all on his part. We cannot claim her

Epiphany II - Saturday

Jan 24 2025 2 mins  
EPIPHANY II - SATURDAYLESSON: MARK 8:31-35Jesus said to her, “O woman, what have you to do with me?” John 2:4We should note here that Jesus adopts a harsh attitude to His mother not only to give us an example of faith, but also to remind us that in the affairs of God and in His service we do not know father or mother.Although there is no authority on earth greater than the auth