Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies: All Hallows’ Eve in the Mediaeval Church and the Reformation
On All Hallows’ Eve 1517 a monk named Martin Luther posted a list of points for discussion and debate at the University of…
On All Hallows’ Eve 1517 a monk named Martin Luther posted a list of points for discussion and debate at the University of…
Sermon Text: John 8:31-38
October 26, 2014 AD
In the Name X of Jesus. AMEN! Our text for this morning’s sermon is taken from St. John’s gospel account the 8th chapter.
Beloved in the Lord,
With the swing of the hammer and the pounding of a nail, “out of love for the truth and with the object of eliciting it,” Martin Luther made an assertion – 95 assertions to be exact, better known as the 95 theses.
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