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Thursday, June 23, 2011
The Preached Word Is God's Instrument of Grace
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Pastoral Work in the Word
"The pastor has no other calling than to preach his own sermons, based on his own study. He should offer the Sacraments without hesitation or shame, and to take Word out on visits to shut-ins, the hospitalized, the grieving, and the spiritually indolent."
So simple, yet so hard.
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GJ - Simple and fulfilling. The difficult part is bearing the cross. Those who reject the cross--any difficulty associated with the pure Word--are the ones who reject the Gospel, even if they dress in fancy robes and fold their hands just so.
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