Evident Faith
Reading the Word with Luther
Scripture Text: Matthew 7:21
Once we have been baptized into Christ and believe, his will is that we should then live accordingly, obeying God and doing what is commanded.
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Devotional Posted in September 2026
God’s Dollar
Reading the Word with Luther
Scripture Text: Mark 8:4–6
"Christ commands the disciples to set the loaves before the multitude, by which he shows that he will administer his work and gifts through the instrumentality of human agencies."
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Blessed Ears
Reading the Word with Luther
Scripture Text: Matthew 13:15–17
What would it help the critics of Christ if the gospel was preached twice as clearly as it is? They are so deafened by their own conceits that they can hear nothing else.
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No Other Gods
Reading the Word with Luther
Scripture Text: Exodus 20:1–3
"When we come before God the Father, Christ will say: Father! Although they have not wholly fulfilled thy law, yet I have done so, let this be to their benefit because they believe in me."
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A Cup of Cold Water
Reading the Word with Luther
Scripture Text: 1 John 3:14–18
"Oh, how heavy and terrible the impending judgment for those who have denied to Christ the Lord, in his thirst, even the cup of cold water."
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That They May Hear and Believe
Reading the Word with Luther
Scripture Text: Mark 7:32–35
Luther uses the this story to illustrate how office of ministry brings the Word to people so that they may hear and be given faith to believe.
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