Jesus tells His disciples He is going to leave them and they being to panic. In today's lectionary text: Luther House of Study's, Lars Olson, explains how Jesus responds to His disciples—and to us—by promising to give them another Advocate. Lars teaches us in order for Jesus to be with us forever, He first has to leave us. The Advocate is the Holy Spirit, who abides with us and in us, forever. Jesus is the truth and the Advocate is the Spirit of truth, using Jesus' Word to deliver the promise of faith and life everlasting. Adam, Kiri, and Mason ask Lars: Why can't the world receive the Spirit of truth? Why does Jesus have to leave in order to stay with us forever? And can you prove you're forgiven? 

SING TO THE LORD

Listen to Luther House of Study's newest podcast: Sing to the Lord! Martin Luther said, "Next to the word of God, the art of music is the greatest treasure in the world." To understand the importance of hymnody in the Lutheran church, Lars Olson and Mason Van Essen sit down with Zachary Brockhoff each week to discuss the lectionary's hymns, their meaning and history, and how the music preaches the Gospel. We hope you enjoy this new venture! 

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GOSPEL: John 14:15-21

15 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. 17 This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you. 18 "I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. 19 In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them." (NRSV)

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