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Philip Melanchthon (1-3): In this three part series, Dr. Keith walks the audience through a brief introduction to the life and teachings of Martin Luther's friend and fellow reformer, Philip Melanchthon.

Philip Melanchthon (1-3): In this three part series, Dr. Keith walks the audience through a brief introduction to the life and teachings of Martin Luther's friend and fellow reformer, Philip Melanchthon.

Philip Melanchthon (1-3): In this three part series, Dr. Keith walks the audience through a brief introduction to the life and teachings of Martin Luther's friend and fellow reformer, Philip Melanchthon.

Scripture: Revelation 4:4, Liturgy means God's service to us through Word and Sacrament. This second and final teaching covers God's service to us through the Service of the Sacrament, specifically the Lord's Supper. In this part of the Divine Service our focus is upon where the Lord is, in particular as He comes to us under the bread and wine. Heaven meets earth and we are joined together at the altar.

The word liturgy means "your public service". In Lutheran terms, liturgy means God's service to us through Word and Sacrament. This teaching covers God's service to us through His Word. We only stand in the presence of God only by the merits of Jesus. God's service to us through Sacrament is covered next week.

Scripture: John 1:14; Colossians 2:9, For many centuries medicine's goal was primarily comfort. Recently we have developed the ability to fix or do things to change a person's diagnosis by using new treatments and technology. This lecture covers ethical questions having to do with clinical medicine such as abortion, unnatural selection (preference of boy babies), eugenics and sterilization, gender dysphoria and frozen embryo resolution among other subjects.

End of life issues are discussed including suffering, miracles, patient autonomy, patient decision-making capacity, advance directives, and methods that prolong life.

End of life issues are discussed including physician assisted suicide, euthanasia, AMA's position against both death options, and the Brittany Maynard and Maggie Karner cases.

Scripture: Genesis 1:27; Psalm 139:13-16;Jeremiah 1:5; Proverbs 31:8-9; Exodus 21:22-25;Luke 1:41-44, Bioethics is the study of the impact of biological discoveries and biomedical advances on human life. Abortion is discussed first in the context of what God's Word declares about human life.