Preaching The Text

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What's Preaching The Text about?

Preaching The Text examines the weekly Bible Readings from the three-year lectionary. Dr. Steven Paulson and pastor John Hoyum present these Scripture readings with a particular emphasis on how the Gospel is proclaimed and heard in weekly preaching.

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Preaching The Text episodes:

06.26.2024
Mark 5:21-43 – Pentecost 6 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the story of the woman with the flow of blood healed by touching the garment of Jesus. The healing of Jairus's daughter is also included in this...
06.19.2024
Mark 4:35-41 – Pentecost 5 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the story of Jesus falling asleep in the boat. Here we learn how the disciples exercise faith in Christ as the divine power who controls the sea...
06.10.2024
Mark 4:26-34 – Pentecost 4 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the Parable of the Sleeping Farmer, as Paulson likes to call it. The growth of the seed in this parable refers to the power of the gospel...
06.04.2024
Mark 3:20-35
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Mark's account of Christ countering the accusations of the Pharisees that he has a demon. This episode discusses the way in which demons are cast out today...
05.28.2024
Mark 2:23-28 – Pentecost 2 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss a story from Mark's gospel in which Jesus' disciples are accused of violating the Sabbath commandment for picking heads of grain on the holy day. Jesus explains,...
05.21.2024
John 3:1-17 – Holy Trinity (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the texts for Holy Trinity Sunday, chiefly, the encounter of Jesus and Nicodemus in John 3. Here they discuss the proper way to preach on the Trinity,...
05.14.2024
John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 – Pentecost
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the gospel reading from John for the Sunday of Pentecost. They focus upon the way in which the risen Christ isn't absent from his church, but present...
05.08.2024
John 17:11b-19 – Easter 7 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Christ's prayer to the Father before his betrayal and crucifixion. In this prayer, we overhear the Son's address to his Father in love. To preach on Christ's...
05.02.2024
John 15:9-17 – Easter 6 (B)
On this episode, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson talk about Christ's command that we love one another as he has loved us. Unlike the usual interpretation of this passage, Paulson and Hoyum talk about the necessity of good works and...
04.23.2024
John 15:1-8 – Easter 5 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steven Paulson discuss Christ's famous statement that he is the vine, we are the branches. They also talk about Christian suffering and the way in which faith bears fruit in...
04.16.2024
John 10:11-18 – Easter 4 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the section of John's gospel where Jesus calls himself the Good Shepherd. We learn how it is that Christ calls to his sheep through his word, which...
04.11.2024
Luke 24:36-49 – Easter 3 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Luke's account of Christ's appearance to the disciples. We learn a little bit about the difference between preaching and dialogue – as well as the difference between...
04.03.2024
John 20:19-31 – Easter 2 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the charter of all evangelical proclamation: Christ's appearance to the disciples on Easter according to John's telling. Here we learn that the purpose of the church is...
03.27.2024
Mark 16:1-8 – Easter Sunday (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Mark's account of the resurrection. Specifically, they focus on the way in which after Christ's crucifixion, everything seems to go on just as before – even though...
03.24.2024
John 19:17-30 – Good Friday (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the main reading from John's gospel concerning the death of Christ. Here we see that Christ's death brings to an end the punishment for sin in the...
03.23.2024
Mark 14:12-26 – Maundy Thursday (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the gospel reading for Maundy Thursday. Here, we see Christ's institution of the Lord's Supper, and discuss how to preach and teach about this sacrament. They emphasize...
03.20.2024
Mark 14:1-15:47 – Palm Sunday (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Mark's account of the suffering and death of Christ. We learn some of the limitations of the lectionary, which encourage people not to attend services during Holy...
03.12.2024
Mark 10:32-45 – Lent 5 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss one of Christ's predictions of his death, this time from Mark 10. Here we learn how Jesus dies as a ransom for the sins of the world....
03.05.2024
John 3:14-21 – Lent 4 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, Steve Paulson and John Hoyum talk about one of the most famous passages of scripture which speaks of salvation through the death of Christ. They also talk about the bronze serpent, which healed...
02.28.2024
John 2:13-25 – Lent 3 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson talk about John's account of Christ's cleansing of the temple, so called. This episode combats some misunderstandings of this text which think of Christ's message only in terms...
02.20.2024
Mark 8:27-38 – Lent 2 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Mark's account of Peter's confession of Christ's identity. We find here that while Peter gives the correct answer to the question Jesus poses to him, Peter remains...
02.12.2024
Mark 1:9-15 – Lent 1 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Mark's account of the temptation of Christ by the devil in the wilderness. This episode talks at length about the nature of temptation, the way Satan accuses...
02.07.2024
Mark 9:2-9 – Transfiguration (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the readings for Transfiguration Sunday. Here Christ appears with his disciples on the mountain with Moses and Elijah. Despite the fear of the disciples, the voice of...
01.30.2024
Mark 1:29-39 – Epiphany 5 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss some of Christ's early healings and exorcisms from the Gospel of Mark. Here we see that Christ comes to heal and cast out demons, but above all...
01.24.2024
Mark 1:21-28 – Epiphany 4 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss one of Christ's first acts in his ministry career. Taking his disciples with him, Jesus enters the synagogue and heals a man being tormented by an unclean...
01.15.2024
Mark 1:14-20 – Epiphany 3 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the calling of the disciples to become fishers of men. We learn how the calling of Christ involves the presence of the kingdom of God, not as...
01.08.2024
John 1:43-51 – Epiphany 2 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Christ's calling of his disciples, Philip and Nathaniel. Here we see the distinction between the various ordinary callings of human life in the world and our calling...
01.02.2024
Mark 1:4-11 – Baptism of Our Lord (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Mark's account of Christ's baptism by John in the Jordan. They talk not only about connection between Christ's baptism and his role as sin-bearer but also the...
12.27.2023
Luke 2:22-40 – Christmas 1 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, Steve Paulson and John Hoyum discuss Simeon's song – known to many as the canticle sung following the Lord's Supper. In this episode we talk about the tangible presence of salvation experienced by...
12.19.2023
Luke 1:26-38 – Advent 4 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Luke's account of the annunciation where the angel Gabriel appears before Mary to announce that she will conceive a child by the Holy Spirit. Mary's first reaction...
12.12.2023
John 1:6-8, 19-28 – Advent 3 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss John the Baptist once again – this time his appearance at the beginning of John's gospel. They discuss the difference between a sign and a sacrament, with...
12.05.2023
Mark 1:1-8 – Advent 2 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson examine the opening words of the Gospel of Mark. This introduces the rest of the gospel as well as the figure of John the Baptist. Among the things...
11.28.2023
Mark 13:24-37 – Advent 1 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss one of the end times sayings of Christ from the Gospel of Mark. During Advent, the lectionary tries to fix our attention on the end times. This...
11.22.2023
Matthew 25:31-46 – Christ the King (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the parable of the sheep and the goats. We learn how this often frightening parable describes the final judgment of the law and the gospel, with the...
11.14.2023
Matthew 25:14-30 – Pentecost 25 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the parable of the talents. We learn the difference between law and gospel in the context of this parable. Now we can see how this parable should...
11.07.2023
Matthew 25:1-13 – Pentecost 24 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the parable of the wise and foolish virgins – although Paulson has a suggestion about how we might rename it. We learn here how to trust in...
10.30.2023
Matthew 5:1-12 – All Saints (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson talk about the Beatitudes in Matthew 5. We learn how these characteristics of the Christian aren't virtues to be conjured by hard work and devotion, but are descriptions...
10.25.2023
John 8:31-36 – Reformation (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the appointed readings for Reformation Sunday. At the center of the Reformation is the doctrine of justification by faith alone, apart from works of the law. Using...
10.17.2023
Matthew 22:15-22 – Pentecost 21 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the famous conversation of Jesus with the Jewish authorities concerning taxation. We learn that there are two different kinds of authorities to which people submit, not just...
10.11.2023
Matthew 22:1-14 – Pentecost 20 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, Steve Paulson and John Hoyum discuss Christ's parable of the wedding garment. Here, we learn that God invites all – both good and bad – to the wedding feast of the Son. But...
10.03.2023
Matthew 21:33-46 – Pentecost 19 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the parable of the master and the vineyard. We learn from Luther that this parable really is about the unification of Jew and gentile in Christ on...
09.26.2023
Matthew 21:23-32 – Pentecost 18 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson examine an encounter of Jesus with the authorities in Jerusalem who wonder where his authority comes from. Being in the position of skepticism regarding Jesus, we see how...
09.19.2023
Matthew 20:1-16 – Pentecost 17 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the Parable of the Vineyard Workers. However, at the end of the parable, we find that the owner of the vineyard compensates the workers all the same...
09.12.2023
Matthew 18:21-35 – Pentecost 16 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steven Paulson talk about forgiveness. Peter comes to Jesus with a question about how often he should forgive – just after hearing about the office of the keys from Jesus....
09.05.2023
Matthew 18:1-20 – Pentecost 15 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson examine a number of topics brought up by Jesus in Matthew 18. Some of the discussion between Jesus and his disciples includes who is greatest in the kingdom...
08.28.2023
Matthew 16:21-28 – Pentecost 14 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss two important items from Matthew's gospel: Christ's rebuke of Peter and the importance of self-denial. We learn from Christ about how to address the devil when he...
08.21.2023
Matthew 16:13-20 – Pentecost 13 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the confession of Peter concerning the true divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ. We learn that Peter's confession is the foundation of the church, against which the...
08.14.2023
Matthew 15:21-28 – Pentecost 12 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the story of the Canaanite woman who begs that he heal her daughter. Though Jesus at first sounds like he's giving a word of condemnation, this woman's...
08.08.2023
Matthew 14:22-33 – Pentecost 11 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, Steven Paulson and John Hoyum discuss the story of Christ walking on water and the drowning of Peter. Contrary to a common image of the church as a ship in which we are...
08.01.2023
Matthew 14:13-21 – Pentecost 10 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, Steve Paulson and John Hoyum unpack the story of the feeding of the 5000, or the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. The highlights of this episode include a discussion of how this...

What's Preaching The Text about?

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Preaching The Text episodes:

Mark 5:21-43 – Pentecost 6 (B)

Mark 4:35-41 – Pentecost 5 (B)

Mark 4:26-34 – Pentecost 4 (B)

Mark 3:20-35

Mark 2:23-28 – Pentecost 2 (B)

John 3:1-17 – Holy Trinity (B)

John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 – Pentecost

John 17:11b-19 – Easter 7 (B)

John 15:9-17 – Easter 6 (B)

John 15:1-8 – Easter 5 (B)

John 10:11-18 – Easter 4 (B)

Luke 24:36-49 – Easter 3 (B)

John 20:19-31 – Easter 2 (B)

Mark 16:1-8 – Easter Sunday (B)

John 19:17-30 – Good Friday (B)

Mark 14:12-26 – Maundy Thursday (B)

Mark 14:1-15:47 – Palm Sunday (B)

Mark 10:32-45 – Lent 5 (B)

John 3:14-21 – Lent 4 (B)

John 2:13-25 – Lent 3 (B)

Mark 8:27-38 – Lent 2 (B)

Mark 1:9-15 – Lent 1 (B)

Mark 9:2-9 – Transfiguration (B)

Mark 1:29-39 – Epiphany 5 (B)

Mark 1:21-28 – Epiphany 4 (B)

Mark 1:14-20 – Epiphany 3 (B)

John 1:43-51 – Epiphany 2 (B)

Mark 1:4-11 – Baptism of Our Lord (B)

Luke 2:22-40 – Christmas 1 (B)

Luke 1:26-38 – Advent 4 (B)

John 1:6-8, 19-28 – Advent 3 (B)

Mark 1:1-8 – Advent 2 (B)

Mark 13:24-37 – Advent 1 (B)

Matthew 25:31-46 – Christ the King (A)

Matthew 25:14-30 – Pentecost 25 (A)

Matthew 25:1-13 – Pentecost 24 (A)

Matthew 5:1-12 – All Saints (A)

John 8:31-36 – Reformation (A)

Matthew 22:15-22 – Pentecost 21 (A)

Matthew 22:1-14 – Pentecost 20 (A)

Matthew 21:33-46 – Pentecost 19 (A)

Matthew 21:23-32 – Pentecost 18 (A)

Matthew 20:1-16 – Pentecost 17 (A)

Matthew 18:21-35 – Pentecost 16 (A)

Matthew 18:1-20 – Pentecost 15 (A)

Matthew 16:21-28 – Pentecost 14 (A)

Matthew 16:13-20 – Pentecost 13 (A)

Matthew 15:21-28 – Pentecost 12 (A)

Matthew 14:22-33 – Pentecost 11 (A)

Matthew 14:13-21 – Pentecost 10 (A)

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