An online lecture by Rev. Jake Zabel of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Dalby, Queensland, Australia on the Book of Concord, 2019

On this episode Jake reviews Chris Pratt's speech at the 2018 MTV Awards

See full speech:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EihqXHqxri0

Issues Etc. review:

www.issuesetc.org/tag/chris-pratt/

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Earth has many a noble city;

Bethlem, thou dost all excel:

Out of thee the Lord from heaven

Came to rule His Israel.

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Fairer than the sun at morning

Was the star that told His birth,

To the world its God announcing

Seen in fleshly form on earth.

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Eastern sages at His cradle

Make oblations rich and rare;

See them give in deep devotion

Gold and frankincense and myrrh.

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Sacred gifts of mystic meaning:

Incense doth their God disclose,

Gold the King of kings proclaimeth,

Myrrh His sepulchre foreshows.

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Jesus, whom the Gentiles worshipped

At Thy glad epiphany,

Unto Thee with God the Father

And the Spirit glory be.

Lecture by Rev. Dr. John Kleinig on the Liturgy given at the Australian Lutheran College in 2009

For more content check out John's website:

www.johnkleinig.com

Sermon by Rev. Jake Zabel of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dalby, Queensland, Australia on Luke 10:38-42

On this episode Jake is joined by Pastor Troy Harris of the Redeemer Christian Fellowship, Melbourne to discuss the book of Jonah

Lecture by Rev. Dr. John Kleinig on the Liturgy given at the Australian Lutheran College in 2009

For more content check out John's website:

www.johnkleinig.com

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O Jesus, King of glory,

Both David’s Lord and Son,

Thy realm endures for ever,

In heaven is fixed Thy throne.

Throughout all earth’s dominions

Make known from pole to pole

Thy kingdom of salvation

To each benighted soul.

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Thou art a mighty monarch,

As in Thy Word is told,

Yet little Thou regardest

All earthly goods or gold:

On no proud steed Thou ridest,

For Thee no jewelled crown,

Thy home no lordly castle,

For Thee but scorn and frown.

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Yet art Thou decked with beauty,

With rays of glorious light;

Thy works proclaim Thy goodness,

And all Thy ways are right.

Vouchsafe to shield Thy people

With Thine almighty arm,

That they may dwell in safety

From those who mean them harm.

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Ah, look on me with pity

Though I am weak and poor,

Admit me to Thy kingdom

To dwell there, blest and sure.

I pray Thee, guide and keep me

Safe from my bitter foes,

From sin and death and Satan;

Free me from all my woes.

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O bid Thy Word within me

Shine as the fairest star;

Keep sin and all false doctrine

For ever from me far;

Help me confess Thee truly,

And with Thy Christendom

Here own Thee King and Saviour,

And in the world to come.

On this episode Jake discusses the Biblical unicorn

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As with gladness men of old

Did the guiding star behold,

As with joy they hailed its light,

Leading onward, beaming bright;

So, most gracious Lord, may we

Evermore be led to Thee.

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As with joyful steps they sped,

Saviour, to Thy lowly bed,

There to bend the knee before

Thee, whom heaven and earth adore;

So may be with willing feet

Ever seek Thy mercy-seat.

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As they offered gifts most rare

At Thy cradle rude and bare,

So may we with holy joy,

Pure and free from sin’s alloy,

All our costliest treasures bring,

Christ, to Thee, our heavenly King.

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Holy Jesus, every day

Keep us in the narrow way;

And when earthly things are past,

Bring our ransomed souls at last

Where they need no star to guide,

Where no clouds Thy glory hide.

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In the heavenly country bright

Need they no created light;

Thou its light, its joy, its crown,

Thou its sun which goes not down;

There for ever may we sing

Alleluias to our King.