1. Table of Duties
Bishops, Pastors, Preachers, Hearers:
Certain passages of Scripture for various holy orders and positions, admonishing them
about their duties and responsibilities
Memorization Verses:

2. 1. A blessing on our pastor's head, Though strength decay, and sight grow
Lord God, we fervently implore; dim,
On him this day a blessing shed, That we, the people of his charge,
For life, for death, for evermore. May glorify Thy grace in him.
2. For all that Thou in him hast wrought, 6. So, when his warfare here shall cease,
For all that Thou by him hast done, By suffering perfected in love,
Our warmest, purest thanks be brought, His ransom'd soul shall join in peace
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Thy Son. The Church of the first-born above.
3. To Thee be give his flower of youth,
To Thee his manhood's fruit he gave,
The herald of life-giving truth,
Dead souls from deathless death to save.
4. Forsake him not in his old age,
But while his Master's Cross he bears,
Faith be his staff on pilgrimage,
A crown of glory his grey hairs.
5. With holier zeal his heart enlarge,

3. He is a Shepherd, We are the sheep
In His Stead: Sheep:
•See clearly •Can’t survive alone
•Clearly Seen •wander
•Keeps constant watch •Overgrazed, polluted
•Speaks lovingly pastures
•What else? •Sickly w/o saltlicks
•Drink polluted water
•Drown in swift stream
•Eyes cleaned from flies
•Shelter
•“cast” back up
•wolves

4. Open Prayer:
PRAYER Also, use verses from Psalm 119 to pray for
• Above Bishops, Pastors, and Preachers around the world.
Reproach
• Humble
• Sound
• Honor
• Obedience
P raise
R epentance
A ppreciation
Y ou
E veryone
R esolve

5.  Tell me the story of Jesus, Tell of the years of His labor,
Write on my heart every word; Tell of the sorrow He bore;
Tell me the story most precious, He was despised and afflicted,
Sweetest that ever was heard. Homeless, rejected and poor.
Tell how the angels in chorus,  Tell of the cross where they nailed
Sang as they welcomed His birth, Him,
“Glory to God in the highest! Writhing in anguish and pain;
Peace and good tidings to earth.” Tell of the grave where they laid Him,
 Refrain: Tell how He liveth again.
Tell me the story of Jesus, Love in that story so tender,
Write on my heart every word; Clearer than ever I see;
Tell me the story most precious, Stay, let me weep while you whisper,
Sweetest that ever was heard. “Love paid the ransom for me.”
 Fasting alone in the desert,
Tell of the days that are past,
How for our sins He was tempted,
Yet was triumphant at last.

6.  With a partner, discuss the question: “What makes
a good speech?”
 Think of examples from life or from
movies/books
 Consider:
 Audience
 Tone
 Subject
 Intent
 Share out!

7. In fact, we do not enjoy listening to any preacher unless he is gifted with a
good and clear voice. If you look more at the pastor than at God; if you do
not see God‟s person but merely gape to see whether the pastor is learned
and skilled . . . then you have already become half a Jacob. For a poor
speaker may speak the Word of God just as well as he who is endowed
with eloquence. A father speaks the Word of God as well as God
does, and your neighbor speaks it as well as the angel Gabriel. There is no
difference between the Word when uttered by a schoolboy and when
uttered by the angel Gabriel; they vary only in rhetorical ability. It matters
not that dishes are made of different material. . . . The same food may be
prepared in silver as in dishes of tin. Venison, properly seasoned and
prepared, tastes just as good in a wooden dish as in one of silver. .
People, however, do not recognize the person of God but only stare at the
person of man. This is like a tired and hungry man who would refuse to
eat unless the food is served on a silver platter. Such is the attitude that
motivates many preachers today. Many, on the other hand, are forced to
quit their office, are driven out and expelled.
That is done by those who do not know this gift, who assume that it is a
mere man speaking to them, although, as a matter of fact, it is even more
than an angel, namely, your dear God.

8.  Paulov doulov qeou (Ti. 1:1)
 We recognize and fulfill our service to God:
1. When we serve the Gospel of Christ crucified
2. When we serve others in spiritual and physical needs
3. When we serve the church through worship and giving
4. When we serve our families through teaching and love
5. When we serve our supervisors through
workmanship, decency, respect, transparency and
consistency
 “ „Servant of God‟ is a magnificent and outstanding title.
The words „servant of God‟ should be pondered
carefully, for such a person has an office assigned by
God.... He is not a servant of the Law; nor is he a servant
of men as far as the assurance and certainty of his
doctrine are concerned; nor is he a servant intent on
imposing the slavery of the Law. Thus whoever is faithful
in his own function is a servant of God” (LW 29.4)
 Reed: Read Mk. 10: 42-45
 Who are we connecting to when we Serve God?
How does it contrast with the world?

9.  eiv o eteqhn egw khruc kai
apostolov alhqeian legw, ou
yeudomai didaskalov eqnwn en
pistei kai alhqeia.(1 Tim. 2:7)
 Sub-vocation of the Pastoral office that
requires:
 Researching, learning, and spiritually
devoting oneself to scripture continually
 Planning and preparing the heralded gospel
 Dynamically speaking a clear message of
the gospel
 Imploring true confession, worship, and
understanding of Law/Gospel.
 Karol: 1 Cor. 2:1-8
 What isn‟t preaching? How is it different
than other speeches we here?

10.  kai egeneto en tw omilein) autouv kai suzhtein kai autov
Ihsouv eggisav suneporeueto autoiv (Lk 24:15)
 A Homily (Homileo) is the act of communing, conversing, and discussing
important thoughts with the intent of drawing nearer in love and
understanding.
 Christian Homiletics should strive to:
1. Be clear for the hearer:
 Central theme, explicated from specific texts, not simply repetitive, but expounding
the theme into unique sub-points
2. Be interesting for the hearer:
 Consider the homily‟s voice, implore with humility, reveals a deep concern for the
hearer,
 is not immediate, one-sided, monotonous, or without intrigue, storytelling
 Is not simply Doctrine, but doctrine in action, LAW/GOSPEL
3. Be accurate for the hearer:
 Quotes, stories, research, exegesis, is scrutinized, proofed, and defended
 Scriptures are properly handled, are not dumped for generalities or to fit a formula
 Are weaved together into a seamless narrative of God‟s redemption towards
humanity
 Mark: Lk 10:25-37
 How does Jesus respond to the lawyer? Why is this effective?
 What is the voice in these passages? What is the ultimate goal?
 What portrait of God in Christ is developed in the parable?

11.  Importance of preaching is the heralded word of
God, not on the presentation
 God blesses even the least eloquent speakers, indeed using people
of weakness to underscore this purpose (Ex. 3:11-12)
 However, this is not an excuse to purposely sabotage the gospel
by downplaying the humanity of the hearer (
 Homiletics can include aspects of the following:
1. Purposeful and/or ironic divergence from theme or
structure (prodigal son)
2. Use of realia (objects, pictures, sound, and even
activities) sparingly (log in your eye)
3. Use of poetic sentence structure, syntax, imagery
words, clear narrative intent (I am the way, the truth, the
life)
4. Filtering Doctrinal NOUNS into direct VERBS (God so
loved…)
 Susan: Luke 14:1-6
 How does Jesus engage his hearers?
 How does Jesus connect the verbs of the events with the
verbs in his analogy? Miracle with everyday life?

12.  John 10:1-6 allotriw de ou mh
akolouqhsousin
 Hearers are to actively engage the
preacher by:
1. Scrutinizing truth from error
2. Recognize structure, message, and
reasoning
3. Own knowledge and absorb into one‟s
identity
4. Apply knowledge in language and action
 In this text there are two thoughts worthy of note: the liberty of faith, and the
power to judge. You know that our soul-murderers have proposed to us that
what the councils and the learned doctors decide and decree, that we should
accept, and not judge for ourselves whether it is right or not. They have
become so certain of the infallibility of the councils and doctors that they
have now established the edict, publicly seen, that if we do not accept what
they say, we are put under the ban. Now, let us take a spear in hand and make
a hole in their shield; yea, their resolutions shall be a spider's web. And you
should, moreover, use upon them the spear which until now they have used
upon us, and hold before them its point.

13.  • Above Reproach
 • Humble
 • Sound
 • Honor
 • Obedience
 •______________________________
 SS Above Reproach
 M Humble
 T Sound
 W Honor Say Mean Matter
 Th Obedience
Key phrases Own words Answer the
questions/
Personal
application

14.  Certain passages of scripture for
various holy orders and
positions, admonishing them about
their duties and responsibilities.
 We believe: A pastor should hold
firmly to sound doctrine, have a
mature faith, and live with his family
according to God’s Word.
 The overseer must be above
reproach, the husband of but one
wife, temperate, self-
controlled, respectable, hospitable, able
to teach, not given to drunkenness, not
violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a
lover of money. He must manage his own
family well and see that his children
obey him with proper respect. 1 Tim.
3:2–4
 •

15.  He must not be a recent convert, or
he may become conceited and fall
under the same judgment as the
devil. 1 Tim. 3:6
 •

16.  He must hold firmly to the trustworthy use our ministers of the Word to
message as it has been taught, so that he speak judgment and to proclaim
can encourage others by sound doctrine forgiveness of sins for the salvation of
and refute those who oppose it. Titus many. Amen.
1:9  •
 Pray: Lord God, You were revealed
in the preaching of Jesus at the
seashore, in the city and highway, in
the home and upper room, in
synagogue and temple, in mountain
and wilderness, to sick and
despondent, to sinner and outcast, to
soldier and ruler, to alien and
pilgrim, to rich and poor. You have
commanded us to preach Your
Gospel to the nations, to shout it from
the housetops, to speak it in the light,
to bring Your peace to all, to
announce the coming of Your
kingdom. Therefore, we pray to You,

17.  The Lord has commanded that those who You in the name of Your Son. On this
preach the gospel should receive their Your promise we rely, and we pray
living from the gospel. 1 Cor. 9:14 that You would send the servant of
 Anyone who receives instruction in the Your Word into Your harvest. Stand
word must share all good things with his by him, to bless his office and
instructor. Do not be deceived: God ministry, to open the ears of the
cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he believers for the blessed course of
sows. Gal. 6:6–7 Your Word that Your name may be
praised, Your kingdom be
 The elders who direct the affairs of the
increased, and Your church grow.
church well are worthy of double
Amen. (Luther)
honor, especially those whose work is
preaching and teaching. For the Scripture •
says, “Do not muzzle the ox while it is
treading out the grain,” and “The worker
deserves his wages.” 1 Tim. 5:17–18
 Pray: Lord God, heavenly, merciful
Father, You have commanded us to
ask, to seek, and to knock and have
promised to hear us if we call upon

18.  We ask you, brothers, to respect those accord with the institution of Jesus
who work hard among you, who are over Christ, our Savior. Restrain all who
you in the Lord and who admonish you. would destroy us and turn them to
Hold them in the highest regard in love Yourself. Be our God and our
because of their work. Live in peace with children’s God, now and hereafter.
each other. 1 Thess. 5:12–13 Hear my prayer, O Father, for the
 Obey your leaders and submit to their sake of Your dear Son, O blessed
authority. They keep watch over you as Savior, O Holy Spirit, comforter
men who must give an account. Obey divine. Amen. (Joachim
them so that their work will be a joy, not Embden, 1595-1650)
a burden, for that would be of no  •
advantage to you. Heb. 13:17
 Pray: Incline Your ear to our
prayer, O God of Jacob. Hear the
voice of our supplications and help us.
Preserve unto us your holy Word that
it may be joyfully and boldly
proclaimed in its purity, guard us in
the right use of the Sacrament in

19. Two little eyes to look to God
Two little ears to hear his word
Two little feet to walk his ways
Two little lips to sing his praise
Two little hands to do his will and one
little heart to love him still

21.  Civil Government
and Citizens
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Civil Government and Citizens
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Workers, Employers, and Supervisors
Youth and Widows
Everyone & Two Kingdoms
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Patience
Kindness
Goodness
Faithfulness
Gentleness
Self-Control
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