Sermon 2026-01-11

056. Ephesians 3:1-12

Chapel Sermon by Joel Okamoto from Ephesians 3:1-12 on Wednesday, January 3, 2018.

Epiphany • Ephesians 3:1–12 • January 6, 2013 - Concordia Theology

By Francis C. Rossow Comments on the Text Lulled either by the familiarity of our text or by its complex sentence structure, we may not at first be aware of the surprise—even the shock—it contains. Verse 6 drops a bomb: “This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members […]

First Impressions on Ephesians 3:1-12 - Without Authority

This is the beginning step of my sermon work on the epistle text for the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, 2026.

Epiphany • Ephesians 3:1–12 • January 4, 2015 - Concordia Theology

By Joel P. Okamoto Notes on the Pericope The Old Testament people knew that God had promised life and salvation to all nations (e.g., see Genesis 12:3 and Isaiah 60:1–6, the appointed OT lesson), but they did not know how he would do that. God made this clear through his Son and in the witness of the apostles. Paul’s […]