So throughout the book of Numbers, we see the Israelites trying to navigate life in between.

Dr. Reed Lessing, author of the issues that said are a book of the month,

Hope in the Wilderness, Practical Insights from the Book of Numbers.

Because obviously this is where those who are in Christ, Jesus find ourselves every day.

We're in between.

God has begun a good work through Holy Baptism, our exodus out of Egypt, and yet we're not yet in the promised land.

Learn more about hope in the wilderness at issues etc.org.

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slash prepared to serve. Concordia University Chicago. With Christ at the center, we stand tall for the church. Much of Jesus preaching is warning, warning of judgment, warning that the time is short, warning that to call yourself a son of Abraham

doesn't mean anything if one lacks faith in the one to whom Abraham placed his faith, Jesus

himself. We find that in Luke chapter 13 as well. Welcome back to issues etc. coming to you live from the studios of

Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, Illinois. I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in. It's time to look

forward to Sunday morning according to the three-year lectionary, the 11th Sunday after Pentecost.

Joining us to do so, Pastor Sean Denzer, Director of Worship for the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.

Sean, welcome back.

Great to be back.

Give us a general overview of what we're going to find in the proppers for this coming Sunday.

Sure.

We're going to hear really in our Gospel and our Old Testament about the Gentiles coming into the kingdom.

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