In 1 Corinthians 1, St. Paul famously says, for Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom,

but we preach Christ crucified. But what does it mean to preach Christ crucified?

Pastor Hans Fini of Lutheran satire talking about his presentation at the 2025 issues, etc., making the case conference.

Well, it's more than just mentioning that Jesus died on the cross.

To preach Christ crucified is to preach him crucified for you.

To see this story of God's bloody love for you filling every page of the scriptures.

The cross of Christ is far more than a mere historic event.

It's the very center of the Christian life because it's where

God's love for you was manifest. You can meet and hear Pastor Hans Feeney making the case for

Jesus for you at this year's Making the Case Conference. The premier conference for Christian

Laity is Friday, July 18th, and Saturday, July 19th, the Concordia University Chicago.

Learn more at issuesetc.org.

One thing's people are his treasure teach me I need to revive.

Oh, that's holy first in pleasure is an yoke that restless heart beneath it the heart is still fretting and striding though true lasting happiness never divineing.

This one thing is needful, all others are made.

I count all the laws that I Christ may obtain.

The hymn of the day for this coming Sunday, the sixth Sunday after Pentecost,

one thing's needful, will be in the house with Mary and Martha and Mary learning at Jesus' feet in Luke Chapter 10.

Welcome back to Issues Cedara, coming to you live from the studios of Lutheran

Public Radio in Collinsville, Illinois. I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in. Pastor Sean Densard

joins us to look forward to Sunday morning. He is Director of Worship for the Lutheran Church,

Missouri Synod. Sean, welcome back. Great to be back, Todd. Our gospel reading for today will involve the famous story of Jesus in the home of Mary and Martha.

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