Be strong and courageous. Those are the words that the Lord spoke to Joshua as he was sending

him across the Jordan to take possession of the promised land. Pastor Brian Wolf Miller talking

about his presentation at the 26 issues, etc. making the case conference. Where does that courage

come from? From Joshua's strength? From the number of soldiers? No, from the promise,

I will not leave you or forsake you. The Christian is courageous to face all of the troubles of

this world, not because we're strong, not because we can resist the world and the flesh and the devil

on our own, but because the

Lord is with us. The Lord fights for us. The Lord keeps us through all the troubles of life into

the joy and hope of the life to come. You can meet and hear Pastor Brian Wolf-Miller making

the case for Christian Courage at this year's Making the Case Conference June 12th and 13th

at Concordia University Chicago. Learn more at Issuezc.org.

. The Apostle tells us that Jesus bore in his body our sins. What does that mean? Well, we look there at the cross, and we see Christ's body suspended.

There are nails, there are thorns, there's a spear, there is all the other implements of suffering that have been wielded against his body.

And that's a good place to focus on this Good Friday.

Greetings and welcome to issues, et cetera. I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for

tuning us in. We're going to be studying the Holy Week hymn, O Sacred Head Now Wounded, with Dr. Arthur

Just. An hour from now, we'll study another Holy Week hymn, sing my tongue the glorious battle

with Pastor David Peterson. Dr. Arthur Just is Professor of New Testament at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana,

seasonal pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Naples, Florida,

and author of the two-volume Concordia Commentary on Luke,

and the book Heaven on Earth, the Gifts of Christ in the Divine Service.

Dr. Jess, welcome back.

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