Selected Sermons of Norman Nagel: From Valparaiso to St. Louis

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Summary: Jesus For You For Sure
Review: Those of us who experienced Dr. Nagel in the classroom and Sem Chapel pulpit rejoice to hear him again in this fine collection of sermons, over 90 of them spanning a preaching period of 1949-1999.

They cover an entire Lectionary Year and then some Minor Festivals and Special Occasions.

An exquisite wordsmith with the English language, these sermons exhibit his special ability to process great chunks of Scripture and then speak them in short, precise and well reasoned out "Jesus For Your Sins For Sure" sermons. That was his passion, to communicate the whole Jesus for sure for sins.

Having now read about one-third of them, here is one snippet of this gifted man of God, a sermon on Gal. 1:1-10 "No one admits to adjusting Christ. 'It's the Gospel we're working on.' The apostle won't let them get away witih that. Adjusted Gospel is adjusted Christ. And for an adjusted Gospel, you don't really finally need Christ."

This cheers the hearts of all who loved sitting at the feet of this kind, and brilliant eccentric Biblical scholar and preacher. Must have for Lutherans.