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Welcome to the first episode of Mission Works.

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Thanks to donors. I'm Dale Mayer.

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Several weeks ago Diana ask me a question.

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I can't remember what the question was, but I do remember how she

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began her question.

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When you were president of the Seminary?

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woo

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life moves on.

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Transitions are inevitable for people and for institutions too.

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Does change mean love for our Lord and his mission diminishes?

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I am as passionate about Concordia Seminary today as ever.

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That's why I'm glad the Seminary has asked me to host the series

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Mission Works

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Thanks to Donors.

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In coming episodes will share a variety of topics about God's Mission

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through Concordia Seminary.

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How is enrollment in this new Academic Year?

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Are you having classes in person or virtually?

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What construction projects are happening on campus?

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And with the election upon us, what is the Seminary teaching about

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church and state?

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How is Seminary education preparing pastors and deaconesses for

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Ministry in the 21st century?

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And speaking of the 21st century.

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What is the faculty doing to help Church workers and lay people face

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new challenges?

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I'm excited by the topics will be looking at.

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For this initial episode.

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Let's think about the title Mission Works

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Thanks to Donors.

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You and I are together now because of God's mission to us. The Bible

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teaches that before the creation of The World God set his heart on

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sending Jesus to save you to save me.

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That's amazing before the creation God's heart was on a mission to you

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to me.

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It is God who makes the mission work and the mission works because the

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spirit of God is present wherever and whenever the Gospel of Jesus is

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shared.

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Mission works are done through your congregation through your

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Seminary and through you and me.

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Ephesians chapter 2 tells us that we are saved only by grace through

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faith not by our good works.

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But Saint Paul hastens to say that God does have good works for you

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and me to do and there is no greater good work then Mission, then telling

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people about Jesus.

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That is the driving Spirit of our Concordia Seminary.

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When I was President, I did something I still do today.

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I don't talk about Concordia Seminary as just a seminary another

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institution of higher learning. Concordia

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Seminary is an important part of God's Mission your Seminary Works to

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bring God's mission to our hurting nation and world.

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Thanks to you and thanks to our Lord.

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It is a great time to be the church and it is a great time to be

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Concordia Seminary.

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I hope you'll join us for our next episode when we take a look at

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enrollment.

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And if you have a topic you would like us to address let us know.

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Thanks to the spirit of our Lord Jesus God's Mission Works.