Passage, Paragraph, and Prayer
“Passage, Paragraph, and Prayer” is a biweekly devotional podcast. Each episode consists of a passage from the Bible, a paragraph meditating on that passage, and a closing prayer. This podcast is produced by Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Winner, South Dakota.
Episodes
412 episodes
The Means of Righteousness (Psalm 119:144)
Righteousness has been a major theme of the eighteenth stanza of Psalm 119. To close this stanza, the psalmist explicitly spells out the means of our righteousness, and concludes with a fitting prayer.Music Credit: Johann Sebastian Bach,...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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3:13
Parental Reset (Genesis 10:1)
Hearing about the sons of Noah fathering children after the Flood gives us an opportunity to reflect on how their parental attitude might have changed in their new circumstances, and to reflect on our own parenting.Music Credit: J. S. Ba...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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4:08
Stress and Distress (Psalm 119:143)
We all know what it’s like to be under stress, to be in high-pressure situations, to feel like we’re restricted, even imprisoned by our circumstances. But do we also know that there is a pleasant diversion available, guaranteed to refresh and s...
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Season 6
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Episode 102
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4:01
Link Between Two Ages (Genesis 9:28–29)
Noah was the last person the Bible records to surpass 900 years in age. Through his long life, God made him a vital link between the pre-Flood and post-Flood world, especially for the transmission of his Word.Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “W...
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Season 6
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Episode 101
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4:08
Righteousness Without Expiration Date (Psalm 119:142)
Through faith in Christ, we are declared righteous; God imputes Christ’s righteousness to our account. And the psalmist tells us that that righteousness has no expiration date.Music Credit: Johann Sebastian Bach, Trio from Brandenburg Co...
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Season 6
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Episode 100
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3:35
Japheth’s Blessing (Genesis 9:24–27)
We have looked at the curse of Canaan and the blessing given to Shem. In this devotion, we consider the blessing given to Japheth.Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten,” aria from “Jesu, der du meine ...
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Season 6
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Episode 99
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4:20
Young and Despised (Psalm 119:141)
In this devotion, we consider how children and young people are often despised, *and* how that should not discourage them from learning and retaining God’s word. Scripture references for examples cited in this devotion: 1 Samuel 16; Mark 10:13–...
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Season 6
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Episode 98
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3:55
The God of Shem (Genesis 9:24–27)
In Genesis 9:24–27, Noah doesn’t just pronounce a curse on Ham’s son Canaan. He also pronounces blessings on Shem and Japheth. In this devotion, we look at the blessing pronounced on Shem, or rather on “the LORD, the God of Shem.”Music C...
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Season 6
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Episode 97
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4:17
Tried and Tested and True (Psalm 119:140)
There are plenty of people who will challenge and defy God’s word. But here’s the thing: It’s been tested time and again, and it always passes.Music Credit: Johann Sebastian Bach, Trio from Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1, Movement 4
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Season 6
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Episode 96
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4:30
The Curse of Canaan, Part 4 (Genesis 9:24–27)
Now that we know what the curse of Canaan was, and wasn’t, how was it actually fulfilled?Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten,” aria from “Jesu, der du meine Seele,” BWV 78 (Leipzig, 1724).
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Season 6
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Episode 95
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4:42
More Zeal, More Discouragement? (Psalm 119:139)
Have you ever noticed how those who care the most also tend to get worn out the easiest? In Psalm 119:139, the psalmist says this is true of himself. So what does he want us to take away from this?Music Credit: Johann Sebastian Bach, Tri...
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Season 6
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Episode 94
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3:29
The Curse of Canaan, Part 3 (Genesis 9:24–25)
Noah didn’t just pronounce a curse on Canaan so that the curse would be more limited than, for instance, a curse pronounced on his son Ham, but also because he saw, by divine inspiration, how Ham’s moral perversity would live on among the Canaa...
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Season 6
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Episode 93
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4:17
Righteousness and Faithfulness in the Word (Psalm 119:138)
If you check five different translations of Psalm 119:138, you’ll likely find five different things being said (even if they’re related). In this episode, we wrestle with what the psalmist is saying about God, his word, and righteousness and fa...
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Season 6
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Episode 92
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3:45
The Curse of Canaan, Part 2 (Genesis 9:24–25)
Especially in early to mid-1800s, when slavery was being hotly debated in our country, many pro-slavery preachers would speak of “the curse of Ham” to defend slavery. But was there actually any curse of Ham?Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “Wir...
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Season 6
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Episode 91
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4:01
Righteous Lord, Righteous Judgments (Psalm 119:137)
Since God is righteous, he also judges righteously. So how does he judge us not guilty, when we are in fact guilty?Music Credit: Johann Sebastian Bach, Trio from Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1, Movement 4
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Season 6
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Episode 90
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3:24
The Curse of Canaan, Part 1 (Genesis 9:24–25)
In Genesis 9:24–27, Noah pronounces a curse on his grandson Canaan and a blessing on his sons Shem and Japheth after waking up from his drunken sleep. These words have been widely misunderstood and misapplied. In this devotion, we consider how ...
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Season 6
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Episode 89
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4:06
A Good Cry (Psalm 119:136)
When was the last time you had a good cry? When tends to bring it on? In this final verse of the seventeenth stanza of Psalm 119, the psalmist gives us one of the best reasons to cry.Music Credit: Johann Sebastian Bach, Trio from Branden...
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Season 6
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Episode 88
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4:18
Same Tree, Different Apples (Genesis 9:20–23)
Shem and Japheth’s reaction to their father’s drunkenness was very different than Ham’s. In seeing the very different reactions of three men who all shared the same father and mother, we are reminded of how children inherit both the best and th...
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Season 6
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Episode 87
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4:30
Make Your Face Shine on Me (Psalm 119:135)
The concept of God making his face shine toward us or on us is repeated in Scripture. But what does it mean?Music Credit: Johann Sebastian Bach, Trio from Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1, Movement 4
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Season 6
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Episode 86
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3:37
Faithful Men or Frat Boys? (Genesis 9:18, 20–22) *with BONUS Content
It quickly becomes clear after the Flood that God did not preserve Noah and his family on the ark because of their own merits, but out of his grace.Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten,” aria from “J...
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Season 6
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Episode 85
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5:40
God Cares about Human Oppression (Psalm 119:134)
When we talk about God ransoming and redeeming, we are usually, and rightly, talking about his rescuing us from sin, the devil, and eternal death in hell. But in Psalm 119:134, the psalmist makes clear that God also cares about, and rescues fro...
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Season 6
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Episode 84
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4:00
A Common Blood (Genesis 9:18–19)
There is a place for noting and observing differences between humans and groups of humans. But it is also healthy for us to note the commonalities we share, including our common blood.Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “Wir eilen mit schwachen, d...
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Season 6
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Episode 83
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3:50
Wickedness—Ruling or Ruled Over? (Psalm 119:133)
Christians are not just both sinners in themselves and saints in Christ. They are also both sinners and masters over sin.Music Credit: Johann Sebastian Bach, Trio from Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1, Movement 4
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Season 6
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Episode 82
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4:26
God’s Two Covenants with Noah (Genesis 9:12–17)
God had told Noah before the Flood that he would establish his covenant with him (Gen. 6:18). Now, after the Flood, he makes a covenant not just with Noah, but with all flesh. Are these two covenants the same or different?Music Credit: J...
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Season 6
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Episode 81
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5:09
What’s in God’s Name? (Psalm 119:132)
What’s in a name? These days it seems like less and less, as parents simply pick names for their children that have a nice ring to them. But when the psalmist talks about the benefits of loving God’s name, he doesn’t just mean we should love th...
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Season 6
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Episode 80
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3:55