<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[My Grandfather's Word]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Grandmother kept the notes and sermons my Grandfather Theodore Thompson wrote and typed from his days as a Pastor. I am sharing them with the world]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/mygrandfathersword</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:24:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/es/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Things Ancient and Modern]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a world obsessed with the newest gadgets and constant progress, what truly grounds the human soul? This 1961 sermon explores why modern conveniences can never replace timeless faith, forgiveness, and human connection.]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/things-ancient-and-modern</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a78f0e62dc76a37da44e743</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lutheran]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Beginning]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:35:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_82c0fe234af949cda75b66fe3ad39b48~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>My GrandFathers Word</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the Lines of Discipleship]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog entry highlights a powerful September 1961 sermon by a Lutheran pastor reflecting on the newly formed U.S. Peace Corps. Drawing from Matthew 28, he celebrates the era’s youthful idealism while reminding his congregation that the Church has spearheaded a global "Peace Corps" for millennia. Sharing personal stories of international pastors and striking Cold War-era statistics, he challenges believers to abandon passive faith. He issues a timeless call to "behind the lines discipleship"]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/behind-the-lines-of-discipleship</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a664cce35380d3132b5946d</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[faith]]></category><category><![CDATA[devotional]]></category><category><![CDATA[refuge]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:32:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_1fc4ece3aaae4b8c9c09fc882713769a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>My GrandFathers Word</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Call of Jesus ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trinity 16 John 11:32-35 Sept 17, 1961 "The Call of Jesus" "Lazarus, come out." These are the words of Jesus. But can you imagine the mental shock to those people present at the tomb of Lazarus? Four days Lazarus had been dead. Certainly, anybody living in Palestine knew that the body began to decompose on the 4th day. "Lazarus Come Out" The words must have cut like a knife into the hearts of the poor weeping sisters Mary and Martha. Lazarus Come Out - cruel words these must. Can you imagine...]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/the-call-of-jesus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a53e0106c2bae2e27937879</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Beginning]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:11:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_75b5b9ca22d545c090495896107f217f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>My GrandFathers Word</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Are the Strong?]]></title><description><![CDATA[SummaryThank you for choosing this devotional to enhance your spiritual journey. We hope it brings you peace and insight. The essence of spiritual growth, as taught by Jesus, is humility and servitude: "He who is greatest among you shall be your servant." This contrasts with the American ideal of rugged individualism and strength, often portrayed in media as heroes who never back down. However, true greatness lies in meekness and serving others, not in seeking personal glory or power.]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/who-are-the-strong</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4800ec4a3614e014ee5018</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[strength]]></category><category><![CDATA[humble]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:46:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_636021ef35af464598ef66506fecc752~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_242,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>My GrandFathers Word</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Place of Refuge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Fathers Day]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/a-place-of-refuge</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a380d35a8977cb11dd8df26</guid><category><![CDATA[fathers day]]></category><category><![CDATA[dads]]></category><category><![CDATA[refuge]]></category><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lutheran]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><category><![CDATA[devotional]]></category><category><![CDATA[faith]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:40:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_31db65505e434e7cb48a4dc01b4b19a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>My GrandFathers Word</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Cost Something]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even Martin Luther, the staunch advocate of "faith alone," believes that genuine faith naturally leads to good works and good fruit. If we truly have faith, these positive outcomes will inevitably follow.]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/it-cost-something</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2ebdea963b3c1436e97d27</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lutheran]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[faith]]></category><category><![CDATA[devotional]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:02:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_1658a1cc28ce4d82977bb4cb3a4f7aa3~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>My GrandFathers Word</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Foot in Heaven]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hand written sermon by my Grandfather Theodore Thompson on Jan 7 1961 transcribed and published by Theodore Nance 2026]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/one-foot-in-heaven</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a258e5c43d3e9ae32a30592</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:37:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_374f09fb5ee840c69983abf49ef8265f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>My GrandFathers Word</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Having the Right Vision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having the right Vision]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/having-the-right-vision</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638640430a608fe5b6041679</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lutheran]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:26:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_896d240b5c8e427b8a259a4ec0391f73~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_311,h_162,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>My GrandFathers Word</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAPTURED BY A VISION]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE LAST SERMON FROM ST. OLAF MINNEAPOLIS, MN 1960]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/captured-by-a-vision</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63743578ce1536d6239d2538</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lutheran]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Beginning]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:58:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_7b04340ca96845edab7627e2f2a5eb7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_284,h_177,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>My GrandFathers Word</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pilate the Innocent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sermon from my Grandfather Theodore Thompson from 1960 and still is relevant to this day]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/pilate-the-innocent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">632218380d5af58b9ff1a6bd</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lutheran]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Beginning]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 18:10:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_0a21fdb088684de4860bd19dcad475e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_176,h_160,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>My GrandFathers Word</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Being Set on a Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A message for the youth about to finish confirmation ]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/on-being-set-on-a-hill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62b8894b997098b5acb31925</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:35:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_4575bbf5c64e405fad39bf7ecb5a935e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_250,h_160,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>My GrandFathers Word</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Faith That Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Faith That Works]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/the-faith-that-works</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62b25b0dbed04ddbc1fc961c</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lutheran]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_b3087d71f99542669ab4ee7e9f40d0df~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_275,h_183,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Theodore Nance</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clever Traps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyer tries to trap Jesus with a quote, but Jesus turns tables.]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/clever-traps</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62ae50607b36546489a78a29</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lutheran]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2022 22:25:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_d57b3d4ea736481f948bd13e8febab40~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_262,h_193,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>My GrandFathers Word</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Burden of Man Forgiven]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Burden of Man Forgiven]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/the-burden-of-man-forgiven</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a5eb52c2690b6a7385cf4b</guid><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2022 13:39:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_5b0c44e0bbdf425fb0c634c7c93c9e55~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_265,h_190,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>My GrandFathers Word</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One True Shepard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometime between March and April 1960 (There is no date or title for this sermon. I found several sermons untitled and not dated. My plan...]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/one-true-shepard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62657e8acf476d9ef510aebc</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lutheran]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Beginning]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 16:50:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_3bddeeff5b4b41048f4af499a25c3aaa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_260,h_194,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Theodore Nance</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stone Rolled Away]]></title><description><![CDATA["Peter hears cock crow. Feels sorrow. Jesus is dead. Remarkably - women say Jesus is risen. Peter goes to grave. So convinced. We can believ]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/the-stone-rolled-away</link><guid isPermaLink="false">625c69df8b5a92b739e51692</guid><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><category><![CDATA[Easter]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2022 19:32:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_f3e3d472b29a4cbaa5950b811a12d268~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_323,h_156,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Theodore Nance</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Declaration]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greatest Declaration in the History of mankind was when Jesus gave us the freedom to be free of sin, the freedom to serve Christ and...]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/the-great-declaration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6240c72e753e82b61e1c69c2</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lutheran]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2022 20:27:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_4f9ba23e15784ef885a334ca758c9d52~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_278,h_182,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Theodore Nance</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quality of Mercy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compares the motive of revenge in popular TV westerns to Jesus admonition of forgiveness. Goal of Unity]]></description><link>https://mygrandfathersword.wixsite.com/mygrandfathersword/post/the-quality-of-mercy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">623f1e377afdbbe28ceb8aba</guid><category><![CDATA[religious]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lutheran]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Word of the Lord]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sermon]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 15:20:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77b42_f04e66e0c73a489ba940798336cb086a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_310,h_163,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Theodore Nance</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Order Out of Chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[1960 A great sermon about how God brings Order Out of Chaos - I suspect it to be in order so this would be for a late February sermon.
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