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More and more people are saying that the Christian faith is pointless and useless. The Apostle Paul sets out to convince you otherwise, based on a historical fact and God's Word.
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The Easter Festival service is always one of the most attended worship services of the year. What moves so many people to show up? A lot of different reasons, I guess. But once inside church, the Holy Spirit uses the good news of God's Word to move our hearts.
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In just one sentence, could you explain what Palm Sunday is and why it's important? Here's one way: On Palm Sunday, King Jesus comes to YOU.
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Our midweek Lenten series continues as Pastor Tim Kujath of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in East Troy explains this kind of confusing yet eternally comforting fact: Jesus Christ is both the priest and the sacrifice which the priest offers to God the Father.
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Your idea of glory is probably not Jesus' idea of glory. Wheat, death, the Father, and the devil... they're all in the picture at the crucial moments when Jesus would be glorified.
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God the Father had a purpose in sending his Son Jesus into this world. In a secret nighttime conversation, Jesus explained his purpose to a man named Nicodemus. Let's listen in on what Jesus said...
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Jesus Christ our Great High Priest... makes us priests. Which means you now have special access to places and things you didn't on your own.
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During the season of Lent we are reminded again and again that the punishment for our sin should be condemnation in hell. But these verses from Romans remind us that what Jesus Christ did for us during Holy Week changed our relationship with God and what we get from him. Seminarian Josh Rathje shares that good news with us!
Josh is in his second year at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary where, God willing, he will graduate in another two years and serve a congregation as pastor.
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Pastor Tim Kujath of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in East Troy brings us part 2 of the series "Jesus Christ Is Our Great High Priest." Hebrews 1:1-3 emphasize that Jesus is great because he not only is 100% true human being (like the Old Testament priests) but also 100% true God (unlike those other priests). This has a great big impact on your salvation!
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If you're a Christian, you must lose out on things in this life, but Jesus promises you that the eternal things you gain through his death, his resurrection, and his gospel far outgain what you give up in this generation.
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Pastor Gary Pufahl of Christ Lutheran Church in Big Bend leads us through the first part of our midweek Lent sermon series entitled, "Jesus Christ Is Our Great High Priest." This message focuses on how Jesus is lived a perfect life in your place.
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Ash Wednesday, the start of the season of Lent, is a time of repentance. It helps sets the stage as we follow Jesus to his suffering and death. The Old Testament prophet Joel sums up all of Lent with this one verse: "Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate."
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Before we head into the dark days of Lent when Jesus suffers and dies because and for our sins, we get connected to Jesus' own glory which he displayed in part on the Mount of Transfiguration. And that makes us act with great boldness today and every day!
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Nobody likes to feel as if they're not being paid attention to. It's especially hurtful when someone you trust forgets about your situation or how they can help you. That won't happen with Jesus. You have his undivided attention.
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Sometimes people talk about having a "call" from God. In our verses, the four fishermen got a call from the Son of God himself: a call to public ministry. But, if you don't have a call for public ministry, that doesn't mean Jesus' isn't speaking to you here. He's calling to you with both law (commands for your life) and gospel (good news about free forgiveness).
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At least half of Americans would call themselves spiritual, religious, or a combination of both. Many people think that Jesus of Nazareth can help them find spiritual or religious answers, but Jesus lived nearly 2,000 years ago. So, where and how are you going to find Jesus?
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Acts chapter 16 shows us how a man went from being shaken to the core to being filled with joy. Paul and Silas tell you that you don't have to survive a near-death experience to be filled with that same joy.
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The world is a dark place. Scandals, crime, and hate abound. Your personal life often feels dark, too. What's the only thing that can truly brighten things up? Our Lord Jesus Christ. This sermon celebrates Epiphany: the fact that Jesus Christ has been revealed the light of the whole world and your life.
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For everyone coming down in a post-Christmas crash, Simeon and Anna shift our focus to the Christ child because in him we see and understand that the joy of Christmas lasts longer than just a shopping season or a break from school.
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A good journalist seeks the answers to the five W's (who, what, where, when, and why) and to the question of how. When we look at Christmas, we got some questions. As the angel Gabriel gives Mary an important announcement, he answers our Christmas questions as well.
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The third and final part of our midweek Advent series. Sometimes people will talk about something hurting "so good" or say "no pain, no gain." Often, this is just talk, and people don't want to go through suffering. Christians have a different perspective. The psalmist helps show us that when God lets suffering into our lives, he uses it to prepare our hearts for his coming to us.
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Part two of our midweek Advent series is the natural followup to last week's. After we've meditated on God's word and heard him speak to us, we talk to him in prayer. The psalmist shows us how it's done so that we can use prayer to help prepare the way for the Lord this Advent and Christmas.
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What preparations do you still have to make for family and friends this Christmas? Hopefully, spiritual preparations on our your "to-do" list as well. The cries of Isaiah 700 years before Jesus was born and the calls of John the Baptist just before Jesus did ministry both clearly command, "Prepare the way for the Lord!" Here's how that happens...
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Our midweek Advent series is entitled "Prepare the Way for the Lord." We do so by looking at Psalm 119 -- the longest chapter in the Bible. The author shows us how we can prepare for Jesus only once God has prepared us... in meditation, in prayer, and in suffering. This devotion focuses on meditating on God's word.
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The worldwide flood which Noah survived was a real historical event. It not only impacted Noah and his family, it also has real implications for you, especially as Christmas comes closer.
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Jesus' blood has already made saints out his believers, but while we live as God's holy people on this planet, we still have to fight and struggle against sin, death, and the devil. The good news is that there's an eternal celebration waiting for us at the end. Along with the Apostle John we get a glimpse of what it will look like to be a saint triumphant in heaven.
