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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.
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Our worship has transitioned into a yearly series on the End Times, that is, what will happen at the end of the world when Jesus comes back. Paul tells us that everyone will have a judgment coming on that last day. What judgment will come to you?
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The fourth and final sermon as part of our Reformation 500 series, Peter and John tell us what the Lutheran Reformation was all about. Their message and the reformers' mission is captured in a simple yet powerful painting by Lucas Cranach, which can be viewed at this link:
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The Bible is not a self-help book. It's something far better and far more powerful! It is the very word of God himself through which he continuously reforms individual hearts, whole congregations, and entire church bodies.
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Lots of people talk about faith, but what exactly is saving faith? What's it like, and what role does it play in our salvation? That's a question older than the Reformation 500 years ago and even older than the Apostle Paul. Father Abraham helps answer our questions about faith.
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Over the next month, we're celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. Don't know what that movement was? It can be summed up in four mottos: "sola gratia," "sola fide," "sola Scriptura," and "solus Christus." Four Latin phrases that teach the biblical truth of how sinners like you and me are saved. Over the next four weeks you'll hopefully learn something about the history of the Reformation, but more importantly, you'll grow in your trust of how God has completely saved you. Up first: "sola gratia," the fact that we are saved by grace alone.
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It’s hard to imagine a world of perfect justice. God’s justice is perfect, but is it always fair? Jonah’s story shows how God uses humans to preach that God is not fair... but that's a great thing for us and for our salvation!
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Through Jesus Christ, God has forgiven every last sin of every last person and has promised not hold any grudges against us. That completely changes the way we deal with anyone who may have sinned against us and treated us poorly. The story of Joseph and his brothers beautifully illustrates that Christians forgive exactly like Christ forgave us.
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There are many ways to deal with sin -- from tattling to Mom to going on Facebook rants to acting like nothing ever happened. God uses the Old Testament prophet Ezekiel to show us the God-pleasing way to deal with sin.
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True Christianity faced a crisis just a couple decades after Jesus ascended into heaven, and in many ways that same crisis creeps up currently. The Apostle Paul tells us now, as he told the Galatians then, what we should boast about before God.
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The true Christian Church isn't built with bricks but with believers. It's not founded on flesh and blood but on a heavenly fact. Listen to how Jesus himself explains how the true Christian Church has been built.
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Our nation faces tough questions on immigration and foreign policy, and many are calling for changes to both. God's spiritual policy towards all people of all races has never needed to change. Through the gospel about Jesus, he has always wanted to gather all people to his heavenly kingdom so that it becomes "a house of prayer for all nations."
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If God loves you, then why does he test you and your faith be tested? And when God tests you, how should you react? Jesus' very own brother, James, explains God's purpose and how Christians persevere during the tough times.
