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Law and Gospel in Our World
Are We Sometimes Like the Tenants in the Vineyard?
Do You Walk the Walk?
New Day Sermon Pentecost 17 Are you disappointed in others when they don’t follow through on what they said they would do? Do you ever do the same? Tune in for a consideration on how Jesus responds as our Savior, to shame and disappointment.
What is forgiveness?
New Day Sermon Pentecost 15 As Christians, we speak about it all the time, and we know we should do it, but what really is forgiveness?
How Forgiving Can We Be?
Traditional Sermon Pentecost 15 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord, Jesus Christ (1 Colossians 1:3). Listen to this short three-sentence phrase: “I forgive you.” Although this simple phrase consists of three short words, it is nevertheless very powerful. Generally speaking, forgiving those who have wronged us can…
Let There Be Light
EMAIL DEVOTIONAL Pentecost 11 God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. (Genesis 1:3-4a) [My sincere thanks to Brendan Armitage, who offered these thoughts in an email correspondence with me, and who allowed me to share them with you as a devotion, at my prompting. When…
What shape are you in?
New Day Sermon Pentecost 3 What kind of shape are you in and how is your life shaped by God?
Is Hell for real?
EMAIL DEVOTIONAL PEntecost 2 The pit of torment shall appear, and opposite it shall be the place of rest; and the furnace of hell shall be disclosed, and opposite it the paradise of delight. (2 Esdras 7:36) Hell is real. I visited there today. It snuck up on me. I spent much of the day working on some…
You Are Never Far From Home
Easter 5 Traditional Sermon Grace, peace, and the reconciliation found in love to you from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. First of all let me wish all the mothers in the room a Happy Mother’s Day. The relationship between a child and their mother is unlike any other. Sometimes that relationship is strong and…