April 08, 2018

There are 66 books in the Bible, it has over 1,000 chapters and over 31,000 verses. There are stories, poems, prayers, songs, commands, proverbs, letters, and prophecy in the Bible. There are 46 parables and 37 miracles in the Gospels alone. Out of all of this inspired material, what is the most important thing that […]

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April 01, 2018: Easter Hope

Today, we have hope because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead! The good news of Easter is that Jesus is alive, He has risen from the dead, and our hope is based squarely on Him! Hope is confident faith in God’s promises of the resurrection of the dead and the life everlasting. […]

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March 30, 2018: Good Friday

Romans 8:1 says, “There is now NO CONDEMNATION for those who are in Christ Jesus.” There is NO CONDEMNATION against you for sinning against God’s Law! There are NO ACCUSATIONS of wrongdoing against you in God’s presence! There is NO MENTION of your guilt or shame ever again! “There is now NO CONDEMNATION for those […]

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March 25, 2018 Palm Sunday Peace

At Christmas, the angels sang “Peace on Earth!”; on Palm Sunday, the people are singing “Peace in Heaven!” As Holy Week begins, both heaven and earth are singing about the work the Savior will do to bring peace between God and men through His suffering, death and resurrection!

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Some Christian traditions break the first commandment into two, so the first commandment is “Thou shall have no other gods” and the second commandment is “Thou shall have no graven images.” They then combine the two “coveting” commandments into one. This is an Eastern church tradition which most Protestants today follow. As Lutherans, our tradition […]

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Last year was a record setting year for forest fires. Millions of acres were burned, billions of dollars in damage was done. Maybe you remember seeing it on TV or reading about it online. The images were frightening. The damage your tongue can inflict on other people is described in terms of a forest fire!

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