The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements

By Scott Keith

07/16/25

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The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements

The IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit. But just because they can doesn’t mean they should.

Bradley Gray

07/15/25

Faith That Waits

Chapter 3 of Habakkuk, which is often referred to as “the Psalm of Habakkuk,” is a song of catharsis, relief, faith, and profound emotion.

What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise

Erick Sorensen

07/14/25

What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise

God doesn’t just simply give you all the things. He does so because his very own Son came down and earned all the things for you.

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Donavon Riley

01/15/19

The Old Testament Roots of the Lord's Supper: Part 1

At the Passover, when Jesus said, "Take, eat, this is my body... take, drink, this is the New Testament in my blood, which is given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins," he wasn't inventing a "new" thing.

Dominick Santore

01/14/19

Move, Before Death Comes...

I got your life application right here! First off, Happy New Year! It's 2019 and there's a sense of optimism floating about in the air.

Chad Bird

01/11/19

Slaying Monsters in Church: Why Baptism Should be Rated R for Violence

When people are baptized, time is transcended. They go back to the Jordan and the Jordan comes forward to them. In a single splash, or a single dunk, they enter the war.

Erick Sorensen

01/10/19

Jesus The Antinomian?

The other day on Twitter, I saw someone insult their theological opponent with the term "free-gracer."

Joel Hess

01/10/19

A Church for Amnesiacs

Even after Jesus made it clear in His actions and commands that God’s grace is for all sinners, the apostles forgot the promises they received from their Savior.

Jason Lane

01/07/19

Epistle: Romans 6:1-11 (Epiphany 1: Series C)

Having Romans 6 as the Epistle for the Baptism of our Lord, and paired with Luke’s account of Jesus’ baptism and Isaiah’s prophetically rich baptismal language in Isaiah 43, allows preaches to proclaim Romans 6 in a more appropriate liturgical context. It could only be better, were someone in your congregation to be baptized on this day. If that’s your situation, the sermon will almost write itself.

Brandon Hanson

01/07/19

Revelation 2:12-17 | To the Church in Pergamum: Part 2 | 016

Many say Balaam was a prophet, but this was not so. Balaam was no prophet. At least, not a prophet of Yahweh.

Grant Klembara

01/04/19

The Birth of the Confessing Church

When bishops err we must not follow...We must obey God before man.

Cindy Koch

01/03/19

Our Identity Crisis

But the Creator of life and breath does not wait for Moses to identify with worthiness.

Scott Davis

01/02/19

The Lord's Table Is Not A Potluck

Have you ever invited someone over to your house? Most of us have either invited someone into our homes for supper.

Cindy Koch

01/02/19

The Two Lies

Jesus’ coming and death and resurrection guarantee us the victory over the lies, the desire to be pitied, and the appeal of stuff.

Steven Paulson

01/01/19

What Sin?

Psalm 51 teaches two things: mercy and sin. But aren’t we already experts in sin? Why do we need God to teach it to us?

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