Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue

By Kelsi Klembara

10/30/26

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Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue

Luther felt the reform of the church could not simply remain a matter of aesthetics and practice. Something much deeper needed to be rooted out.

Mark Duerr

10/29/26

Messengers, Angels, and Apostles

While God can, and often does, appear to people face to face, he also often employs the use of several types of messengers.

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

Bradley Gray

10/28/26

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

The “further up and further in” we go, the table keeps getting bigger, the guest list keeps getting longer, and the grace keeps on flowing.

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John Bombaro

10/04/18

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Many scholars believe that what Jesus says in verses 18-20 are the key to Matthew's Gospel. Actually, it may be the key to the entire Bible, for in these three verses we see the full scope of the history of redemption brought to bear in one history-altering, cosmic event: Baptizing in God's name.

Brandon Hanson

10/03/18

Revelation 1:10-20 | What Kind of God Is This? Part 1 | 009

John had heard Jesus’ voice countless times and seen Him every day over the course of three years, and yet nothing could have prepared him for what he was about to witness.

Donavon Riley

10/02/18

Two Kings, Two Kingdoms

We are caught up in a battle between two kings and two kingdoms. And, whether we like it or not, we are ruled by one king or the other.

Ryan Couch

10/01/18

Christ’s Gifts For Ingrates

Have you ever received a gift for which you were less than thrilled, but you had to pretend you really liked it so as not to offend the giver?

Jake Allstaedt

09/28/18

It Never Depended Upon You

I visited a senior man at his home the other day. I'll refer to him as “Jim.”

Cindy Koch

09/28/18

Theses 22-24: The Wisdom of the Cross

A part of our series on Luther's, Heidelberg Disputation.

Tate Barber

09/27/18

I May Not Be A Smart Man, But I Know What The Gospel Is

I am not a good Lutheran. I have only been around reformation theology for a few years.

Brandon Hanson

09/26/18

Revelation 1:10a | In the Spirit | 008

We’re going to take a little bit of time going through John’s description of the resurrected and exalted Jesus and its significance.

Donavon Riley

09/25/18

I’d Never Go to That Church

Would you go to the church on the corner knowing that the pastor is an ex-con?

Scott Keith

09/24/18

Thesis 21: When Good is Evil and Evil is Good

This a part of our series on Luther's, Heidelberg Disputation

Daniel Emery Price

09/21/18

Theses 19-20: God and the Unworthy Theologian

This a part of our series on Luther's, Heidelberg Disputation

Brandon Hanson

09/19/18

Revelation 1:9 | Enduring the Tribulation | 007

We’re living in the end times. We have been since Pentecost. The earliest Christians believed it, and what’s more, that is what the apostles teach us in Scripture.

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