Psalm 14 (Part 1): The Fool Speaks!
By Steven Paulson
07/21/26
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Psalm 14 (Part 1): The Fool Speaks!

The certainty of faith is utter assurance because it depends upon nothing of your own. It is entirely trusting that God is a propitious, pardoning God—the God who justifies sinners by forgiving them.
Psalm 14 (Part 2): Christ Captivates Captivity!
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
07/23/26

Psalm 14 (Part 2): Christ Captivates Captivity!

Sinners get faith as a gift when Christ takes their captivity captive.
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Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
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Luther, the Turks, and Islam

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Repentance means to turn or change your mind. It is not a turn from sin to righteousness. It is a turn from sin to the righteous Son of God who has defeated all sin.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
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My Bookshelf Is Bigger Than Yours

All of my theological endeavoring will not squeeze one more ounce of grace from God.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
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Repentance According to the Scriptures: 1 John 1:8-9

Being able to tell the difference between truth and lies is at the core of repentance.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
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Gospel: Mark 1:29-39 (Epiphany 5: Series B)

What is Jesus' conception of, “How is God’s kingship made effective?” It would happen through preaching.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
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Epistle: I Corinthians 9:16-27 (Epiphany 5: Series B)

Saint Paul recognizes the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus is how the Spirit of God translates people from death and darkness to life and light.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
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Old Testament: Isaiah 40:21-31 (Epiphany 5: Series B)

Even though it may appear otherwise, the LORD has power over all things, Heaven and Earth, and He has and will use that power to save His people.
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
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Death's End according to Poet John Donne

Out of great pain and suffering often comes goodness, beauty, and truth. John Donne, born on the 22nd of January in 1573, is an excellent example of that for us in his masterful work, Death Be Not Proud.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
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Gospel: Mark 1:21-28 (Epiphany 4: Series B)

God’s people have gathered in worship while there is a war going on, and this war has two opponents: The Kingdom of Satan and the Kingdom of God. There is no middle ground.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
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Epistle: I Corinthians 8:1-13 (Epiphany 4: Series B)

This Spirit of love permits no Christian to exercise their freedom at the expense of another Christian still troubled by old associations.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
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Old Testament: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 (Epiphany 4: Series B)

Christ is not only the fulfillment of the prophetic line, but He is also the NEW Moses.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
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Gospel: Mark 1:14-20 (Epiphany 3: Series B)

But Jesus comes to us today and reminds us that He has the power to make disciples in the midst of conflict and suffering.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
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Epistle: I Corinthians 7:29-31 (32-35) (Epiphany 3: Series B)

Because this life is transient and we already live in the new and eternal age restored in Christ (at least in part), our preoccupations are different to those bound to this world and life.
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