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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/24/20

An Everlasting Love

The kind of love we crave, that we will go to any lengths to find, is already present for us here and now. The Lord's love for us reaches into our hearts and soul.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
09/23/20

You Are Not White As Snow

David is unable to find an example to accurately compare the purity that flows from God washing a sinner. The winter snow is the best example David can come up with, but it still falls short.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
09/23/20

My Faith is Sufficient

This is an excerpt from “The Freedom of the Christian” written by Martin Luther and translated and edited by Adam Francisco (1517 Publishing, 2020).
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
09/22/20

Discarding All Merit

It is impossible to obtain grace and the forgiveness of sins in any other way, manner, or measure than by hearing the Word of God about Christ and by receiving it through faith.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/22/20

Turning from American Secular Religion to Christ

We vote because we are citizens, and it is our duty. We serve our neighbors in love because it is our Christian calling.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/21/20

On Grace for the Outcasts

There is not a soul who crosses the threshold of the sanctuary who is excluded from the message of the gospel of forgiveness.
Robert Kolb
Robert Kolb
09/20/20

Preaching an Awe-fully Mysterious and Wondrous God

As long as our illusions of control over storms and germs persist to govern our thinking, we will never be able to take the saving work of Christ as seriously we ought.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
09/20/20

Gospel: Matthew 21:23-27 (28-32) (Pentecost 17: Series A)

Jesus invites us to practice a faith that is bold. He invites us to trust in Him, without calculations.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/20/20

Epistle: Philippians 2:1-4 (5-13) 14-18 (Pentecost 17: Series A)

Throughout the Gospels there is no quality more closely identified by Jesus with the life of His people than humility which echoes His own.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
09/20/20

Old Testament: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 (Pentecost 17: Series A)

God desires that all men might be saved. The problem, the stumbling block, does not lie with God. The problem is one of man’s heart and spirit.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/18/20

His Cup Never Runs Out

No matter how great our thirst is, God's abundance not only meets it but quenches it. When we are poor and in need, the Lord is always there to give us grace and mercy without end.
Edward Killian
Edward Killian
09/18/20

Ecclesiastes: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times

Solomon did not write Ecclesiastes to bum you out. He wrote it to set you free.
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