What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise
By Erick Sorensen
07/14/25
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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.
Peace Be With You
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
07/11/25

Peace Be With You

‘Peace’ means “I have forgiven all those sins against me.”
An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
07/10/25

An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress

This is an excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Sinner Saint Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2025) by Kathy Morales, pgs 6-9.

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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/23/21

Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, and Jesus

The Word of Yahweh is not a trifling thing that can be visited only when it’s convenient. It’s a book of life, for all of life, that imparts life to those who believe in it and the God of it.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/22/21

From the Mark of Cain to Baptism

Throughout the Scriptures, God puts "signs" or "seals" upon people. Often these are placed upon the forehead. How do all these connected stories take us from the mark of Cain, to the Exodus, to the cross, and finally to baptism?
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
11/22/21

Offering the Sacrifice of Thanksgiving

That's how true faith talks. It doesn't talk about itself. It says "Thank you!" to the one who gives healing and salvation.
Scott Landrum
Scott Landrum
11/17/21

Be Specific, Please!

“God in general” is of little use to all of us suffering the ravages of sin, the fear of death, and satanic prosecution.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
11/15/21

The Beatitudes are Ridiculous

Look the judge in the eye and pin your sin on Jesus, the divine judge’s son. Jesus knows you can’t do it, so he trades places with you and pits himself against God’s righteous demands.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
11/14/21

Old Testament: Isaiah 51:4-6 (Last Sunday of the Church Year: Series B )

The Israelites had taken the Covenantal promise and the language of separation and interpreted them to mean the message of salvation and restoration was meant for only them. But this is counter to the reality of the Scriptures.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
11/04/21

Under What Bridge Am I Going to Live with My Kids?

Jesus meets us in our life of lies, in our falsehoods, in the untruth of our being, and in the company, we create to cover up our nakedness.
Magnus Persson
Magnus Persson
11/02/21

A Q & A on “Reclaiming the Reformation: Christ for You in Community"

This book is for people who want to get serious about the church. It’s for pastors who are sick and tired of surfing the latest wave or jumping from one program to the other.
Edward Killian
Edward Killian
10/28/21

The Tragedy of an Incidental Christ

The tragedy of the incidental Christ I was raised with is that he was really no Savior at all.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
10/20/21

The True and Better Naboth

When we — sinful, reprehensible we — become the enforcers of justice, we never bring about true justice. We either go too far or not far enough.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
10/16/21

Our One Foundation

Jesus came from the heights of heaven above to the depths of earth below to rescue and redeem his long-lost love.
Magnus Persson
Magnus Persson
10/15/21

The De-formation of the Church and the Need for Re-formation

The church’s reformation is not about fragmentation, but a way forward to unity around that which is central to the church, around Christ and him crucified.
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