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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
02/20/25

Where Death Becomes Life

In the upside-down wisdom of God, the place of the cross becomes the place of life, absolution, and triumph.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
04/10/22

Old Testament: Isaiah 65:17-25 (Easter Sunday: Series C)

Obviously, the LORD has no intention of slapping a bandage on creation. He will completely restore—it will be made new.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
12/19/21

Gospel: Luke 2:22-40 (Christmas 1: Series C)

Luke does not say much else about Anna, especially in comparison to Simeon. But the fact that he mentions her suggests she has something to teach your hearers today.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/28/21

Did God Have Something Against Cowboys? Biblical Warnings about Trust in Horses

Why would God warn his people not to trust in horses? Let's take a look at the ancient Near East to see how horses were connected to sun worship and military muscle. Along the way, let's see how the "Name of God" is another title for the Son of God.
1517 Publishing
1517 Publishing
09/24/21

In Search for the Meaning of Grace

Except for the Augsburg Confession, Melanchthon’s Loci communes of 1521 were the most important of his writings.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
05/29/21

Old Testament: Genesis 3:8-15 (Pentecost 2: Series B)

This is the first direct promise of the Seed who will reunite all mankind to God by defeating Satan on the Cross.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
03/21/21

Gospel: John 12:12-19 (Palm Sunday: Series B)

As we gather for Palm Sunday, John invites us to simply experience the wonder of Jesus, the Lord of all, who does His work in humility.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
09/06/20

Old Testament: Genesis 50:15-21 (Pentecost 15: Series A)

God is in control of history and He can even use evil and evil ones to accomplish His purposes.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/04/19

Pigs, Politics, and Christ the Comedian

We do not, as followers of Jesus, put any hope or place any trust in “princes, in mortal man, in whom there is no salvation” (Ps. 146:3).
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/20/15

Preachers with Soiled Resumes

Case in point: Jonah. Calling this man to be a prophet makes about as much as sense as hiring an executioner to be the CEO of a hospital.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
06/16/13

When Fathers Are Failures

I lack the wisdom, and the experience, to counsel those who have been hurt so deeply. There is no pain like the pain of being mistreated by those who, above all others, you expect to love you unconditionally.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/21/13

Out of the Depths

For since it was not enough that the Lord of heaven and earth hung on your every word, his Word was made flesh and prayed among us, a priest in the order of Melchizedek, “offering up prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save Him from death,” (Heb 5:7).
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