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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
01/11/24

The Gospel Breaks Down Fences

It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
12/17/22

Christmas from Below

Christmas wrecks all attempts to penetrate God’s hiddenness and seek Him out in Heaven. He comes to us clothed in our humanity.
Sarah Crowder
Sarah Crowder
03/16/22

The Coronation of Edward VI

Edward's goal of teaching his people to know the scriptures and to believe that their salvation depended on Christ is also essential for us today.
Edward Killian
Edward Killian
05/29/21

The Answer to Our Longings: The Holy Trinity

The one true God has revealed himself as the answer to the longings of every human heart. The search has ended. He is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Holy, Holy, Holy.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
01/24/21

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.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
10/05/20

Love that gives Freedom, Freedom that Produces Love

The love God showed for us in the death of his Son continues in us because we remain his children as long as we are incorporated in the body of Jesus through faith.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/25/20

If God Would Just Choose Someone Else

The end of the pursuit isn't regeneration, but degeneration. We're fighting fire with bottles of gasoline.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
12/16/19

Epistle: Romans 1:1-7 (Advent 4:Series A)

The reality of the Incarnation and the accomplishments of the Incarnate God-man, Jesus the Son, are even more astonishing because His story brings to a climax the long-storied history of Israel, with all her divinely-inspired and prophetic Scriptures.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/29/19

Jesus Will Humble You, and That's Good

Humility kills pride. So “humble yourself before the Lord,” as James writes (Jas 4:10). Kill your pride before it kills the things you love. Subdue it before it gets you into the kind of trouble that may even kill you. Conquer your pride before it defeats you. It’s that simple, but we all know it’s not that easy.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/16/19

Enough is Enough

Nothing, not pain, hurt, resentment, bitterness, or hopelessness can separate us from God’s love for us in Jesus Christ.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
04/01/19

Blessed is the Man Who by Faith is Saved

If sin is not “imputed” or “reckoned to” the sinner then who is it reckoned to? The good news is that it’s reckoned to God
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
09/18/18

The Joy of Obedience

Can there be joy in obedience? That depends on if obedience if a free choice or the result of threats.
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