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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/18/24

God’s Gift of Justification

The notion that your goodness is “good enough” to make you right with God is a lie straight from the father of lies himself.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/17/23

Calculus of Forgiveness"

Christ reshapes what forgivness means and why it's important
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
12/24/22

Unavoidable Jesus: Good News on Christmas Eve

Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
11/26/22

Epistle: Romans 15:4-13 (Advent 2: Series A)

We of all people, because of Christ, can build securely on the future because the truth of Christ runs from the past to the present, establishing a most certain future.
Dan Weber
Dan Weber
09/25/22

Gospel: Luke 17:1-10 (Pentecost 17: Series C)

On the one hand, forgiving as Jesus commands us feels impossible. But on the other hand, forgiving as we have been forgiven is the most natural thing in the world
Ryan Tinetti
Ryan Tinetti
09/24/22

The Preacher's Toolbox: What the Heart Doctor Showed Me about Preaching

We entered the hospital with a jumbled ball of questions, uncertainties, and anxieties. We left with a master class in effective communication.
Scott Landrum
Scott Landrum
08/08/22

God is Great, God is Good

God’s goodness spoke a promise of peace and mercy to the bewildered, a promise that rings out to this day.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
04/23/22

Funeral Preaching

Salutary funeral preaching seeks to set the life of the baptized believer who has died within the life of Christ incarnate, crucified, risen, and reigning.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
06/11/20

My Always Reliable Hope

The unrelenting truth of the Gospel is our only hope. Jesus Christ is the unshakeable, unmovable object of our faith. It is this hope in Christ that we find relief and comfort.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
10/21/18

Gospel: John 8:31-36 (Reformation Observed)

So, in keeping with Mark’s focus on discipleship this Fall, your Reformation Sunday sermon on John 8 might reflect on what it means to be a disciple. As you proclaim the commands and promises of Christ, you might invite your hearers not only to believe his Word, but also to abide in it. To hear and mediate on his promises in the various ways he delivers them.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
01/30/18

Love That Never Goes Cold

When we talk about love then, let us not talk about ourselves.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/07/14

The Phone Number that Could Tell My Life's Story: A Mother's Day Reflection

Perhaps a phone number seems an odd thing to get sentimental about, but I can’t help myself. You see, if that number, and the phone connected to it, could speak, they would tell my life’s story.
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