Pentecost and the Beautiful Mess of the Church
By Ryan Couch
06/06/25
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Pentecost and the Beautiful Mess of the Church

Every time someone is baptized, every time bread is broken and wine poured, every time a sinner hears, “Your sins are forgiven in Christ,” Pentecost happens again.
Hymns at Midnight
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/05/25

Hymns at Midnight

They were still praying, trusting, and hoping. Why? Because they knew who was with them and who was for them: the risen Christ.
What Now?
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
06/04/25

What Now?

So Christ is risen, but what now?

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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 Bombaro
John Bombaro
08/07/22

Epistle: Hebrews 11:17-31 (32-40); 12:1-3 (Pentecost 10: Series C)

The battle is not so much recognizing sins as admitting them. It is also not so much confessing them as repenting them or laying them aside. But we can do it. Looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith...
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/07/22

Old Testament: Jeremiah 23: 16-29 (Pentecost 10: Series C)

The real presence of the LORD does not pop-up unannounced when Jesus institutes the Lord’s Supper—it has been a theme from the days in the Garden of Eden when He walked and talked with His people.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
08/07/22

Gospel: Luke 12:49-56 (Pentecost 10: Series C)

This is true discipleship. We live with Jesus, we hold on to Jesus, we suffer with Jesus, because Jesus brings a divisive peace that saves.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/04/22

Christ’s Comfort in Our Crisis

Our comfort in this seemingly endless age of crisis after crisis is the inexhaustible hope of Jesus’s reversal.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/02/22

The Gospel of the Crucified Idiot

At the heart of The Idiot is Dostoevsky's confession of faith and the confession of all Christians.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
08/01/22

Faith, Hope, and Love

Faith is like a horse with blinders because it only beholds God’s promise. It is obsessed with what God has already said.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
07/31/22

Old Testament: Genesis 15:1-6 (Pentecost 9: Series C)

We want to control things and we desire to partner with God in all manner of things, but of course, the LORD is in control. He takes care of things and He does not need our help in these matters.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/31/22

Epistle: Hebrews 11: 1-16 (Pentecost 9: Series C)

To base and entrust your life on what can be seen in this world is to commit oneself to unreality. The reality of things, indeed, the way, the truth and the life of the world is in what is not readily seen: Christ as Lord.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
07/31/22

Gospel: Luke 12:22-34 (35-40) (Pentecost 9: Series C)

We are loved by our heavenly Father. When the Creator and Giver of all good things is caring for you, suddenly, you are free to care for others.
Ryan Tinetti
Ryan Tinetti
07/30/22

The Preacher's Toolbox: Well Begun Is Half Done

Those first few words from the preacher’s mouth are worth their weight in spun gold.
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
07/29/22

Church Fathers: Gregory the Great, Pastoral Pope

Gregory is a bridge between the patristic age and the medieval.
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