Behold the Lamb
By Bradley Gray
01/19/26
26mins

Behold the Lamb

The Passover wasn’t just Israel’s story; it’s ours.
Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
01/16/26

Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies

God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.
Psalm 12, Part 1: Set in Salvation
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
01/15/26

Psalm 12, Part 1: Set in Salvation

Salvation is not merely to be put in “safety” but to be put into Christ.

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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.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
11/14/21

Gospel: Mark 13:24-37 (The Last Sunday of the Church Year: Series B )

Trust in the midst of trouble. That is what our Lord calls us to experience today.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/10/21

Unloving Ex-Sins and Laughing at Scars

Fourteen years ago, drowning in the muck of dark despair, in the middle of a life gone terribly wrong, I wrote in my journal, "I wonder how, once this is all over, how I’ll be, how I’ll turn out…” Now I know.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
11/06/21

Gospel: Mark 13:1-13 (Pentecost 25: Series B )

Everywhere we look, there is suffering. But Jesus is not calling us to look. He is calling us to listen.
Gerhard Forde
Gerhard Forde
11/06/21

The Fear of Forgiveness

A Sermon on Psalm 130:3–6.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
11/03/21

Do You Want to Be Healed?

Grace and mercy are a powerful act of the Almighty God. God alone can grant forgiveness and restoration, salvation from the sorrow of this world.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
10/30/21

Gospel: Mark 12:38-44 (Pentecost 24: Series B )

In his death, Jesus has done the ultimate act of charity. He has given his life for all.
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.
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
10/26/21

Geting Out of the Way of God's Promises

One could reason that God might, at least, give the church a little worldly power.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
10/25/21

Navigating Life Under Christ's Sufficiency: A Review of The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School

While the insights in each chapter are uniquely personal to the individual writers, the overarching theme is one of the sufficiency of Christ.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
10/23/21

Gospel: Mark 12:28-37 (Pentecost 23: Series B )

Grace is God’s caring disposition toward His human creatures. And it is shown fully and purely in the work of Jesus for us.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
10/23/21

A Lot Can Happen in Forty-Five Seconds

Forty-five seconds is about how long I have as a pastor leading a Sunday morning service to sit at the feet of the cross and receive Jesus’ body and blood given to me by the hands of another at the Lord’s Table.
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