You Might Have a Troubled Heart
By Christopher J. Richmann
09/30/26
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You Might Have a Troubled Heart

Jesus doesn’t say, “I give you the way,” but “I am the way.”
The Fear of Being Known
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
09/29/26

The Fear of Being Known

This is an excerpt from the sixth chapter of Fear Not: How the Gospel Disrupts Our Deepest Anxieties by Luke Kjolhaug (1517 Publishing, 2026).
His Mercy is More
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/25/26

His Mercy is More

We draw near because Christ our Mediator has gone where we never could, and he has brought us with him.

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Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
03/28/21

Gospel: Mark 16:1-8 (Easter Sunday: Series B)

Like the women who came despite their questions, your hearers will gather despite their uncertainties, and they will be looking for a word of honest hope.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
03/28/21

Epistle: I Corinthians 5:6b-8 (Easter Sunday: Series B)

In the resurrection Jesus transcended time, space, and death; those things which limit human existence. So, the stone was not rolled away for Jesus, but for the disciples and for us.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
03/28/21

Old Testament: Isaiah 25:6-9 (Easter Sunday: Series B)

This is the feast, the banquet to end all banquets. The LORD God is the maker and provider of this great feast which takes place for the resurrected faithful in the courts of Heaven.
John Bortulin
John Bortulin
03/27/21

Palm Sunday: This Week is For You

For the God-man goes from borrowed donkey to borrowed upper room to borrowed cross and borrowed tomb. For you.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
03/26/21

Repentance According to the Scriptures: Luke 15:1-7

The truth is we’ve always mixed up the roles of penitent and priest.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
03/25/21

The Seventh Petition: Deliver Us From Evil

This is not a plea for us to be given the strength to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps. It is our helpless cry when boots – straps and all - slip off the edge of temptation’s cliff.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
03/19/21

Repentance According to the Scriptures: 1 John 1:8-9

Being able to tell the difference between truth and lies is at the core of repentance.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
03/18/21

The Sixth Petition: Lead Us Not into Temptation

The petition not to be led into temptation is found in just the right place within the seven petitions.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
03/14/21

Gospel: Mark 10:32-45 (Lent 5: Series B)

James and John come before Jesus and request positions of honor in His coming Kingdom. While we may be surprised at their actions, we understand their desires. They are interested in upward mobility.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
03/14/21

Epistles: Hebrews 5:1-10 (Lent 5: Series B)

The fact of Jesus being the greatest of all priests in the greatest of all orders of priesthood, means Jesus is the consummate pastor for those in need of a powerful and availing shepherd.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
03/14/21

Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:31-34 (Lent 5: Series B)

Jesus takes the sins of man upon Himself and carries them to the cross to make our hearts holy and acceptable in the eyes of God.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
03/12/21

Repentance According to the Scriptures: Acts 2:37–39

Repentance means being cut down by the law’s declaration of judgment. It’s not an activity we do to prepare for grace, but a point of despair worked by God himself.
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