By Bradley Gray

01/19/26

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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

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.

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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Jeffrey Pulse

08/02/20

Old Testament: Job 38:4-18 (Pentecost 10: Series A)

It is important to see how the LORD does NOT answer the questions Job and his friends have been wrestling with.

Gerhard Forde

07/30/20

The Radical Gospel

There is no justification except by faith alone. The radical forgiveness itself puts the old to death and calls forth the new.

Donavon Riley

07/28/20

If Only...

In Christ Jesus, through faith, we’ve received everything we need for our bodies and lives, and life eternal.

Jeffrey Pulse

07/26/20

Old Testament: Isaiah 55:1-5 (Pentecost 9: Series A)

This food, already purchased and freely given in our pericope, is a foretaste of the feast to come as well; the marriage feast of the Lamb in His Kingdom which has no end.

Chad Bird

07/21/20

The Unexpected Gospel of the Fiery Furnace

The well-known Sunday School story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego is far from a simple account of three brave and faithful Israelites. It’s a mini-story with a mega-story tucked inside it—a story that links it (backward) to Exodus and (forward) to the Gospels.

Martin Luther

07/20/20

Moses For The Old Man

Christ presents to us such liberty, so that we as Christians according to our faith may tolerate no other master, but only hold that we are baptized and called unto Christ, and through him have become justified and sanctified.

Jeffrey Pulse

07/19/20

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 7:6-9 (Pentecost 8: Series A)

To dwell with a Holy God in their camp, Israel lead holy lives. Anything standing in the way of and threatening this holy relationship must be avoided or eliminated.

Jeffrey Pulse

07/12/20

Old Testament: Isaiah 44:6-8 (Pentecost 7: Series A)

If you do not know who your God is, you will not know what your idols are.

Rick Ritchie

07/09/20

Seeing in the Dark

We have seen a vision better than an angel. We have seen God on the cross. A God who is willing to suffer for us.

Martin Luther

07/06/20

Love is the Law's Interpreter

Love is to be the interpreter of law. Where there is no love, these things are meaningless, and law begins to do harm.

Jeffrey Pulse

07/05/20

Old Testament: Isaiah 55:10-13 (Pentecost 6: Series A)

The message is clear and assuring—the Word of God does what it says it will do!

Steven A. Hein

07/02/20

Edward John Carnell: Defender of the Faith

Using common everyday events, Carnell sought to clarify that there are three standards of duty that we demand others to respect to protect our dignity.

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