1. Jesus makes David’s words his own, because David’s words were Christ’s to begin with.
  2. The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
  3. This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  4. What if sin was truly removed and what if the one who took it from us had the power to conquer it’s curse and spit in the face of death?
  5. This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
  6. Dear hearers of the word of God, you are finished. You cannot be the same now. All that is ended, over.
  7. Maundy Thursday is your big night. For the Passover Lamb is given for you, given to you.
  8. You are not alone if you find it difficult to wrap your mind around the auspices of the Old Testament sacrificial system.
  9. Today I would like to share The Legend of the Dogwood, inspired by the words of Stoney Cooper.
  10. If we just say to God, “We don’t get it, please explain,” he will. He will send us a preacher to point us to his words for more clarification.
  11. The needs of the people remain the same, but now the people are you and me. We still sin, and that sin causes so many challenges in our lives.
  12. It’s scary to share my struggle and to show that I have cracks because once I’ve shown my cards, I open myself up for judgment.