By Ryan Couch

05/16/25

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How to Remember Your Baptism

When you remember your baptism, you're not recalling a ritual. You're standing under a current of divine action that has not ceased to flow since the moment those baptismal waters hit your skin.

Bradley Gray

05/15/25

Why We Worship

“The fear of the Lord” is our heart’s awakening to and recognition of God’s outrageous goodness.

Sam P. Schuldheisz

05/14/25

Surprised by Easter

The women at the tomb were surprised by Easter. Amazed and filled with wonder at Jesus' Easter eucatastrophe. And so are we.

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Katie Koplin

02/03/21

What Do I Have to Give?

Regardless of my experience, my talents, or even my mood, it’s these gifts of Christ that I have to give away. They are all I have, and they are everything.

Blake Flattley

02/01/21

Liturgy for the Unprecedented and the Ordinary

So, what do we pray? What do we say? In times of fear, in times of chaos, in unprecedented times, we pray and say the words that have been written on our hearts.

Robert Kolb

01/31/21

The Gift of Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us

Trusting in Christ’s promise of new life and deliverance pours the ability to abandon fixing our eyes only inwardly and lets us see ourselves as others see us.

Peter Nafzger

01/31/21

Gospel: Mark 1:29-39 (Epiphany 5: Series B)

What is Jesus' conception of, “How is God’s kingship made effective?” It would happen through preaching.

John Bombaro

01/31/21

Epistle: I Corinthians 9:16-27 (Epiphany 5: Series B)

Saint Paul recognizes the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus is how the Spirit of God translates people from death and darkness to life and light.

Jeffrey Pulse

01/31/21

Old Testament: Isaiah 40:21-31 (Epiphany 5: Series B)

Even though it may appear otherwise, the LORD has power over all things, Heaven and Earth, and He has and will use that power to save His people.

Bob Hiller

01/29/21

Preaching that Gives Certainty

Your forgiveness means you are in God’s favor, and no matter what tomorrow brings, God’s face is shining upon you, and he is gracious to you. Whether you live or you die, you belong to the Lord.

David Schmitt

01/24/21

Gospel: Mark 1:21-28 (Epiphany 4: Series B)

God’s people have gathered in worship while there is a war going on, and this war has two opponents: The Kingdom of Satan and the Kingdom of God. There is no middle ground.

John Bombaro

01/24/21

Epistle: I Corinthians 8:1-13 (Epiphany 4: Series B)

This Spirit of love permits no Christian to exercise their freedom at the expense of another Christian still troubled by old associations.

Jeffrey Pulse

01/24/21

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 (Epiphany 4: Series B)

Christ is not only the fulfillment of the prophetic line, but He is also the NEW Moses.

John W. Hoyum

01/19/21

What Happens When the Gospel Isn’t Threatened

Has the modern world taken too strong a dose of the gospel as its inheritance from the Reformation?

David Schmitt

01/17/21

Gospel: Mark 1:14-20 (Epiphany 3: Series B)

But Jesus comes to us today and reminds us that He has the power to make disciples in the midst of conflict and suffering.

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