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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Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
02/28/21

Old Testament: Exodus 20:1-17 (Lent 3: Series B)

While these are familiar words to us, frequently they are dealt with in ways that fail to take into account the context and the situation.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
02/26/21

Repentance According to the Scriptures: Mark 1:1-8

Repentance comes on account of suffering, loss, failure, and death. It happens when the promise of forgiveness of sin given in Jesus’ death is proclaimed to us down-and-outers.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
02/25/21

The Third Petition: Your Will Be Done

The place where it is most difficult for us to accept God’s will is when suffering, calamities, and finally, death itself.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
02/21/21

Gospel: Mark 8:27-38 (Lent 2: Series B)

Make no mistake, the life to which Jesus is calling His disciples is radically other than what our world preaches.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
02/21/21

Epistle: Romans 5:1-11 (Lent 2: Series B)

We were enemies, but because of the self-sacrificing love of Christ, we are made friends, indeed, even the adopted children of our Heavenly Father.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
02/21/21

Old Testament: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 (Lent 2: Series B)

The Church has traditionally understood Baptism as a naming Sacrament. It reminds us of our new baptismal identity.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/19/21

Repentance According to the Scriptures: 2 Chronicles 7:14

We cannot scan any random passage of Scripture and automatically assume the words are unconditionally addressed to us. Often, very often, they are not.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
02/18/21

The Second Petition: Your Kingdom Come

The kingdom of God has a proper name, and his name is Jesus, Son of God, Son of Man.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
02/17/21

Surveying Our Soiled Condition, and the Condition of our Soil

Ash Wednesday, is meant to remind us we have a death problem. All living things made from the soil shall return to it.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
02/14/21

To Lent or Not to Lent

The season of Lent gives almost unparalleled opportunity for preachers to placard before their auditors the Cross of Christ and beckon Christians to take up their cross and follow Him.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
02/14/21

Gospel: Mark 1:9-15 (Lent 1: Series B)

This forty-day season of preparation for Easter is an opportunity for the people of God to rededicate themselves to hearing and responding to Jesus’ call to repent.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
02/14/21

Epistle: James 1:12-18 (Lent 1: Series B)

While God may and does test one’s faith and life, yet He does not tempt with sin.
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