1. Luther's September Testament

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    09/21/22
    15 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Luther's September Testament not only shaped the reformers’ theology but also was as big an influence on the German language as Shakespeare was for English.
    Luther's September Testament

  2. Our Inheritance of Holy Scripture

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    09/20/22
    16 mins
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    By Bror Erickson
    This is an excerpt from chapter 1 of “A Shepherd’s Letter: The Faith Once and For All Delivered to the Evangelical Church” written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2022).
    Our Inheritance of Holy Scripture

  3. Go Home Justified

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    09/14/22
    32 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    It’s the notion of mercy that leads us to the atonement, and it is the atonement that provides a foundational basis for the justification of sinners.
    Go Home Justified

  4. 1 John 2:25-29: The Promise He Made to Us

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    09/09/22
    10 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    When God makes promises, he is incapable of not keeping them.
    1 John 2:25-29: The Promise He Made to Us

  5. The word, Word

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    08/31/22
    11 mins
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    By Craig Donofrio
    The power of the Word of God is the power of God himself, for he is always faithful to his Word.
    The word, Word

  6. Your Church Isn't Jesus

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    08/23/22
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Don't lose hope. Don't avoid church on Sunday morning.
    Your Church Isn't Jesus

  7. God is Great, God is Good

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    08/08/22
    8 mins
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    By Scott Landrum
    God’s goodness spoke a promise of peace and mercy to the bewildered, a promise that rings out to this day.
    God is Great, God is Good

  8. 1 John 1:1-4: Not "My" Jesus

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    08/05/22
    14 mins
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    By Bob Hiller
    There is power in the name of Jesus, and we love to manipulate power for our own ends.
    1 John 1:1-4: Not

  9. Christ’s Comfort in Our Crisis

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    08/04/22
    30 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Our comfort in this seemingly endless age of crisis after crisis is the inexhaustible hope of Jesus’s reversal.
    Christ’s Comfort in Our Crisis

  10. An Impossible Standard...Attained!

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    07/13/22
    10 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    In Jesus, the most totalizing summary of the law becomes the gospel of the one made perfect through obedience.
    An Impossible Standard...Attained!

  11. An Excerpt from Limping with God

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    07/01/22
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Following Jesus, we gimp our way down the dark and slippery paths of life. As we do, we discover, ironically, that the longer we follow him, the weaker we become, and the more we lean on our Lord.
    An Excerpt from Limping with God

  12. Mercy Makes Mercy

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    06/30/22
    6 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    Christian mercy should not seek its own. It must be round, and open its eyes and look at all alike, friend and foe, as our heavenly Father does.
    Mercy Makes Mercy
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