Grace is Not an Excuse
By Luke Kjolhaug
10/16/26
12mins

Grace is Not an Excuse

In Jesus, God acted first, even when we were dead in our trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:5).
Jesus Is God: The Old Testament Says So
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/13/26

Jesus Is God: The Old Testament Says So

Yahweh who is pierced and mourned in prophecy is Jesus who is pierced and mourned in fulfillment.
World Mission and Inner Mission
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
10/09/26

World Mission and Inner Mission

There is indeed a responsibility for the church to share the gospel in the world, but never at the expense of the church’s charity and mercy for those neighbors who are nearby.

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Daniel van Voorhis
Daniel van Voorhis
10/09/20

Christian Freedom, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Neighbor

Understanding that I am completely free in Christ allows me to read the injunction to “love my neighbor as myself” as a promise instead of a threat.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
10/08/20

Freedom in the Hands of Our Protector

As God in his mercy enacted his plan to redeem his loved ones, he took them step by step. In the process of redeeming every part of us, he sent us prophets like Moses.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/07/20

2020 Is a Great Year for the Church

The church is of no use to this world if all we do is ape the world’s rhetoric, antics, and actions. We are a unique community with a unique message. Here are four reasons I'm convinced that 2020 is a great year for the church.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/04/20

Dialogical Preaching or Not

In the pursuit of democratizing the worship experience, we go from hearing the voice of God to hearing voices and in some cases hearing our own voice!
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
10/04/20

Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 (Pentecost 19: Series A)

Jesus is making it crystal clear that the master, the king, God Himself decides who is and who is not welcome in His Kingdom.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/04/20

Epistle: Philippians 4:4-13 (Pentecost 19: Series A)

The Church is like a beehive: One working for all and affecting all and all working for and affecting one.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
10/04/20

Old Testament: Isaiah 25:6-9 (Pentecost 19: Series A)

From mountain to mountain, from meal to meal the LORD God points us to His banquet, already prepared; the marriage feast of the Lamb in His Kingdom which shall have no end!
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
10/02/20

Luther at Marburg

Luther's signature insight on the sacraments was that God’s word of promise doesn’t just symbolize an absent reality but that it gives and bestows God’s real favor.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
09/30/20

Good Works Follow Faith

This is an excerpt from “The Freedom of the Christian” written by Martin Luther and translated and edited by Adam Francisco (1517 Publishing, 2020).
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/27/20

Authentic Proclamation: How Good Pastoring Factors into Good Preaching

Nothing promotes good preaching quite like actually knowing the Word of Truth and delivering it from a disposition of passionate care, commitment through the long-haul, and life spent together with the people of God.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
09/27/20

Old Testament: Isaiah 5:1-7 (Pentecost 18: Series A)

The LORD is not yet finished with His vineyard.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/27/20

Epistle: Philippians 3:4b-14 (Pentecost 18: Series A)

Paul has discovered something to put on the credit side in comparison with which everything else he can imagine can only be a debt.
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