1. Jesus stands before the disciples as the bridge between heaven and earth, and between Old Testament and New Testament.
  2. Zephaniah has given us something more visceral to help us understand the love of God: the sound of salvation.
  3. This week we will take a closer look at God's love in Scripture.
  4. This sermon was originally given at Luther Seminary chapel on May 20, 1986.
  5. Predestination, Jim knew, is no longer a frightening doctrine of mystery when you understand that God makes his choice about you in the simple word of God, given from one sinner to another.
  6. Forty days after giving birth, Mary, along with her husband Joseph, presented their firstborn Son at the temple and "bought" him back with a sacrifice of two small birds. This is known as the "Presentation of Our Lord."
  7. All of Scripture, every last syllable of it, is meant to drive us to "consider Jesus," the One who comes to "make us right" by gifting us his righteousness.
  8. The answer to our messages is God's "yes," Jesus, who sends his preachers to proclaim that there's no place for us now other than in the grip of our God and Savior.
  9. In Memory of My Friend, James Arne Nestingen
  10. For almost three years, I have produced a weekly video in the series “Reading the Gospels through Hebrew Eyes.” Here is an index of all the Gospel readings covered so far, with links to their YouTube videos.
  11. To trust in the Lord, the Messiah, the Deliverer, is our salvation and our only hope. Yet he does not trust us to have this “trust” on our own or of our own will.
  12. A.I. can’t make the proclamatory move that delivers God’s word in a way that is specifically for me.