By Ryan Matthias

06/20/25

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God is Deadly Serious About Sin

This story is not meant for six-year-olds, but it is meant for us, though we should hardly handle it.

The Prophet, the Fisherman, and the Words of God

Bradley Gray

06/19/25

The Prophet, the Fisherman, and the Words of God

Despite how deep Habakkuk sank into doubt and despair, his faith was not entirely lost. He was merely taking his doubts where they belonged: to the Lord.

A Cross in the Road: How Jesus Chooses You

Zack James Cole

06/18/25

A Cross in the Road: How Jesus Chooses You

Decisionalism expects you to raise yourself through a choice, but Scripture says only Christ raises the dead.

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Luke Kjolhaug

01/11/21

God is Not an Abacus

Salvation is not simply transactional; it is fundamentally relational. Not anemic, but full-blooded. Not disembodied, but bodied.

Robert Kolb

01/10/21

He Doesn’t Make Things Like We’re Used To

God makes all things new. He refashions us from those turned in upon ourselves, turned to idols of our own choice and making, to experience the freedom He gives by pronouncing us His righteous children.

David Schmitt

01/10/21

Gospel: John 2:1-11 (Epiphany 2: Series B)

We like to close with something great. We even have a saying for this behavior: “Saving the best for last.” God Himself has a way of saving the best for last.

John Bombaro

01/10/21

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 (Epiphany 2: Series B)

What does being free from sin, which is obviously a good thing, have to do with being free from the Law, which sounds dangerous?

Jeffrey Pulse

01/10/21

Old Testament: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) (Epiphany 2: Series B)

Samuel plays a very important role in preserving the line of Judah by anointing and instructing the first kings of the united monarchy—especially King David.

Bror Erickson

01/08/21

When Salt Loses it's Taste

Good works do not give us a righteousness that exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees. Rather, good works result from righteousness given by the good work of the Righteous One on the cross.

Brennan Manning

01/07/21

My Deepest Awareness of Myself

My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.

Steven A. Hein

01/07/21

The Man Born to be King

Epiphany celebrates that we have not been left in our hearts’ cold darkness and this spoiled creation.

Valerie Thur

01/06/21

I'll be Home for Epiphany

This year, I’m more excited for Epiphany than I am for Christmas.

John Bombaro

01/03/21

The Rituals of Preaching

Rituals resist domestication and confront us with a world and worldview brought forth from the Bible and through twenty centuries of Christianity for the purpose of arresting our contemporary worldview through its self-sameness.

David Schmitt

01/03/21

Gospel: Mark 1:4-11 (The Baptism of Our Lord: Series B)

John has been preaching a radical vision of God, where God holds people accountable for their sin and calls them to repent. What will Jesus do?

John Bombaro

01/03/21

Epistle: Galatians 4:4-7 (The Baptism of Our Lord: Series B)

In Scripture, to be "in Christ" is nothing but living in the light and reality of one’s baptism.

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