Grace is Not an Excuse
By Luke Kjolhaug
10/16/26
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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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Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
03/19/20

The Root of It All: The Fifth Petition of the Lord's Prayer

This petition is proof that the Christian life is not a practice in perfectionism. Rather, it is a life of dying and rising, lived under the cross of Christ, in the continual forgiveness of our sins.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
03/18/20

Peace For Weak Hearts

Jesus does not give as the world gives. With Jesus, everything is guaranteed and has been finished from the start.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/17/20

Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down

The whole world's sin, the crushing horror of death's power, and even hell itself were unleashed on that hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was executed.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
03/15/20

Gospel: John 9:1-41 (Lent 4: Series A)

When the story begins in creation and ends in restoration, all the moments in between are filled with the working of God.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
03/12/20

Dear Death, What Has Become of Your Spear?

Paul says that the power of sin is the law. The more clearly we understand the law, the more sin oppresses and stings us.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
03/11/20

Come Near To Me, Please

The primary point of Joseph’s life (and every story in Scripture) is to point us to Christ. To tell us something about what God is like and how He interacts with His Creation.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
03/10/20

A Helmet of Promises

What I have come to see is that while anyone can make a conscious decision to walk away from God or deny him, a person can’t accidentally lose his or her salvation.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
03/09/20

Gathering up Our Dust During Lent

Ashes and dust do not need the services of spiritual EMTs; we need a Second Adam from whom we regain life itself.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
03/08/20

Gospel: John 4:5-26 (27-30, 39-42) (Lent 3: Series A)

Jesus sits by the well as a shepherd, coming to offer this woman a life-giving stream.
Joel Fitzpatrick
Joel Fitzpatrick
03/05/20

Dancing with God

Christ has forgiven you, and all of your worship, all of your prayers, all of your offerings are accepted because they are built on the foundation of Christ’s forgiveness.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
03/03/20

The Anchor of John 3:16

Christ teaches that we are not lost, but have eternal life. That God has so loved us that he allowed the ransom to cost him his only beloved child.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/02/20

Jesus Is Love

God and love are synonymous. Any talk about love that is not talk about Jesus is, at most, a half-truth.
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