Church Seasons

Epistle: Romans 13: (8-10)11-14 (Advent 1: Series A)

11/19/22

15 mins

By John Bombaro

For Christians, Advent is the time when the Church patiently prepares for the coming of the Great King, Jesus the Christ.
Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8, 13-17 (Pentecost 22: Series C)

10/30/22

16 mins

By John Bombaro

Whatever else may be said about the Last Day it consists of these two inseparable things: Christ’s coming and His kingdom people being gathered to Him.
Epistle: Romans 3:19-28 (Reformation Sunday: Series C)

10/23/22

20 mins

By John Bombaro

The phrase “works of the law” has an antithesis when it comes to righteousness—faith. What keeping the Law could not do, the gift of faith does.
Epistle: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 (Pentecost 19: Series C)

10/09/22

16 mins

By John Bombaro

The Word and the Spirit go together. The Spirit, the breath of God, illumines and makes alive through the Word of God; both written and external, that is, preached and sacramented.
Epistles: 2 Timothy 2:1-13 (Pentecost 18: Series C)

10/02/22

17 mins

By John Bombaro

Paul is talking about military-level allegiance here, the strongest kind of allegiance sworn to a king.
Epistle: 2 Timothy 1:1-14 (Pentecost 17: Series C)

09/25/22

14 mins

By John Bombaro

This ministry of the Gospel, this standing in the stead and by the command of our Lord Jesus Christ, is demanding business and is entirely unsuitable for the weak-willed or those who compromise with the zeitgeist of the day.
Epistle: I Timothy 2:1-15 (Pentecost 15: Series C)

09/11/22

25 mins

By John Bombaro

St. Paul extends to us the call to arms. In particular, there is one weapon which is effective against so elusive an enemy. The weapon is prayer.
A Dove More Powerful Than An Eagle

09/07/22

12 mins

By John Bombaro

The one who embodies the dove, that is, the Holy Spirit will be mounted upon the staff of Calvary.
Epistle: Philemon 1-21 (Pentecost 13: Series C)

08/27/22

13 mins

By John Bombaro

As the Spirit does His work, He produces new ways of living for individuals, households (like Philemon’s) and communities, that is, the Church.
Epistle: Hebrews 13:1-17 (Pentecost 12: Series C)

08/21/22

13 mins

By John Bombaro

Love for the brethren should be the hallmark of the Christian Church. It is basic to our witness to an unbelieving world .
Epistle: Hebrews 12:4-24 (25-29) (Pentecost 11: Series C)

08/14/22

24 mins

By John Bombaro

We need to know the Christian faith—such as it does not capitulate with Zeitgeist—always comes with a price of being maligned, persecuted, marginalized, blamed, you name it.
Epistle: Hebrews 11:17-31 (32-40); 12:1-3 (Pentecost 10: Series C)

08/07/22

25 mins

By John Bombaro

The battle is not so much recognizing sins as admitting them. It is also not so much confessing them as repenting them or laying them aside. But we can do it. Looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith...

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