Ministry of the Church

Preaching the Ascension as Thy Kingdom Come

05/13/23

14 mins

By John Bombaro

If Easter is about Jesus as the prototype of the new creation, then the Ascension is about His enthronement as the One who rules forevermore on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Why the Church Is Theologically Conservative

03/10/23

14 mins

By John Bombaro

We don't make Church "happen." Only Christ can do so. It's his happening.
Authentic Proclamation: How Good Pastoring Factors into Good Preaching

01/29/23

16 mins

By John Bombaro

Authentic proclamation, then, is the love of Christ for our souls, which we have seen and experienced through the under-shepherd’s pastoral care put into the words of Christ Himself.
Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

01/13/23

24 mins

By John Bombaro

The sign of the cross, according to the earliest centuries of Christians, is “the sign of the Lord,” and every baptized Christian was “marked” with it.
Unavoidable Jesus: Good News on Christmas Eve

12/24/22

14 mins

By John Bombaro

Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
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.
Epistles: Colossians 1:13-20 (The Last Sunday in the Church Year: Series C)

11/12/22

27 mins

By John Bombaro

The epistle text from Colossians 1 declares how the great drama of redemption and human history ends.
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.
Jesus’ Amnesty Program

10/16/22

27 mins

By John Bombaro

Jesus speaks His Word, and a new world order emerges, with the possibility of uniting disparate parties in the true faith.
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.
Forging a Sacramental Culture

10/01/22

27 mins

By John Bombaro

By making a big deal of every baptism, of every confirmation, of every rite of matrimony, the Church takes a stand against the intrusion of consumerism, secularism, identity politics, subversive subcultures, gender dysphoria, and the like.

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