We pray: "Almighty God, heavenly Father, You have called us to be Your children and heirs of Your gracious promises in Christ Jesus. Grant us your Holy Spirit that we may forsake all covetous desires and the inordinate love of riches. Deliver us from the pursuit of passing things that we may seek the kingdom … Continue reading A Matins Meditation for August 30, 2019
Readings for the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity (09.01.19)
We pray: "Almighty and everlasting God, always more ready to hear than we to pray and to give more than we either desire or deserve, pour down upon us the abundance of Your mercy, forgiving those things of which our conscience is afraid and giving us those good things of which we are not worthy … Continue reading Readings for the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity (09.01.19)
Bible Study Notes and Audio for 08.25.19
Is it wrong to be concerned for my neighbor's spiritual wellness? How dare you or I care and offer some help? Hear the full audio of Bible Study for August 25th on Romans 9:30-10-4 Romans 9:30-10:4 English Standard Version (ESV) 9:30 What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that … Continue reading Bible Study Notes and Audio for 08.25.19
Christ is the End of the Law
Some really good people with good lives are going to hell in a lovely handbasket woven out of their many proud good works. Some people with really messed up marriages, conflicted families, ruined careers and no awards or great works of public service to boast are going to heaven, thanks to a crown woven of … Continue reading Christ is the End of the Law
A Matins Meditation for August 23, 2019
Hear the full audio of a meditative Matins service for August 23. The readings appointed for today include: Psalm 111:1-3, 9-10Reflection: "I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation." I first encountered this passage on the lips of a pastor who was trying … Continue reading A Matins Meditation for August 23, 2019
Readings for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity (08.25.19)
We pray: "O God, You declare Your mighty power above all in showing mercy and pity. Mercifully grant us such a measure of Your grace that we may obtain Your gracious promises and be made partakers of Your heavenly treasures; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, Who lives and reigns with You and the … Continue reading Readings for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity (08.25.19)
This God Made My Way Blameless
Blameless? Few dare make that boast. Meanwhile most get busy finding who's to blame. So how does a king with major failures and manifest faults ever dare claim "This God...has made my way blameless?" Hear the full audio of "This God Made My Way Blameless" A sermon on 2 Samuel 22:26-34 / Ninth Sunday after … Continue reading This God Made My Way Blameless
Bible Study Notes and Audio from 08.18.19
You are made Blameless, Without Blemish or Flaw in Christ Hear the full audio of Bible Study from 18 August 2019 The Passage: 2 Samuel 22:26-34 (ESV) 26 “With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; 27 with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make … Continue reading Bible Study Notes and Audio from 08.18.19
A Matins Meditation for August 14
Hear the full audio of A Matins Meditation for August 14 (with the Benedictus) The Readings for TodayPsalm 33:13-21 2 Samuel 1:1-27 1 Cor. 7:25-40 Article XXIII: Of the Marriage of Priests, par 1-9 1] There has been common complaint concerning the examples of priests who were not chaste. 2] For that reason also Pope … Continue reading A Matins Meditation for August 14
Readings for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 08.18.19
We pray: "Let Your merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of your humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions, make them to ask such things as shall please You, through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and … Continue reading Readings for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 08.18.19
Isaiah 50:4 Blues 