The Church must discern and does continue to discern between apostolic truth and false teachings, yet her first love is that Christ who came to seek and to save the lost! Hear the full audio of Revelation Session Nine: The Letter to Ephesus Revelation 2:1-7 English Standard Version (ESV) To the Church in Ephesus 2 “To … Continue reading Revelation Session Nine: The Letter to Ephesus
According to its Kind
Our God creates life and it is good! The physical and intellectual constructs of man easily obscure our view of this life-giving God. Sin corrupts the good creation, but cannot destroy it--even in you. The Word of the Lord breaks through to call forth new life and strengthen His good creation in His fallen creatures. … Continue reading According to its Kind
Revelation Session Eight: Seven-fold Structure of Seven Letters
Personal self-examination is important. Here, Christ prepares His congregations for His corporate 'self-examination' with the seven letters to the seven churches. The Living Lord Jesus holds the keys of Death and Hades, but entrusts the keys of the kingdom of heaven to His Church. We revisit and conclude our conversation on the mission of the … Continue reading Revelation Session Eight: Seven-fold Structure of Seven Letters
Sermon: Blessed are the Peacemakers
We rejoice in the unsung saints of centuries past and recent memory. Praising God for His blessing pronounced, received and fulfilled--we now lay hold of our Lord's "Blessed" for ourselves, with special attention to the gift of Peacemakers in our midst. Hear the full audio of "Blessed are the Peacemakers" A sermon on Matthew 5:9 … Continue reading Sermon: Blessed are the Peacemakers
An Eternal Gospel to Proclaim
The Gospel has no Expiration Date. God's grace in Christ always remains good for you. Hear the full audio of "An Eternal Gospel to Proclaim" A sermon on Revelation 14:6-7 / Reformation Day (Observed) / 27 October 2019
Revelation Session Seven: The Living Son of Man
Session Seven: The Living Son of Man [slides video] 10.27.19 For the full series, visit the REVELATION: A SANCTUARY BIBLE STUDY page.
The Return of Baptism and Fellowship Audio
"And in other news: Techs restored Baptism and Fellowship Series audio this week. The lone Web monkey at isaiah504blues.com repaired the audio links to the Baptism (2017) and Fellowship (2018) Lent Sermon Series pages. During the renovation of the podcast host site, immanuellutheranlaurelne.com, all previously embedded and direct download links to sermon, Bible Study and … Continue reading The Return of Baptism and Fellowship Audio
A Matins Meditation for October 23
We not only need a Lord who will humble and correct us, we have that one Lord whose steadfast love helps us. An informal reflection on Psalm 107 and Matthew 16. Hear the full audio of A Matins Meditation for October 23 Readings for today include: Psalm 107:10-16 Deuteronomy 24:10-25:10 Matthew 16:13-28 (You can get … Continue reading A Matins Meditation for October 23
Revelation Session Six: The Son of Man
Session Six: The Son of Man [slides video] 10.20.19 For the full series, visit the REVELATION: A SANCTUARY BIBLE STUDY page.
Both Their Lord and Ours
We are #bettertogether in Christ Jesus. Christian Fellowship is not a human achievement, but our Lord’s very good Gift given by grace alone. As we embrace it together, God grant us the Holy Spirit to grow in “being of one mind and having the same judgment” (1 Cor. 1:10) by the holy word of our … Continue reading Both Their Lord and Ours
Isaiah 50:4 Blues 