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
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
The Pleasant Fruit of False Prophets
Some take greater care choosing their grocery produce than in choosing their spiritual care. We rightly value good doctors who will not simply medicate symptoms, but treat the real underlying disease. We need mechanics who can teach preventative maintenance, not just let necessary matters go unmentioned until more expensive damage gets done. What shall we … Continue reading The Pleasant Fruit of False Prophets
Bible Study from 11 August 2019
The Lord says, "I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’ ...but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully." Jeremiah engages the problem of False Prophets... Hear the full audio as we study Jeremiah 23:16-29 Jeremiah 23:16-29 (ESV) 16 Thus says the … Continue reading Bible Study from 11 August 2019
“The Baptismal End of Lawlessness”
Lawlessness, Injustice, Outrage, Violence and Death...the bloody sins of others seem to be reigning unchallenged and staining our daily lives, too. Are we forever bound to surrender our own bodies to ungodly impulse and chaotic causes? In Christ, we've been ransomed away from the senseless life of sin. We're made fit and able to serve … Continue reading “The Baptismal End of Lawlessness”
