Hear the full audio of "Faith Alone Works Though Our Flesh Objects" A sermon on Hebrews 13 :15-21, Matthew 26:36-46 Maundy Thursday / April 13th / No. 7 of 8 in the Midweek Lent series Here we find the blood of that eternal Covenant which blesses and overcomes our weak, dying flesh with His living … Continue reading Faith Alone Works Though Our Flesh Objects
Hope Because of the Blood of My Covenant
Hear the full audio of "Hope Because of the Blood of My Covenant" A sermon on Zechariah 9:9-12Palm Sunday / 9 April 2017 "Why should I dare to have hope?" The Daughter of Zion endured captivity, exile, and seventy years raising her family far from home. She cast her hope into a deep well, there … Continue reading Hope Because of the Blood of My Covenant
Faith Alone Works What the Word Commands
Sixth grade kids now know as much or sometimes even more about other world religions than they do about their own faith. Public Schools who once saw the wisdom of Moses’ words and warnings no longer allow his voice to be heard there. It's not their job, but our sacred task to teach them the … Continue reading Faith Alone Works What the Word Commands
Faith Alone Works While Ruled by Grace
A contrast is drawn between the person living "under the Law" and the person "under grace." The person under the Law does good works from fear of punishment or with hope of gaining some reward or favor from God. The person under grace does good works freely and with a cheerful conscience, free of punishment … Continue reading Faith Alone Works While Ruled by Grace
Faith Alone Works in Humility Willing to Learn
God bestows on us many good gifts. Husband or wife, parents or children, home and property, birds, animals and more are all good gifts. But not all good gifts are able to save us, to make us righteous before God and holy in His sight. The Law also is a very good gift, but it … Continue reading Faith Alone Works in Humility Willing to Learn
Readings For Midweek Lent 4
Readings for Midweek Lent 4 (22 March 2017) "Faith Alone Works... ...In Humility Willing to Learn" From: The Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration, Article VI "The Third Use of the Law," par. 9-14 [9] Therefore, because of these lusts of the flesh the truly believing, elect, and regenerate children of God need in this life … Continue reading Readings For Midweek Lent 4
Faith Alone Works…with Imperfections Perfected in Christ
"Hear this, Christian: Your count of your own fruit will always be low. It is not yours to number. If it were, you’d always be off. You would count some things as fruit which God does’t, and many others you wouldn’t count at all as God does. The Vinedresser, God our Father, counts and harvests … Continue reading Faith Alone Works…with Imperfections Perfected in Christ
When Jesus Holds Back, Hold On!
None likes much to experience one's limits in the hour of need. Limits of time and place, talent and knowledge, strength and skill all frustrate our efforts to live and live as we want. Others can help us sometimes, but occasionally don't or won't help at all. A Caananite woman finds Jesus reluctant to respond … Continue reading When Jesus Holds Back, Hold On!
Enduring Temptation for You
Temptations come in wide variety, but with only one source and one goal: to sever us from our eternal hope as named children of God. We experience many temptations, but Christ knows them all firsthand and far many more temptations beyond what we bear. They're exhausting, even when overcome. God provides His comfort in Christ … Continue reading Enduring Temptation for You
Faith Alone Works…
God doesn't need our good works, but our neighbor does. Now the 2017 Lenten season arrives in this 500th Anniversary year of the Lutheran Reformation. Martin Luther restored the pure preaching of the Gospel to the people of God: that we are saved by grace, through faith in Christ alone--apart from works of the Law. … Continue reading Faith Alone Works…
Isaiah 50:4 Blues 