Reformation Sunday October 31, 2021
Reformation Sunday October 31, 2021 Revelation 14:6-7 The Eternal Gospel! Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language and people. He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water. (NIV1984) Dear fellow…
The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost October 24, 2021
The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost October 24, 2021 Hebrews 4:9-16 There Remains a Sabbath-Rest for the People of God! There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience. For the word of God is living and active. …
The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost October 17, 2021
The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost October 17, 2021 Hebrews 3:1-6 Fix Your Thoughts on Jesus! Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. …
The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 10, 2021
The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 10, 2021 Hebrews 2:9-11 But We See Jesus… But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering. Both…
The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 3, 2021
The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 3, 2021 Mark 9:38-50 Live Your Life— In Jesus’ Name! “Teacher,” said John, “we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.” “Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, for whoever is not against us is for us. I tell you…
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 26, 2021
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 26, 2021 Mark 9:30-37 Make It Your Goal to Have the Faith of a Child! They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.” But they did not understand…
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 19, 2021
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 19, 2021 James 2:1-5, 8-10, 14-18 Seeing is Believing! My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don’t show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand…
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 12, 2021
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 12, 2021 Isaiah 35:4-7a Be Strong! Do Not Fear! Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.” Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth…
The Fifteen Sunday after Pentecost September 5, 2021
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 5, 2021 Ephesians 6:10-20 Mankind’s Longest War! Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on…
Stewardship Sunday August 29, 2021
Stewardship Sunday August 29, 2021 Matthew 22:15-21 Christian Stewardship— A Caretaker’s Response to God’s Grace! Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are. Tell us…