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God’s Word isn’t simply information for Christians to know; it is one of the primary ways God forms and strengthens His people in Christ. Life’s storms will still come, and sometimes they will shake us deeply. But our security doesn’t rest in our emotions, circumstances, finances, relationships, or even the strength of our own obedience.…
Worship is not primarily about what we bring to God; it is about what God gives to us. Christ gathers His people around His Word and Sacraments, meets them with forgiveness and grace, strengthens their faith, and gives them His peace. Then He sends them back into the world to live out what they have…
Faith doesn’t mean never crying, “How long, Lord?” Faith means bringing that cry to the God who has already bound Himself to us through His promises. We can question honestly, pray boldly, surrender completely, and trust His steadfast love. Our faith may sometimes be weak, but Christ is not—and because Jesus died and rose again,…
Waiting on God does not mean God has forgotten us. When we cannot see what is on the other side of the storm, we can seek the One who is already with us in the boat. The cross has already proven His love, the resurrection has already shown His victory, and His promises assure us…
Our souls were created to thirst for God, and nothing in this world can fully satisfy that longing. When sadness, sin, doubt, or suffering makes God seem distant, Psalm 42 teaches us to be honest about our pain while preaching God’s promises back to our own souls. Ultimately, the Living Water we are searching for…
Psalm 91 does not promise that God will remove every storm, illness, fear, or hardship from our lives. It promises something greater: in Jesus Christ, God Himself becomes our refuge. We don’t have to turn to Him only when trouble comes—we are invited to dwell in Him, abide in Him, and make Him our home…
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Date: September 2, 2018
Title: Out of Our Heart proceeds . . .
Reading: Mark 7:14 – 23
Short bio: People around us can really impact our thinking and poison our thoughts even our lives if we let them. Even the Devil himself wants to derail Christians and lead them into temptation. However, Jesus teaches that WE are not defiled by outside influences, but from within. Thoughts that come from an impure heart CAN lead to impure actions.
Date: August 26, 2018
Title: Not a Lip Service
Reading: Mark 7:1 – 13
Short bio: Jesus is very direct with the Pharisees the other religious rulers when He quotes Isaiah who said that people were worshipping the Lord with their lips and their man-made traditions, but their hearts were far from the Lord. How does this show up in the Church today? Do we run the risk of offering “lip service”, but is it “heart-less”? Do we run the risk of creating man-made additions/traditions to what the Lord says? Yes, of course! We all are vulnerable to these issues. Once again, today Jesus calls us unto Himself and the Father through the truth of HIS unaltered pure Word that we might be people who offer true heart-service to the Lord that moves our lips as opposed to offering Him heartless-lip-service driven by man-made traditions!