Is John 3:16 the greatest verse in the Bible? Find out in this Bible study on the third chapter of John. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the…
With our recent wintry weather the farmers in southern Minnesota have had to hit the pause button with harvest. God-willing they will be able to resume the harvest soon. The harvest of souls sometimes encounters a pause. It seems now that our country is on a pause. Something is holding us back from harvesting as…
In this study of the second chapter of the Gospel of John, we look at Jesus’ first miracle – changing water into wine – from a chemical standpoint, and how he cleansed the temple and predicted his death and resurrection. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes…
As the harvest continues so does our emphasis this month on the harvest of souls. In this post I will focus on the Lutheran Heritage Foundation, (LHF) an organization that was founded by Rev. Dr. Robert Rahn in 1992. If 1992 sounds familiar it should. It is the same year that Orphan Grain Train, (OGT)…
In the third segment of this study we look at John the Baptist wrapping up his ministry in grand fashion and Jesus starting his ministry by calling his first disciples. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17]…
Bible translation is in our Lutheran DNA.
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.
Philippians 3:8–9 “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ [9] and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own…
The parable that Jesus tells in Matthew, chapter 21, gives us the opportunity to thing about the times when we say one thing and do something else: [Jesus said] “What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ [29]…
It is human nature that we seek out those who agree with us, who have the same beliefs and practices. That’s our comfort zone. And we tend to avoid those who don’t think or act like we do. Someone once said, “Most people don’t want to hear the truth, they just want reassurance that what…
