Text: John 11:25-26, Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Series A Based on today’s readings you could think that today was a Sunday during the…
Text: Jeremiah 23:29: “Is not my word like fire, declares the LORD, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? God’s word is like fire, like a hammer that breaks rocks in pieces. This reminds us that God often waits to act against evil. God’s power is so great that he does not want…
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]…
Even though he knew his death was coming and had spoken about it with his disciples, there is no indication that Jesus made any preparations for his burial. He had prepared for his entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. According to Matthew 21, Jesus sent two disciples into the village to find a donkey tied…
I like Bible verses that say a lot in just a few words. 2 Corinthians 5:15 is one of those verses: “And he died for all that those who live, might no longer live for themselves but for him who, for their sakes, died and rose again.” This point of this verse is simple: Jesus…
Lutherans, and others who follow the teachings brought to light during the Reformation, will mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. As they do so they face a future that is uncertain. And, strangely enough, they are just fine with that. Luther and his supporters faced death threats throughout their…
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