Waiting for Pentecost
The waiting for Pentecost is over…and it is just begun. As we wait, let us be about the Father’s business.
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Pastor Beck
Square Pegs
In a round world, how might we fit…as square pegs? Jesus’ words both enlighten and empower us.
Commanded to Love
Love through the lens of the Law. Love through the lens of the Gospel. The who, what, where, when, why, and how…
Bound and Unbound Word
The Word of God is bound; we may know it only in Jesus. But to those who have not heard or understood, we are the hands and feet of the gospel, unbinding its proclamations–its life–to hungry hearts and needy souls.
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The Risen Shepherd
“I just wanna be a sheep, baa…baa, baa…baa.” But sheep are dirty, dumb, and troublesome animals. Yet this is what we are. Praise the LORD, for He is the Good Shepherd, despite our sin and shame; our weak and foolish hearts.
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Divine Authority
Who’s in charge? By the authority of His death and resurrection, Jesus has become first in all things, of whom all of Scripture speaks. The Gospel wipes our sins away–without a trace–and as we have freely been given, by His authority we also freely give.
Easter Joy
Our joy is grounded in the fellowship of all believers, as we share in the breaking of bread and the gifts which God offers to us for our benefit. All the while, God has revealed Himself in His Son, in whom we have joy and stand in awe.
I Know that My Redeemer Lives!
Our redeemer – the one who makes things right and good – lives. This we know, and so with Job we cry, “He lives!”
Jesus lives, bringing to us true Easter Joy – even life from the dead. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, hallelujah!
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Tearing Down the Spite House
Almighty God, graciously behold this Your family for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed and delivered into the hands of sinful men to suffer death upon the cross; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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On Earth Is Not His Equal
Consider what Christ has done for us, and how he continues to provide for our every need, even the strengthening of our faith.
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