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Enduring Persecution Results in Salvation Grace, mercy, and peace to you; from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this Reformation is from our gospel reading, verse 22: And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will…

Reformation what was the reformation? reformation refers to the practice of changing, reforming an institution or practice during the dark ages there was basically only one type of recognized church, the Roman Catholic Church eventually even that splits into eastern orthodox most of the services or mass…

Psalm 46 can be called the KEEP CALM Psalm. It is a song of confident trust. It was the Psalm of the Reformation. Martin Luther wrote his beloved hymn “A Mighty Fortress is our God” from this Psalm. He wrote his great hymn during a debilitating time of extreme crisis. It was the summer of 1527, and the…

joy to the world - hymn but though we sing “Joy to the World,” do we believe it? Do we live it? Do we have joy? How are we to have joy in this world which is martin luther - lack of joy Nelson’s Complete Book of Stories, Illustrations & Quotes (Terrible Heresy) On one occasion Martin Luther had been…

What do you think about when you think about your life? How has it turned out? What would you like it to be remembered for? What would you like to accomplish in the next few years? When I talk to people about their lives, more often than not I hear from the younger people about what they wish they could…

“Be doers of the Word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.” — James 1:22 James is arguably the most practical book in the Bible, with the exception of… possibly… Proverbs… It is down to earth… It doesn’t embellish itself with “scholarly” language and theological explanations… James doesn’t…

Luther had seen the corruption that was overtaking the Roman Catholic Church and is disgusted him. So many of the teaching’s were not founded in scripture but were rules and idea’s made up the the papacy. Because of this he had written his 95 theses which had spread like wild fire. After the reformation…

Have you ever stopped to consider what it is that we do on Sunday mornings when we come to church? We participate by singing songs, listening to, taking notes on, and saying amen during a sermon, by taking the Lord’s Supper Gottesdienst Gott God es personal pronoun. It, He, Him, She, Her, etc dienst…

October 31st, 1517 Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenburg castle. Out of the reformation came the 5 sola’s. These are the 5 things that distinguish protestants from the Roman Catholic Church. In the evening service we have looked at sola gratia (by grace alone), sola scriptura…

"We sing this psalm to the praise of God, because God is with us, and powerfully and miraculously preserves and defends his church and his word, against all fanatical spirits, against the gates of hell, against the implacable hatred of the devil, and against all the assaults of the world, the flesh and…

Introduction Greeting Most everyone here probably has a particular verse that you can point to and say that this verse played a significant role in my salvation or life Many of you knew Pastor Mike Madigan, and he made a name for himself by asking people if they had a verse for whatever situation they…

Introduction Romans = Doctrine. This is the notion in the Christian world when they hear about the book of Romans. In other words, the belief in the Church today is that the book of Romans is full of doctrine. It is true that Romans teach us about doctrine. But it is not a book about doctrine itself.…

The Waiting God 9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. Let us pray: These are Thy Words O Lord. Help us and sanctify us in the truth. Thy Word is truth. Amen. If patience…

Holy Baptism In this season of Lent on Wednesday evenings we are asking and answering the question: “How Can We Recognize the Holy Christian Church?” In other words, what has God given us that would help us identify where the true Church resides? To help answer we are borrowing a term used by Pastor…

11 About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, 13 for everyone who lives on milk is…

Jesus' Perfect Work of Salvation for Us Enables us to Honor Him and the Day Set Apart for Him. During our Wednesday evening gatherings our attention is directed to the Ten Commandments, where Luther famously explains each command with, “We should fear and love God so that...” It is only the First Commandment…

This morning we are continuing our series called Prayer that Works. I hope you have been using your prayer journals these past couple of weeks. I am agreeing with you to receive the answers that God wants to give you. Today we want to look at the topic of persuasive prayer. If you have your Bibles go…

13 This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah 14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.…

Becoming the Righteousness of God Here we are in Lent, which is 40 days long. As many of you may know, 40 is a significant number in the Bible. During the days of Noah, the rains came down and the floods came up for 40 days and 40 nights. During the days of Moses, Israel spent 40 years wandering in the…

This evening we continue our series on the Ten Commandments — entitled, “Accent the Positive” — as we continue our meditation on the First Commandment. Our text is from Exodus 20:4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image” ( Ex 20:4 ). Let us pray, “These are Thy Words O Lord. Help us, and sanctify…

“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” ( Ps 118:24 ). In the name of Jesus we gather. We have been called out of a busy, rushing world to the quietness of a service. It is a world of sales and scrambling for those final Christmas gifts, family arriving for Christmas,…

What do we know about the church? Understanding, being able to explain things within Christianity is important. We know what we believe, but why do we believe it? Can I explain my beliefs too others? That is what this series has been about. Why do I believe in God? Why do I believe in the Bible? Why…

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room Luke 2:1–7 (ESV) 1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from…

Today we resolve conflicts in the bible. How do we work through the challenge of Christ with the challenge of life? This passage presents the concern at hand. Jesus is doing an ordinary thing - walking to Jerusalem and this seems to forfeit the extraordinary thing of Conversions and miracles. But the…