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December 15, 2024 ADVENT 3

“Rejoice!” is the traditional theme for this third week in Advent. But there are many reasons why we may not feel much like rejoicing this time of year. Perhaps an overly full calendar, seasonal depression, or missing loved ones has Advent joy feeling like an out of reach dream for you. John the Baptist struggled to find joy in Jesus due to his imprisonment (Luke 7). Yet Jesus assured him that the Savior had come to save his people –…

November 24, 2024

How many times in a day do we wonder, “What time is it?” Human beings are timekeepers by nature. We are always using time to help us anticipate things that are to come – whether that’s counting the hours until school lets out or the months until we can retire. But how often does God’s Word factor into our timekeeping? Isaiah reminds us that this present Creation has an expiration date (Is 51). Jesus teaches his followers how to be…

October 27, 2024

The rallying cry of the Reformation includes five “solas” (meaning “alone” in Latin). Grace Alone – Our human nature is so corrupted by sin that nothing but God’s undeserved favor can save us. Faith Alone – Our good works, important as they are, contribute nothing to our salvation. Christ Alone – Jesus Christ, by his perfect life, innocent death, and glorious resurrection, is our only Savior from sin and death. Scripture Alone – God’s inspired Word is the only perfect source of truth. Glory to God Alone – God alone…

October 20, 2024

What if someone promised you a return on your investment that was 100 times what you put into it? You’d probably think it was too good to be true! But that’s exactly the promise Jesus makes to us concerning the spiritual investment we make when we trust and follow him. (Mark 10) Earthly possessions can become a hindrance when we forget how temporary they are. (Ecclesiastes 5) The rewards that God has in store for us in the coming age are infinitely…

October 6, 2024

Today’s Epistle reading urges us to “pay much closer attention to what we have heard” (Heb.2:1). How true this is regarding what God has said about His gift of marriage! Do we regard our marriages as the holy partnership described in Genesis 2? Or do we imitate our culture’s low view of marriage as a human contract, disposable for any reason? Lord, forgive our negligence to Your commands, and help us to be faithful in all our relationships as You…