in Lent
The Covenant of Faith
The Covenant of Faith Gen 12:1-9, John 3:1-17 T Lent 2 INI We tend to find our identity based on what or who we’re connected to. I’m German and English because of the ancestry of...
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What God Has Not Withheld
What God Has Not Withheld Gen 3:1-21; Matthew 4:1-11 T Lent 1 INI Does God withhold anything good from you? Does He hold back any knowledge? Or any freedom you wish to enjoy? Those questions...
Ash Wednesday – Meditations on the Cross
Ash Wednesday Meditation INI The cross is central to the Christian faith. Without it, there’s no atonement for sin. We’d still be enslaved to the devil. A Christianity that doesn’t preach Christ crucified can hardly...
The Fearful Voice, the Gentle Touch – Transfiguration of our Lord
The Fearful Voice, the Gentle Touch Transfiguration T Matthew 17:1-9 INI Throughout the season of Epiphany, Jesus has been revealing His mission — not only to Israel, but to the Gentiles — and showing...
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Reflections of God – Epiphany 5
Reflections of God Isaiah 58:3-9a, Matthew 5:13-20 T Epiphany 5 INI I love it when athletes, after winning the big game, give glory and thanks to God first, recognizing that whatever success they enjoy...
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Behold The Servant of the Lord – Epiphany 2
Behold: The Servant of the Lord Epiphany 2 T Isaiah 49:1-7, John 1:29-42a INI Last week, Isaiah prophesied that God would send a servant to save His people. That text from Isaiah 42 was one...
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New Life Inaugurated through God’s Servant – Baptism of our Lord
New Life Inaugurated through God’s Servant Is. 42:1-9, Mat. 3:13-17, Rom. 6:1-11 T Baptism of our Lord INI We’re broken. We don’t do the things we want to do, and we do the things we...
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The Feast of the Epiphany
Epiphany January 6, 2026 INI The Feast of the Epiphany marks the end of our Christmas Season. The King born to the Jews became a light to the Gentile nations. What began with a particular...
in Christmas
Disciplined but not Abandoned – Christmas 2
Disciplined but not Abandoned Christmas 2 T Luke 2:40-52 INI Poor Mary. It seems Jesus’ childhood was filled with trials at every turn. On Christmas Eve, we heard that Mary had to give birth in...
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God Redeems the Innocent – Christmas 1
God Redeems the Innocent Matthew 2 T Christmas 1 INI Scripture certainly doesn’t shy away from telling us difficult things. Especially when evil rears its ugly head against the most vulnerable and weak among...