Today, St. Paul encourages us to run our course of faith with purpose, that is, that we keep what God has promised as our sole focus.
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A Divine and Loving Order
Jesus Christ, being the Lord of all things, made Himself a servant and gave Himself up for His bride. She, in turn, willingly serves Him in thanksgiving for the redemption she has received. God the Holy Spirit produces this will in her heart. By the gift of the Holy Spirit, the Lord leads us all to live faithfully where He has placed us.
Walk As In The Daytime
At this beginning of a new church year, let us hear St. Paul’s (and John’s) encouragement. The night is far gone and the day is at hand. Let us, therefore, resolve in this new year to love our God and neighbor more than ourselves.
One Little Word
Text: Genesis 3:1-21 The account we hear tonight of our first parents’ fall into sin is familiar to us. We hear it each year during the first week in Lent. It’s also a lesson we cover 3 out of the 4 years in our Confirmation instruction. It’s a lesson we’ve taken to heart because theContinue reading “One Little Word”
Let Them Hear Them
Through the Word, the Holy Spirit calls us to faith, returns us to it, and sustains us in it until we die.
Fear Not, Daughter of Zion
Jesus says to us today, “Fear not.” Because Jesus rode into Jerusalem to suffer and die for us, and because He rose again from the dead for us, we need not fear – not sin, not death, nor even the devil.
Life in the Spirit vs. The Flesh
It is our call as Christians to bear witness in the world through our daily vocations. But it is also part of our call as Christians that we live in fellowship with one another, strengthening and being strengthened in our common faith and witness.
Overcoming the World
In our time, the Son of God took on our same human flesh, He endured the temptations and assaults of the devil, and through His resurrection, won the victory over the devil and his kingdom. This victory – over sin, death, and the devil – He shares with us by His grace, through faith.
Praying to Our Father
As His beloved children, we receive the precious promise of God – that we may speak to Him and know that He hears. In the Lord’s Prayer, our God invites us to speak to Him and assures us that He will hear and answer our prayers.
The Proof that Faith is Living
St. Peter wrote us not a commandment, but encouragement from a faithful shepherd. He encourages us that, recognizing that God has already saved us from the corruption of sin and death, we live in keeping with that truth.
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