We all need grace and God gives it to us in abundance through His Son, Jesus. Our would is filled with to-do lists and performance-based acceptance. Not with God. "For from His fullness we have all received, grace upon g...
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"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him" (John 3
The Temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4:1-11) is not a narrative that's detached from our lives. Jesus is standing in our place in the wilderness. Through His life, death, and resurrection, Jesus has defeated our enemies for good. And because you're baptized i
Jesus took Peter, James, and John up on a mountain with him, and there, Jesus was transfigured before them. Moses and Elijah even appeared and spoke with Him. Peter, though terrified, recognized that this was a good moment, and wanted to set up camp, but
What does Jesus say about anger? In our Gospel focus from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:21-26), Jesus addresses the seriousness of anger and insults. The truth is that there is a place for anger, but it belongs to God, not us. "Vengeance is mine, I w
"You are the salt of the earth." "You are the light of the world." Jesus proclaims to us these God-given identities of "salt" and "light" in His Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:13-16). We are who we are by God's grace, and our identity has a purpose that i
God had promised a man named Simeon that he would not die until He had seen the Savior. One day, in the Temple at Jerusalem, God kept His promise to him. While holding the baby Jesus in his arms, Simeon spoke those familiar words, "Lord, now you are letti
We may feel somewhat removed from our Gospel text this morning (Matthew 4:12-25) and from the calling of the first disciples. We did not leave everything to follow Jesus. But what's important is not that we can identify with the Disciples. What's importan
The demands placed on our lives are many. Not only do we have the expectations of our culture, but we also have the impossible claim of God's Law: "You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48)." Because of these demands
Our Gospel text from Luke 2:40-52 is a confusing one. At first glance, it looks like Jesus was a thoughtless adolescent, but that's not the case. Jesus reminds His parents and us that He has come to do His Father's business. God's ways are not our ways. H
What comes after Christmas? A horrific scene of senseless suffering. King Herod, jealous for his throne, wanted to kill the newborn "King of the Jews," but he was "tricked" by the Magi. Furious, he ordered the slaughter of all male children in Bethlehem a