Salvation in Spit and Rags
The Bible is a strange and difficult book. Hamann advises us to read with a humble heart, for salvation is hidden in its strangeness.
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Pastor John
- Jun 29
- 4 min
Disturbed by Mystery
How can we trust a God whose actions we cannot understand? Only in the promises of this mysterious God can we find lasting peace.
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Pastor John
- Apr 1
- 4 min
Caught by the Cross
How does the cross change how we think about God and ourselves?
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Pastor John
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Marked by the Cross
In Lent, we face our sin and mortality head on, confident in God's mercy to carry us.
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Pastor John
- Oct 30, 2022
- 6 min
Discontented Creatures
As finite creatures, we are at the mercy of forces beyond our control.
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Pastor John
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
Bearing False Witness in a Polarized Age
In an age of deep political divides, the eighth commandment is easily ignored.
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Pastor John
- Mar 2, 2022
- 5 min
A God who prays
Likewise, the Spirit also comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as is necessary, but that same Spirit...
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Pastor John
- Nov 28, 2021
- 3 min
God's Word from Outside
…and the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us… John 1:14 (NIV) Dear People of God, Hanging on the wall above my desk are two...
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Pastor John
- Oct 31, 2021
- 3 min
Luther and the Righteousness of God
For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the...
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Pastor John
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Black Lives Matter and the Fifth Commandment
In the fifth commandment ("You shall not murder"), God prohibits us from harming our neighbors while obligating us to protect our...
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Pastor John
- May 29, 2020
- 1 min
A Simple Way to Pray
In 1535, at the request of his barber, Martin Luther wrote a little booklet describing and recommending a method of daily prayer that he...
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Pastor John
- May 21, 2020
- 1 min
Vocations: God's calls on your life
Walk into the self-help section of any bookstore, Christian or otherwise, and you will find a multitude of books offering guidance to...
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Pastor John
- May 14, 2020
- 1 min
Faith
At its core, our relationship with God is a relationship of faith. But what do we mean when we talk about faith? What does it look like?
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Pastor John
- Apr 30, 2020
- 1 min
Pastor's Study: Sacraments
The sacraments of Baptism and The Lord's Supper are central to our lives of faith as Lutherans. But what exactly do we mean by...
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Pastor John
- Apr 23, 2020
- 1 min
Absolution
At the very heart of our Christian faith is the promise of the forgiveness of sins. In this video, Pastor John teaches about sin and...
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Pastor John
- Apr 16, 2020
- 1 min
Luther and Pandemic
As we were deciding as a church how to respond to the coronavirus outbreak, one of the resources I consulted was Martin Luther's Whether...
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Pastor John
- Apr 9, 2020
- 1 min
Pastor's Study on the Last Supper (for Maundy Thursday)
Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus' last supper with his disciples. What did this supper look like? Why is it worth remembering? What...
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Pastor John
- Apr 1, 2020
- 1 min
...and deliver us from evil... Amen.
In the last of his series on the Lord's Prayer, pastor John teaches about the why we ask God to deliver us from evil, and what it means...
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Pastor John
- Mar 28, 2020
- 1 min
Lead us not into temptation...
Pastor John continues his teaching series on the Lord's Prayer with the sixth petition: "Lead us not into temptation."
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Pastor John
- Mar 22, 2020
- 1 min
Forgive us our trespasses...
In lieu of our Wednesday evening services, Pastor John is going to continue his teaching series on the Lord's prayer by way of videos...
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