February 26, 2023 — A Champion for the Defeated The Season of Lent leads the church on a 40-day journey of repentance and prayer, of remembrance and renewal of our baptism. God calls to mankind: Return to the Lord! The journey begins with Ash Wednesday’s warning of mortality. On the First Sunday in Lent we…
February 19, 2023 — This Sunday brings the Epiphany Season to a close with the Festival of Transfiguration. Before His journey up to Jerusalem in the closing months of His public ministry, Jesus took three of His disciples—Peter, James and John—up a mountain where God the Father strengthened Him for what awaited Him, His suffering…
February 12, 2023 — This week we continue reading through our Savior’s Sermon on the Mount in our Gospel Lesson. Jesus gives us a New Testament version of the commandments of God. Here we see how strict our perfect God really is. He isn’t interested in mere outward compliance to His Commands. He expects His…
February 5, 2023 — This week we continue reading through our Savior’s Sermon on the Mount in our Gospel Lesson. The Good News is that Jesus tells us we are the salt of the earth. He then tells us to stay salty. Jesus—who Himself is the Light of the world, tells us that we disciples…