Communicating Christ (Page 5)
May 7, 2023 — Jesus doesn’t say, “I’ll show you the way,” but rather “I AM the Way. I AM the Truth. I AM the life.” It’s the most inclusive truth of all. Jesus lived and died to save the whole world from itself. It’s also the most exclusive truth of all. There is no…
April 30, 2023 — Jesus doesn’t exactly pay us a compliment by comparing us to sheep. But it’s an apt picture, because like sheep we need a Shepherd. Without Jesus we wouldn’t know which way to go. We’d be unable to care for ourselves, especially with all the dangers we face in the world both…
April 23, 2023 — As we continue our 7-Week celebration of Easter, this Sunday’s Gospel is the account of Jesus’ appearance to the two disciples on the way to Emmaus. They explained to Jesus that they had once “hoped that Jesus was the Messiah” but then the Jewish leaders and the Romans killed Him. Jesus…
As we continue our 7-Week Celebration of Easter, this Sunday’s Gospel is the account of Jesus’ appearance to the disciples on Easter eve and then again a week after Easter. Jesus appeared to all the disciples and promised peace. He appeared to Thomas to take away his doubts and give him peace too. Then Jesus…
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We are about to enter the Holiest Week of the year. On Maundy Thursday, we will commemorate the Last Supper, the Passover meal at which Jesus instituted the Sacrament of the Altar for the forgiveness of sins, of which Jesus said: “This do, in remembrance of Me.” On Good Friday, we will solemnly commemorate the…
March 26, 2023 — Death is the bitter lot we inherited from Adam. But God wants us to know that even in the face of death, He promises that whoever believes in Him will live, even though he dies. The “resurrection of the body” we confess in the creed is the Crown Jewel of Christianity.…
March 19, 2023– The Old Testament prophets, especially Isaiah, outlined signs that would prove the Messiah had come, such as giving hearing to the deaf and sight to the blind. Jesus fulfilled all those signs. In the Gospel Lesson, John records the sixth of the seven signs, as Jesus heals a blind man. That gives…
March 12, 2023 — The Bible uses a number of analogies for what the Gospel offers. In answering the devil’s temptation, Jesus answered, “Man does not live on bread alone, but by every word which comes from the mouth of God.” Elsewhere, Isaiah describes the Gospel as a rich feast with rich food and fine…
March 5, 2023 — Abraham is called the “Father of us all.” He is in many ways our spiritual forefather, because He is the forefather of Jesus who reconciled him, the world, and us to God the Father. “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,” Moses wrote. And Paul quoted that…