Christmas is about hope. Tonight we celebrate the hope that was born into the world. Because of the birth of a little baby in a backwater desert outpost 2000 years ago, we have hope. We can look ahead to the future with optimism and confidence that all things will turn out okay. However, before we …
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Against Cheap Grace: A Message for Reformation Day
One of the key complaints made by the Reformers was against grace being cheapened. And this message is just as relevant today as it was 500 years ago. As this day commemorates Luther's 95 Theses in particular, let's look at some of them to see this message clearly: 1. Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, …
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Easter Sunday 2020
On this morning, almost two-thousand years ago, the man Jesus of Nazareth appeared to His followers, alive, after having been killed and buried. He did not appear as a spirit or ghost, but in the flesh; He ate food, He breathed, and His followers felt the scars and marks on His Body. But this was …
Holy Saturday 2020
Today as Christians we commemorate the descent of our God Jesus Christ into Hades, the realm of the dead.All Christians affirm this event in the Apostle’s Creed, which says:I believe in Jesus Christ our Lord… He descended to the dead.Some New Testament texts that refer to this event are:1 Peter 3:18-20:For Christ also suffered once …
Good Friday 2020
Today we commemorate the death of Jesus of Nazareth on the cross. In that moment, much was achieved; He gave His life as a ransom for the Church, He showed the Father perfect obedience to satisfy His justice, He took on the punishment due to sinners, He showed us a moral example of non-violence, and …
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