Month: February 2017

28
Feb

Christ, the Commandments, and the Cross

Our dear Lord Jesus Christ kept the Ten Commandments perfectly and He did so for us – in our place.  We know and believe that He did this over the course of His earthly life.  But I wonder whether it’s not possible to hear and see Him fulfilling each and every one of the Ten […]

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21
Feb

The Prayer of Saint Francis

On Sunday I introduced the congregation to the Prayer of St. Francis.  I did so because it captures the meaning of the Sermon on the Mount and the essence of the Christian life.  I know of no finer prayer outside of the Lord’s Prayer, the Publican’s Prayer in Luke 18:13, and the other prayers in […]

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07
Feb

Marriage, Family, and Worship

“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!” (Ps. 95:6). On Sunday in Adult Bible Class I touched on the importance of home devotions and how spending time in God’s Word and prayer with your spouse and children will absolutely strengthen those relationships. But one of the […]

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