Pure Grace is Yours
Grace is undeserved love. Paul instructs us in the pure grace of God. While we were ungodly, Christ died for us. This is encouraging. In our task of proclaiming the Gospel. Christ died for all!
For God So Loved the World
The essence of the Gospel – Good News for Us – is God’s love. Jesus has an audience of one, but the Good News is for all!
The Origin of our Troubles and God’s Solution
Here we have the origin of all that is wrong with us: greed, envy and disobedience. We also see God’s solution. While cursing the serpent (Satan), God promises a savior, the woman’s offspring.
Sincerity in Worship
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a forty-day period before Easter (not counting the Sundays in Lent). The focus of Lent is the sincerity of our relationship with God. We undertake the disciplines of Lent: self-examination, introspection, contrition, repentance and the confession of sins. The Lord grant us His peace!
A Glimpse of Paradise
Peter, James, and John had a glimpse of heaven when Jesus invited them to the top of a mountain. There He was transfigured before them. With Jesus, two very special guests: Moses and Elijah. Both, heavyweights of the Old Testament.
We are God’s Gardeners
Pastors are not the lords, but the servants of the church. Like every Christian, they are only God’s gardeners. They plant the Word, we water it (Christian education), but it is God who makes faith grow. Simply put: we are God’s gardeners.