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The First Sunday in Lent showed us the Son of Man as He met the enemy, Satan, face to face.  Jesus defeated His arch rival with the sword of the Spirit, which is God’s word.  The Second Sunday brings us Jesus’ own prophecy concerning His death as the way in which His mission must be […]

The Lenten season officially began this past Wednesday, the day Christians call “Ash Wednesday.”  Many years ago, a custom developed in churches (some still practice) that in a worship service on this day the people would come forward and have the minister apply ash to their foreheads.  While doing so the pastor would say, “Remember […]

The significance of “Transfiguration Sunday” remains twofold in purpose.  Firstly, it gives us a glimpse and reminder of WHO Jesus truly is: the all-powerful Son of God.  That truth remains important, especially as we see Jesus suffer during His Passion.  There will be times when He doesn’t appear to be in control as our almighty […]

In what some consider the most comforting of all chapters in Scripture, the Apostle Paul assures through the Holy Spirit: “We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose….” (Romans 8:28) Now Paul doesn’t promise that everything that happens to […]

The writer to the Hebrews pens through the Holy Spirit: “Therefore, since the children share flesh and blood, he also shared the same flesh and blood, so that through death he could destroy the one who had the power of death (that is, the Devil) and free those who were held in slavery all their […]

Today’s Old Testament Scripture reading from Isaiah and the Gospel lesson from Luke are strikingly similar in content.  In Isaiah, the LORD calls His prophet to serve as His divine mouthpiece; in Luke, Jesus calls Peter and the others to become His divine fishers of people.  Both Isaiah and Peter confess their unworthiness before the […]

We remember how Epiphany reinforces that Jesus is true God, although at times He only appears to be a mere, mortal man.  Also, the truth that Jesus is true God reinforces that He is the Light of the world (John 8:12), the only saving light for sinners living in the darkness of sin (Acts 4:12; […]

Again, Epiphany reminds us of how Jesus came into this world to be the “Light of World,” that is, the light of salvation for all people (John 8:12) living in the darkness of sin.  Sadly, some still do since they don’t believe in Jesus as the Son of God or the only Savior of the […]

When we speak of Jesus’ state of humiliation, we define it as the time period during which He didn’t always make full use of His divine glory, knowledge and power.  Yet, as the true God, He still had it.    During the Lenten Season, we focus especially on Jesus’ Passion History, when He doesn’t always appear […]

We have already noted that Epiphany is officially known as the “Gentiles’ Christmas” because the season emphasizes how the Christ, who was born of the Jews, isn’t only the Savior for the Jewish race.  Since epiphany means “shining forth,” the scriptural connection is that God revealed His Christ as the saving “Light of the world” […]