Restoring the Ark The ideal of Israel's monarchy was articulated at that point in the Scripture. The king is to be an earthly manifestation of God's rule over the world, to obey God's commands and to worship Him alone - in remembrance of His covenant and the great things He has done...
Salvation is never what we do for God; rather, it’s what He’s done for us through the Person and work of Jesus who died for our sins, was buried in a grave, raised to life on the third day, and seen by many, as Scripture teaches (1 Cor 15:3-5). Jesus accomplished what we...
s death on the cross, He defeated Satan on our behalf in two primary ways. First, He made it possible for us to obtain forgiveness of past sin. Second, He made it possible for us to receive God’s righteousness by faithwithout having to observe the law—thus depriving Satan of his ...
Salvation is never what we do for God; rather, it’s what He’s done for us through the Person and work of Jesus who died for our sins, was buried in a grave, raised to life on the third day, and seen by many, as Scripture teaches (1 Cor 15:3-5). Jesus accomplished what we...
and God responds to Elijah and proves to be a God who makes himself known. But it’s not in the wind, or the earthquake, or fire but in the “sound of silence”, a faint whisper. God responds to us often not in the ways we might expect, often not on our terms, but on his te...
So God was giving the Jewish people 490 weeks to do all those things. Impossible to do on their own, but achievable under the power of a mighty God. With God’s bidding comes His ability to do it through His strength. So let’s set this stake in the ground: The 70 weeks are given...
So Jesus’ prayer is for believers like you and me who believe in God’s word. What was his prayer for the disciples and us who believe in God’s word? …that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me ...
Thanks be to God. Notes 1 The Season of Creation is one such commentary (https://seasonofcreation.org/) accessed on 15 December 2023. Lutherans Restoring Creation has a section on their website with Creation-based lectionary commentaries: https://lutheransrestoringcreation.org/worship/lectionary...
Thanks be to God. Notes 1 The Season of Creation is one such commentary (https://seasonofcreation.org/) accessed on 15 December 2023. Lutherans Restoring Creation has a section on their website with Creation-based lectionary commentaries: https://lutheransrestoringcreation.org/worship/lectionary...