The Baptism of Our Lord, 2025
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Season of Epiphany
How to Read the Bible
Father, send Your Holy Spirit through the message of Jesus’ death and resurrection that we might experience the glory of real and eternal Life today, tomorrow, and forever. We ask in the name of Jesus, the point and purpose of all of Holy Scripture, and the Same who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, now and forever.
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Moses Unfinished, Christ Finished
Moses’ death leaves the Israelites, and us, feeling like something was left unfinished. At the verge of entering the Promised Land, God takes Moses’ life. His journey to that land would remain unfinished. But what Moses left unfinished, Christ has finished on our behalf. Whereas Moses suffered death because of sin, we may know life because Christ has finished death – this week, on Sola Gratia.
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I’m a Survivor…in Christ Jesus!
We often feel like we are in survival mode. We are just trying to get through the day and not make waves, or avoid that one confrontation that nags at us. But we are survivors already! Through the waters of baptism and the word of God’s promise, we have been raised to new life in Jesus Christ! Join us as we explore how to lay our troubles at the foot of the cross as we are humbled to receive God’s forgiveness and promise of reconciliation and peace – this week, on Sola Gratia.
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Upside-Down & Backwards
Upside down and backwards. In Jesus’ famous sermon proclaiming the Beatitudes and the Woes we hear a message that seems contrary to everything the world would have us understand. Join us as we explore the Beatitudes and the Woes through a Christological lens, and see from the sermon how Christ was speaking about himself – this week, on Sola Gratia.
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Boatbuilding 101
Christ will make you a fisher of men. Just as God builds His Church like an expert shipbuilder, every one of us has a place in the body of Christ. When God claims us and and blesses us with the gifts from the Spirit, we all fit together to build up the church. We know that we are sinners and, like Peter and Isaiah, we may be afraid but we have the assurance of Christ’s message that He will be with us and will bless us with the gifts He has in store for us – this week on Sola Gratia.
Meal Planning with the Word
Taste and see that the Lord is good. We are called to consume God’s word. We do this when we hear and read God’s word preached and in scripture, and when we come to the communion rail. But sometimes this can be a hard meal to eat. We can be intimidated or even upset by what we learn about ourselves. But God’s promise to be with us is more powerful than our worst fears or greatest doubts. Come learn how this is true for you.
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