Mar 28, 2020
From Death to Life
By: Pastor Voigt
The raising of Lazarus from the dead demonstrates Jesus' divine power over life and death. Through the death and resurrection of Jesus, He brings us out of death to everlasting life.
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- Mar 28, 2020From Death to Life
Mar 28, 2020From Death to LifeBy: Pastor VoigtThe raising of Lazarus from the dead demonstrates Jesus' divine power over life and death. Through the death and resurrection of Jesus, He brings us out of death to everlasting life.
- Mar 21, 2020Why Did God Allow That to Happen?”
Mar 21, 2020Why Did God Allow That to Happen?”By: Pastor VoigtIn any time of suffering and affliction, people often ask, "Why did God do this?" We won't find any easy answers to that question. A better question to ask is this, "How can God use this to His glory and honor?" In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, we look to God for strength and comfort!
- Mar 15, 2020Is She ‘Allowed in Your Church?
Mar 15, 2020Is She ‘Allowed in Your Church?By: Pastor VoigtGod’s mercy and grace are revealed to those who deserve anything but. A marginalized Samaritan woman didn’t receive compassion from her community and didn’t deserve it from our Savior Jesus Christ, yet she was given and shown mercy and grace and came to believe He is the Savior of the world. We, too, have gone astray and deserve much less than mercy and grace from God Himself. Yet, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- Mar 11, 2020The Wounds of Murder
Mar 11, 2020The Wounds of MurderWe remember that the wounds of murder and violence we committed against our Lord were laid on Christ on the cross. Our Lenten observance reminds us that though we have been brought low by sin, our Lord will bless us with new life in him through the cross.
- Mar 8, 2020Abraham’s Hope Is Our Hope
Mar 8, 2020Abraham’s Hope Is Our HopeBy: Pastor VoigtAbraham is a great example of faith. As we often pray for faith and good courage to the Lord who has called us “to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown,” Abraham lived with this courage. From Haran to Canaan, Abraham was led by the hand of God toward the unfolding future God had prepared in the incarnation of His only-begotten Son to be our Savior and Redeemer. During Lent we join with Abraham of old and all the saints in trusting the Lord through the unknown tomorrows to the outcome and end we do know in Christ—everlasting life.
- Mar 4, 2020The Wounds of Violating the Sabbath
Mar 4, 2020The Wounds of Violating the SabbathWe remember that the wounds of violating the Sabbath we committed against our Lord were laid on Christ on the cross. Our Lenten observance reminds us that though we have been brought low by sin, our Lord will bless us with new life in him through the cross.
- Mar 1, 2020Facing Temptation
Mar 1, 2020Facing TemptationToday is the First Sunday in Lent as we make our annual journey with Christ to the cross. Though the Sundays in Lent are not technically part of this somber season, they do reflect the same penitential theme that characterizes our forty days of prayerful devotion and repentance. Today we watch as Jesus faces the slick lies of the tempter. He does not face them on His own but in the strength and power of God’s Word and truth. We who live by faith in Christ are also made strong in the Word of the Lord before the devil’s lies and temptations.
- Feb 26, 2020The Wounds of Blasphemy
Feb 26, 2020The Wounds of BlasphemyBy: Pastor VoigtWe remember that the wounds of blasphemy we committed against our Lord were laid on Christ on the cross. Ash Wednesday reminds us that though we have been brought low by sin, our Lord will bless us with new life in him through the cross.
- Feb 23, 2020Lessons from the Mountaintop
Feb 23, 2020Lessons from the MountaintopBy: Pastor VoigtToday we consider the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus. The sight on the Mount of Transfiguration is glorious—but for us and for our salvation, Jesus saw beyond the glory of His transfiguration on the mountain to the glory of the cross, where He would complete God’s saving work on our behalf. As we sing our hymns of praise, we find our reason for glory in God’s grace-filled action for us.
- Feb 16, 2020A Heart of Love
Feb 16, 2020A Heart of LoveBy: Pastor VoigtValentine’s Day is a time for expressing our love for others. Many have sent cards, flowers, or chocolates to that someone special in their lives. Our love for others, though, is not a perfect love. Sometimes our thoughts and actions are self-serving and sinful. God loves us with a perfect, unconditional love. He demonstrated His love for all mankind by sending Jesus to be our Savior from sin. Today we remember that God loves each of us in Christ and that we are called to love one another as He has first loved us.