I dread getting God’s Word wrong. In the interests of full disclosure, this proclaimer of God’s Word also dreads parts of God’s Word. There are parts that seem hard to…
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God” (4:7). Everyone who loves. Well, then. If someone…
The power of darkness is fear. There is fear in the darkness, fear of the dark. Children want the nightlight. I’m liking the flashlight on my cell phone. There…
Paul gives an overview of the life to which Christ calls us here and hereafter. Jesus speaks of himself as the way to the hereafter. Paul calls us to…
Bible Text: Philippians 3:3-16 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Series: For Progress and Joy in the Faith | The way to progress and joy in the faith is Christ. Obviously. …
Bible Text: Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 36-43 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | This life is a mess! It’s a messy, messed-up mixture. The news is always mixed, and our joys seem…
Bible Text: John 18:11 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | I put him there. I know why and for what. You put him there. You know why, and for what. We…
Bible Text: Jeremiah 23:1-6 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Today is a day for wrapping up. Next Sunday, I’ll start telling the story from the top once again. What…
Bible Text: 2 Thessalonians 3:3-16 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Second Thessalonians is short. When I first read through the Bible, it was a real relief finally to get to…
Bible Text: 2 Thessalonians 1 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Paul speaks of the people who belong to God and to the Lord Jesus Christ (1:1). Have you thought much…