God’s Word concludes with a beginning. It seems fitting to conclude our time with Luke, to conclude this liturgical year, with words from the beginning of Luke’s telling of the…
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Growing up, I’d sometimes ask my father for some money. He didn’t often have much, but I don’t recall him ever saying no. Later, when I was away at college…
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Last Sunday, I spoke of Paul’s instruction to Timothy about prayer in the church. Christians pray for everybody. We pray for everyone not only because everyone stands in need of…
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At some point, you may have wondered why we do church the way we do. If you worship elsewhere when you’re on vacation—I hope you do!—you’ve noticed that different churches…
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God sent Jesus to be our Redeemer, our Savior. Redemption comes with a cost; payment must be made, satisfaction given. The one wronged—God—must be satisfied. I don’t have the…
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Lord-willing, we have Jesus in our church. I think we do. My aim, my desire, is that we are always putting Jesus Christ front and center in this church:…
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God shall supply all your need. I never grow tired of hearing that. I rejoice when I hear that! Those words speak in the emptiest parts of me and…
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Bible Text: Isaiah 11:1-10 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | A shoot from a stump. We’ve seen that; that happens. The stump about which Isaiah speaks is the stump of David,…
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Bible Text: 1 Timothy 2:1-10 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | How are we supposed to do church? How are we supposed to be church? Those are good questions, even though…
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Bible Text: Acts 16:16-34 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Paul and Silas, still in Philippi, encounter a girl, a slave girl. That wasn’t unusual. This slave girl is possessed; a…
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