Greetings, This devotion is based on the upcoming sermon for the week. We are confident that when we hear or read God's Word it is beneficial and powerful for Christians. May God richly bless you as you reflect on this reading and...
In Matthew 18 God gives us some Kingdom Building instruction regarding forgiveness. It involves some effort on our part. We human beings don’t like to pay attention to this. Confront the person who hurt us? Talk to them...
Greetings in Jesus, This devotion is based on the sermon for the upcoming weekend. We hope and pray that this is a blessing for you. We know that however you interact with God's Word it is powerful and effective. May God richly bless...
Greetings, This devotion is based off the sermon for this weekend. We are confident that when we gather around God's Word in-person, digitally, or in this way, it is always powerful. We pray this is a valuable resource as you grow in...
Matthew 9 records the calling of Matthew the Tax Collector as a disciple. The same voice that called Matthew is the same voice that is calling you. You are gathered…..or scattered in order to heed the Call of Jesus. Scattered in order to...
In our sermon series we are continuing our conversation on what is real by considering real people. At the outset we need to affirm what is reality and that is this. Jesus Christ has risen bodily from the grave and the Holy Spirit which lives...
Over the next six weeks, Concordia will be considering what is real in Christianity. Too often in the Christian faith, God's people are tempted to pit one act of devotion or expression of spirituality against the other. However, the enduring...
n the day of Pentecost, a Jewish festival that occurred 50 days after Passover, we became the church. A small group gathered. Waiting. Anticipating. Not really knowing what was next. But faithful to the Lord’s command to wait.
We are thankful that God's Word is powerful as His truth is communicated in so many different ways. It is our hope that this devotion is one way in which the powerful Word of God brings comfort and consolation as we all grow deeper into the...
We have been in a season of “What?? NO!” Over and over, day in, day out news and events that make us shout, “What?? NO!”