by Steve Thomason | Oct 25, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This sermon continues the CORE Worship Series. It looks at Law and Gospel. This is a core teaching of Lutheran theology. Follow the PowerPoint [slideshare id=81195850&doc=howwelivematters-171025140814] Read the Manuscript I’m curious. How many of you have ever had...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 23, 2017 | Devos
These are the four texts chosen for our reformation Sunday celebration: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 46, Romans 3:19-28, and John 8:31-36. This is the 500th Anniversary of the day Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the chapel door in Wittenberg. He was not content to...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 21, 2017 | Devos, Law and Gospel
The Worship Theme tomorrow is titled “How You Live Matters.” This is the continuation of our CORE series where we look at the core elements of our faith. The real theological issue is a classic Lutheran teaching called Law and Gospel. This is a massive topic and I’ve...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 9, 2017 | Devos
Here is my visual meditation on the theme for worship this weekend. We continue our CORE series by looking at the sacraments of baptism and communion. The key texts are 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Matthew 26:20-29, and Matthew 28:16-20. What do you see in this...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 5, 2017 | Devos
There is comfort in talking about brokenness. We all sense that things are broken, or messed up, in this world. How can we not after witnessing the senseless massacre in Las Vegas earlier this week. When we say it’s broken, then we can be assured that it isn’t...