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 | Dec 20, 2016 | Devos
The scheduled reading for today is Luke 1:39-45. At first glance it may seem like this is a transition passage between the big announcement to Mary that she would conceive, even though she is a virgin (Luke 1:26-38) and Mary’s famous song (the...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 5, 2016 | sermons2016
Can God actually use broken and imperfect people? This sermon explores Paul’s defense of his right to be a preacher of the Gospel. He is not like the flashy teachers. He is just an afflicted, perplexed, persecuted, and struck down clay jar. It is in the darkness...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 11, 2016 | Devos
The Journey reading for today led me to read Acts 13-14. It was a big chunk to read, but by reading this whole text it reminded me of a very important part of the Gospel. Context is everything. Chapters 13 and 14 record Paul’s first missionary journey. It is...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 13, 2015 | Law and Gospel
These are the notes I took while I was a TA in Law and Gospel at Luther Seminary. It was team taught by Rolf Jacobson and Pat Keifert.
