Intro In chapter 2, Peter instructed how Christians are to relate and function within the general structures of society (2:11-17). He followed this by a focused instruction of how Christians […]
1 Peter: Lesson 8: How the Christian Lives, Part 3
June 18, 2019 by
Intro In 1 Peter 3:1-7, Peter finishes his focus on how the Christian is to live within a non-Christian household. Like his earlier instruction, we can find this section also […]
1 Peter: Lesson 7: How the Christian Lives
June 18, 2019 by
Intro Peter earlier explained how our faith-life derives from, and is lived in, Christ. Because Christ is the living Stone, we become living stones (1 Peter 2:4). With Him as […]
1 Peter: Lesson 5: From Nothing to Something
June 18, 2019 by
Intro Last week, Peter commanded Christians to long for the “worded” (logikon) milk like newborns for their mothers’ milk. This referred to the Lord’s Supper, for if Peter meant the […]
The Unknown Unknown
May 21, 2019 by
This is our pastor’s article for the June, 2019 edition of our newsletter. In this, he delves into some (some!) of the New Testament’s use of the little-known book of […]
Revelation 22: I Am the Alpha and Omega
May 9, 2019 by
I From Adam and Eve to you and me, we can chant the psalm. “Behold, how pleasant and sweet for brothers to dwell together…. The Lord decreed this blessing of […]
Lutheran Heritage Foundation is visiting on May 12
May 9, 2019 by
On May 12, Pr. Rod Benkendorf (former pastor at Frohna, MO) will be our guest preacher. No longer serving in the area where the Missouri Synod first formed, he is […]
Matthew 28:18-20: I Am with You Always
May 2, 2019 by
On the first Easter morning, grieving women find Jesus’ tomb is empty. Soon, Peter and John sprint to His burial site to find out if this is true. Several hours […]
Easter: John 11:25: I Am the Resurrection and the Life
May 2, 2019 by
Never more to die, Jesus now lives! Now, the sunrise of Easter shines upon us, sending away the somber mood of Lent. All is now different because Jesus struck down […]
Palm Sunday: Psalm 119:19-29: “Open to Me the gates of righteousness”
May 2, 2019 by
Long before the beginnings of print, before television infiltrated our lives, people gathered in their communities and told stories. These entertained and educated, and passed down a culture’s history and […]
