Messages from the King

Throughout the history of the church, the story of faithfulness to the Word of God has always been the story of persecution. After all, Jesus promised that it would happen! So where will we find hope? Ourselves? Others? Political rulers who lean our way? Cultural movements? All of these will fail us, even ourselves. Instead, by faith, we look to Christ our Savior, who is our help, our life, our hope.
What comfort that was for Martin Luther and the Reformers as they faced persecution, rejection, and even the threat of death for their faithful witness to Scripture alone. By God’s grace in Christ, they stood firm. In Christ alone, they found their hope...and so do we!
The Bible reading for this message is Daniel 6:10-12, 16-23.
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As we wait for Christ to return, we are not to be sedentary. The reason Christ has not yet returned is that there is still work to be done. And Christ carries out his good work through us, his Church. So, until Christ comes again and says, “Stop!” believers will be busy with faithful service. Christ has given every believer gifts and talents. And when Christ entrusts us with those gifts and talents, he calls us to use them all for his glory. In the time between Christ’s first and second coming, we use everything the master has given us to live according to his will and to carry out his mission.
The Bible reading for this message is Romans 12:1-8.
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This is the third in our worship series The Time in Between.

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Remember your Savior Jesus loves you! May he bless you with his grace!

When you look at the world around us, it’s easy to think that life isn’t fair. Some suffer though they seem to have no reason or explanation for it. Others have to deal with the consequences of the actions or decisions of others. Still others do not receive the justice they deserve. We all have an incredibly strong sense of fairness. That is why it can be so perplexing when we see how God dispenses blessing and grace. We see people who mock God who are more prosperous than believers. We see people who convert on their deathbed.
If we think God isn’t being fair, we need to remember the Lord does not give us what we deserve. If he did, we would be separated from him for all eternity. Instead, he does the most unfair thing possible. He forgives us of our sins. He treats us as if we have never sinned. He loves us so much that he punishes Jesus for our sins. Yes, it’s true. God isn’t fair, but that is because our God is breathtakingly generous.
The Bible reading for this message is Jonah 3:10-4:11.
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“Pay it forward.” That phrase means that when someone does something for you, instead of paying that person back directly, you pass along kindness to another person instead. Doing something kind for someone else is a way of thanking the person who originally did something kind for you.
Today God applies that concept to forgiveness. God forgave our countless sins. He was willing to pay an incomprehensible price—the death of his Son. Obviously, we will never have occasion do the same for God. We will never have to forgive God because everything he does for us shows perfect love and care. God never wrongs us. But others may do us wrong. Others may cause us pain. And when we are quick to forgive, it is one way we thank God for being so quick to forgive us. This is what God wants in his Church—people who, like him, are quick to forgive.
The Bible reading for this message is Genesis 50:15-21.
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This is Part 5 in our worship series - The Church God Wants.

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Imagine, late one night, you notice the house across the street is on fire. You see no activity inside. You say to yourself, “Pounding on the door in the middle of the night might scare the family. I’m sure they’ll realize what’s going on eventually.” Ridiculous! You would never do that! To let a family sleep while flames surround them would be cruel. Your inaction would make you a killer. The truth is you would pound on their door at 3 am, screaming. You would throw a brick through their front window if that was what it took to warn them. You would not care if it startled the family. This is a matter of life and death! Love compels you to do whatever it takes.
God wants the people of his church to be willing to say hard things to people when that is what is necessary to save them from an even worse type of fire. Warning against sin is not easy. It upsets people, even offends them. But saying hard things is the loving thing to do when it is a matter of eternal life and death.
The Bible reading for this message is Galatians 2:11-16.
Video for this message can be found here.
This is Part 4 in our worship series - The Church God Wants.

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Remember your Savior Jesus loves you! May he bless you with his grace!