We’ve considered why we worship the way we do, how the Lord renews us in His covenant through the ministry of word and sacrament on the Lord’s Day. Worship is…
Worship culminates at the Lord’s Supper when we sit down to commune with Him. We move from confession to consecration to communion, following the order of worship given to us.…
After God forgives our sins, He teaches and transforms us in through the power of His word. It’s not just that we read, hear, sing, and consider and believe Scripture,…
Worship is dialogical: a conversation between God and His people. He speaks and we respond, and one of the most weighted and wonderful words we use is amen. It’s not…
The church of Jesus Christ is the company of the forgiven. We enjoy the forgiveness of sins as we confess our sins to God, and in the worship service it…
Through Christ we come to the heavenly Zion, the new Jerusalem where we worship the Lord with all His people on the Lord’s Day. What are doing when we do…
In worship we meet with the living God to honor and glorify His name. When we do this faithfully, the kingdom of God advances not just in our individual lives…
Christmas unfolds for 12 days and then the church celebrates Epiphany, the manifestation of Jesus to the Gentiles which occurred when the Magi came to Bethlehem. This celebration emphasizes the…
The job of the Christian church is to be salt and light in the world by believing, preaching, and living out the uncompromised gospel that Jesus Christ is Lord over…
The miracle of the incarnation upended everything. The Greeks were fine with gods gallivanting around the world just so long as they and their followers supported the state. The Jews…