Download Life Guides >Sermon Text: Romans 3:19-28 “You get 25 years of maintenance-free living.” These words of wisdom were shared with me when I was about 25, after dinner at a member’s home from my vicar congregation, Beautiful Savior, near Columbus, OH. Watching me politely eat – at his behest! – entirely too much, including…
Our God reveals His saving grace us to us in a way that relies on nothing but His mercy and power, and we are humbled by the gospel freely offered to us. You can also listen to this sermon and more from Mount Olive Lutheran Church on Spotify. Sermon Text: On Fire for Jesus! (Daniel…
Life Guide King Darius the Persian and his buddies, the Medes, forced toppled the Babylonian Empire after which time he appointed 120 satraps over his new kingdom with 3 administers over them. Persian government, Persian rulers, you’d think. But Daniel, the Israelite, was one of the three and the one Darius’ planned to place over…
“Hold to My Teaching” I. To know the truth II. To be set free 31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been…
If you ask me, there are few recreational activities that require more courage than skydiving. To be honest, even rollercoasters are a stretch for me, let alone jumping out of a plane at 14,000 feet. Maybe what makes it so scary is that you need to have a high level of trust that everything is…
Life Guide Life Guide – Leader’s Notes Grace and Peace to you from Jesus Christ, the Faithful Witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. (Rev. 1:4,5) A man’s enemies had contrived a devious plot against him. They had brought him before governors and kings to force him…
Life Guide Life Guide – Leader’s Notes We are Family: Where You Are Free to Be Yourself “You are not good enough. You are not good enough. You are not good enough.” That thought pounded away in a young son’s soul with every beat of his heart. All this young man knew of a father…
Download Life Guide The Reformation was 500 years ago. Was it easier to be a Christian in 1518 or right now? They had no Bible and one church that said the only way to heaven is to obey all the rules. We are so busy that it’s hard to find time to read our Bibles…
Download Life Guide If you look at our Reformation banner, you may be thinking that our Reformation Celebration has now gone into overtime. After all, during the past three weeks we’ve covered the three “solas” of the Lutheran Reformation as they are so beautifully displayed on the banner: Grace Alone, Faith Alone, and Scripture Alone.…
On April 18, 1521, standing before an imperial court called the Diet of Worms, Martin Luther felt the pressure. He’d traveled to Worms, Germany to defend his faith before the Catholic church, but he quickly realized there would be no discussion—just a verdict. If he recanted– denied his teachings– he could go free. If he…