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Ephesians 3:14-21 Pentecost 10 Word and Prayer   I. The Prayer: 3 Bold Petitions In today’s epistle, Paul prays for the Ephesian Christians; and while it isn’t as apparent in the English, he prays that the Lord would grant His people three things. First of all, Paul prays that the Lor Read More →

“The Lord in the Storm” Mark 4:35-41   Dear Friends in Christ, Let us consider today’s Gospel lesson from two different perspectives – from the perspective of sin and from the perspective of faith. First, the perspective of sin. Sin, of course, rejects faith and embraces d Read More →

Civilization Transformed Proper 6 June 17, 2018 Ezekiel 17:22-24, Mark 4:26-34   Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Two of today’s lessons speak of the tremendous results that come from small beginnings.  The Old Testament reading refers to the planting of God’s Word as a tende Read More →

Unbound in Christ Text: Mark 3:20-35 Proper 5 June 10, 2018   Dear Friends in Christ, You’ve probably never given this much thought, but it is amazing how often we make reference in our everyday conversations to being “bound up.” For instance, if we’re unable to help someone out Read More →