St. Paul’s epistle to the Ephesians begins with praise for God and the marvelous purpose and grace which had been working in the lives of his readers. In this lesson he goes on to share with them the content of his prayers for them. He prays for three things: for their eyes to be opened to what God is doing, for the wisdom to understand it’s significance, and that through this that God would reveal to the them his great power and love for them.
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Pictures of the Good Shepherd
The imagery of the 23rd Psalm and Jesus’s teaching in John 10 have captured the imagination of Christians for centuries. I’ll be talking about four pictures of Jesus the Good Shepherd. Each captures different aspects of our relationship to Jesus and each calls for a different emotional response.
Continue readingGod Glorifies His Christ
All Peter had was the name of the long expected Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, but there was great power in the name of Jesus, and with that name a man was healed.
Continue readingThe Chain of Faith
We live in a world where a healthy dose of skepticism is a good thing. People lie to us all the time. Given that, I am glad to know that, at first, Thomas doubted that Jesus of Nazareth had truly been raised.
Continue readingEaster Grief, Easter Fear
All our hymns speak of the joy of Easter, but the women who came to Jesus tomb that first Easter were consumed by grief that was soon overshadowed by great fear. Why are we so happy?
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St. Paul Lutheran 