Sunday Sermon Series – “Faith Alone” – 12/08/2024

Yes, posted a day late due to sketchy internet, Mia Coppa. I recently read an article that said statements like this confuse one’s perspective on Salvation. Really? It is clear to me, and I would venture to say, even the most casual of individuals studying Reformed theology that Luther is herein referring to the Five … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Faith Alone” – 12/08/2024

Devotional Thought for Today – Plus – 01/29/2024

PSALM 5 PSALM 5:4-6 CONTEXT To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Nehiloth: this is no where else used in Scripture. It is generally and probably thought to be a term belonging to music, and to signify either some kind of tune, or rather an instrument, and particularly a wind-instrument, as Neginoth … More Devotional Thought for Today – Plus – 01/29/2024

Grace to You Blog Series – Reformation

. Many folks today get very defensive (or offensive) whenever someone mentions theology with one of the following attached; Calvinism, Covenant, Luther, or Reformed. Yet had the priestly honorable Luther not posted his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Church on October 31, 1517, Christianity as we know it today would be much different.  It … More Grace to You Blog Series – Reformation

3 ways the Protestant Reformation reshaped Christianity

“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” That was the desperate question cried out by the Philippian jailer in Acts 16 after Paul, Silas, and the other prisoners had been miraculously freed by a divine earthquake. Approximately 1,500 years later, it was the exact same question that drove Martin Luther — a Roman Catholic … More 3 ways the Protestant Reformation reshaped Christianity

Examining the “10 needs we must understand and live after choosing to serve the Lord” Part 2

One of my posts on 28 April, was entitled COVID-19 Is a Slow-Motion 9/11 in it Pastor Sam Rohrer of the American Pastors Network set forth 10 definitive needs every “Christian” must understand and live by after choosing to serve the Lord. I thought I would look at each one individually over the next two weeks. … More Examining the “10 needs we must understand and live after choosing to serve the Lord” Part 2

Some More Thoughts on COVID-19 From the Past

When the Deadly Outbreak Comes: Counsel from Martin Luther lessons in the dreadful circumstances connected with the bubonic plague (Black Death), which devastated Europe in the 14th through 16th centuries. REFLECTIONS BY FRANCIS J. GRIMKÉ ON THE 1918 “SPANISH FLU” This is the Finger of God! J.C. Ryle, written during the Great Cattle Plague of England, … More Some More Thoughts on COVID-19 From the Past