Synopsis ► “Through a glass darkly” is our vague vision of God’s works on our behalf, according to St. Paul. Using the solid doctrine of our sermon hymn, Of the Father’s Love Begotten, Pastor Butler illustrates, verse-by-verse, the scope of God’s love for us. Scriptures for the Day ► Old Testament—Numbers 21:4-9 Epistle— 1 Timothy 2:1-6 Gospel—St. John 16:23-30 Of [...]

Synopsis ► What is The New Obedience? Can we manage it on our own? The Gospel teaches forgiveness; forgiveness always brings a motivation to change, but how do we get ourselves to that point? We don’t! Today’s Collect prayer is our prayer that God would give us the change of behavior that our [...]

Synopsis ► Are we children of the bondwoman or inheritors through the freewoman? Paul unlocks the mystery of the story of Hagar and Sarah in this letter to the Galatians, for the two women are symbolic. Trying to keep the Law, we are Children of the Law—the bondwoman, the Natural way, like Ishmael who [...]

Synopsis ► The Finger of God has accomplished amazing things. In this Gospel lesson, Jesus casts demons out of a man with “the finger of God”. If He has that much strength in His fingers, how much strength does He have? As incomprehensible as that thought is the knowledge that God put aside [...]

Synopsis ► “Lift up your eyes on high, and see…” How high do you have to look to see Christ? Do you imagine that God is up in the heavens, removed and distant from you? In this purely Christological prophesy from Isaiah in the Old Testament, we clearly see that Christ came down [...]

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