Solomon continues to talk about the wise man and the foolish man. LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos
Apr 21, 2020•10 min
What happens when you follow your heart? How do we live out the vocations God gives to us? LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos
Apr 20, 2020•11 min
Solomon talks about government, how we cannot ultimately extend our own lives even if we try, and the vanity of bad things happening to good people and good things to bad people. LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos...
Apr 19, 2020•15 min
Solomon continues to examine the idea of wisdom and contrasts it with foolishness, and even women! LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos
Apr 18, 2020•16 min
More contentment, and many rhetorical questions! LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos
Apr 17, 2020•13 min
Worship in the house of God, contentment, and finding enjoyment in our life thanks to God. LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos
Apr 16, 2020•14 min
Why do we do what we do? What is the purpose behind our toil? LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos
Apr 15, 2020•12 min
Whatever God does endures forever! LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos
Apr 14, 2020•8 min
Solomon turned his own life into an experiment... LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos
Apr 13, 2020•13 min
We begin King Solomon's book of wisdom, where we learn that apart from God, everything is meaningless. LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos
Apr 12, 2020•12 min
We end our special series of Holy Week readings with one of the great chapters in Scripture about the resurrection of Jesus, and what that means for us. LSB 451 – Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted • Text – public domain • Tune – public domain • Setting © 1982 Concordia Publishing House, cph.org. Used by permission • Church/Singer – First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76A_ZjML3eQ
Apr 11, 2020•23 min
Yesterday we covered the crucifixion, today the resurrection! LSB 451 – Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted • Text – public domain • Tune – public domain • Setting © 1982 Concordia Publishing House, cph.org. Used by permission • Church/Singer – First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76A_ZjML3eQ
Apr 10, 2020•13 min
We reflect on the trial of Jesus, Judas' repentance, and the crucifixion. LSB 451 – Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted • Text – public domain • Tune – public domain • Setting © 1982 Concordia Publishing House, cph.org. Used by permission • Church/Singer – First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76A_ZjML3eQ
Apr 09, 2020•22 min
We read of the events of late Wednesday, Thursday, and early Friday morning during Holy Week from Matthew 26. LSB 451 – Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted • Text – public domain • Tune – public domain • Setting © 1982 Concordia Publishing House, cph.org. Used by permission • Church/Singer – First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76A_ZjML3eQ
Apr 08, 2020•26 min
Jesus tells a parable, and a couple other events, that point to the idea that God's kingdom is not like this world. LSB 451 – Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted • Text – public domain • Tune – public domain • Setting © 1982 Concordia Publishing House, cph.org. Used by permission • Church/Singer – First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76A_ZjML3eQ
Apr 07, 2020•19 min
Today we examine how Jesus' words on the cross connected the people mocking Him to one of their own Old Testament hymns. LSB 451 – Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted • Text – public domain • Tune – public domain • Setting © 1982 Concordia Publishing House, cph.org. Used by permission • Church/Singer – First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76A_ZjML3eQ
Apr 06, 2020•18 min
In honor of the Church's celebration of Holy Week, we're doing a special series of Scriptures this week to highlight the suffering of Jesus on Good Friday. Texts include: Numbers 21, Psalm 22, Matthew 20, 26, 27, 28, and 1 Corinthians 15. LSB 451 – Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted • Text – public domain • Tune – public domain • Setting © 1982 Concordia Publishing House, cph.org. Used by permission • Church/Singer – First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7...
Apr 05, 2020•15 min
Jonah expects to witness Nineveh's destruction, but God responds with mercy and love. LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos
Apr 04, 2020•9 min
Jonah finally goes to Nineveh and they repent! LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos
Apr 03, 2020•16 min
Jonah prays in repentance from the belly of the great fish and God saves him. LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos
Apr 02, 2020•8 min
We begin the book of Jonah today, where we see God proclaim His law and gospel even to people outside of the nation of Israel. And He does it through a very reluctant prophet, just as today He works through us sinful men. LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness • Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. • Music is public domain • Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube...
Apr 01, 2020•16 min
Today we conclude the book of Deuteronomy with the death of Moses, the author of the first five books of Scripture. LSB 655 – Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word • Text and Tune are public domain • Sung at the 2015 Higher Things Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoP-MF6Zs0
Mar 31, 2020•11 min
Moses gives a final blessing to God's people, which includes a foreshadowing of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. LSB 655 – Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word • Text and Tune are public domain • Sung at the 2015 Higher Things Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoP-MF6Zs0
Mar 30, 2020•15 min
The song of Moses, which serves as a reminder of God’s deeds, but also a warning of what happens if Israel rejects Him. LSB 655 – Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word • Text and Tune are public domain • Sung at the 2015 Higher Things Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoP-MF6Zs0
Mar 29, 2020•14 min
God commissions Joshua to replace Moses, who writes down God's Law to be regularly read to His people. LSB 655 – Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word • Text and Tune are public domain • Sung at the 2015 Higher Things Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoP-MF6Zs0
Mar 28, 2020•17 min
Therefore choose life. The Lord sets before us life and good, death and evil, and wants us to trust in Him. This chapter is a call to repentance for God's people. LSB 655 – Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word • Text and Tune are public domain • Sung at the 2015 Higher Things Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoP-MF6Zs0
Mar 27, 2020•13 min
Covenants, both new and old, together with the dangers of unrepentance. And, what do we do with the hidden will of God? LSB 655 – Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word • Text and Tune are public domain • Sung at the 2015 Higher Things Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoP-MF6Zs0
Mar 26, 2020•16 min
A discussion of blessings and curses, but for us sinners, it all sounds like law and death! Praise the Lord for Jesus! LSB 655 – Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word • Text and Tune are public domain • Sung at the 2015 Higher Things Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoP-MF6Zs0
Mar 25, 2020•21 min
Blessings and curses in the Promised Land. Well, alright, mostly curses mentioned here! LSB 655 – Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word • Text and Tune are public domain • Sung at the 2015 Higher Things Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoP-MF6Zs0
Mar 24, 2020•12 min
A conversation about trusting in the Lord's promises, and how that is the basis for our tithe. LSB 655 – Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word • Text and Tune are public domain • Sung at the 2015 Higher Things Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoP-MF6Zs0
Mar 23, 2020•14 min