Christ, the Anthem! Our Mighty Fortress
Luther’s most famous hymn is “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” written in 1529. Based on Psalm 46, it reflects Luther’s awareness of our intense struggle with spiritual warfare.
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Luther’s most famous hymn is “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” written in 1529. Based on Psalm 46, it reflects Luther’s awareness of our intense struggle with spiritual warfare.
Worship is a hot topic and should always be a hot topic! Why? Because worship matters.
What Scripture or promise of God gets you through difficult situations?
In certain countries, there are 3,572,000 orphans, with nearly 5000 children with Down syndrome who are unwanted. Many of those children are killed at birth. The “lucky” ones end up in orphanages.
Can a gospel-loving Christian still care about politics at the same time? If a Christian is more on one side either to the right or left, still be a faithful Christian?
Could someone who struggles with past sin be disqualified from preaching? At what point does a man who struggles with pornography be disqualified from ministry altogether? Can a man who is divorced or remarried be a leader in a church? Can he ever be restored again?
So, for the church NOT to disappear, what should we do? That is the fundamental question that daunts us on a day to day basis.
He crossed the Allegheny Mountains more than sixty times; he saw more of the American countryside than any other person of his generation; and he may have been the best–known man in North America.
I am grateful for the prince of preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon who changed the trajectory of history through his bold preaching and who forever changed the trajectory of my life through his faithful writing.
Although her skillful confutations silenced her opponents, her claim that the Holy Spirit communicated directly to her (apart from Scripture) was not tolerated.
Because of the cross and the empty tomb, the way is now open for all to come. Sins have been fully paid and fully accessible!
Pain and suffering are inevitable in this broken sin-tainted world. The question is, “What could I or should I say in those situations?”
To get at the nature of that faith, it is helpful to ponder why faith alone justifies. Why not love, or some other virtuous disposition?
Thanksgiving Day is the excellent time to remind each another of the many reasons there are so much to be grateful.
“Death is half disarmed when the pleasures and interests of the flesh are first denied.” — Richard Baxter
“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.” ― Karl Barth
“If you believe what you like in the gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.” ― Augustine
God has designed our souls to be satisfied in worshiping Him.
“The Church is the Church only when it exists for others.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
What’s wrong with the world today? Where is God in the midst of pain? Could we justify God in the midst of evil?
Conflict at cost is visible everywhere. In light of this, Christians are to be the salt and the light of Jesus by promoting the gospel of peace by not only believing the gospel but living the gospel.
If my church ceased to exist today, would the community be impacted by its lack of presence for we loved our neighbors so well?
One day our life will flash before our eyes, let’s make sure it’s worth watching.
The doctrine of hell is one of the most difficult aspects of the Christian faith for many people.