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With Priorities Straightened, We Find Safety in Christ   Jesus said, “When you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.  Let the one who is on the housetop not go down...

Salvation Given, Endurance Helped PSALM The one who endures to the end will be saved. 11     Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice     because of your judgments! 12 Walk about Zion, go around her,     number her towers, 13 consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels, that you may tell the next generation 14     that this is God,...

Familiarity with Jesus And when Jesus came to the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.”  And they laughed at him.  But when the crowd had been put outside, [Jesus] went in and took her by the...

The Widow, Like Jesus, Holds Nothing Back PSALM 8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,     for his wondrous works to the children of man! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,     for his steadfast love endures forever! 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,     whom he has redeemed from trouble 41 but he raises up the needy out of...

Seeing Clear and True and Far   After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands and crying out with a loud...

Hear This from Your One God PSALM  46 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,     though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam,     though the mountains tremble at its swelling.  4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city...

Freed Forgiven Lutherans Freely Forgiving Then Peter came up and said to [Jesus], “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”  Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.” Today, we observe Reformation Day.  A day in...

Not So Blind Bartimaeus   PSALM Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! 2     O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive     to the voice of my pleas for mercy! O Lord, my heart is not lifted up;     my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things     too great and too marvelous for me....

The Rhythm of God Strengthening our Faith   We live a life of rhythm. You have a daily rhythm of waking up, doing your morning things, eating, going about your daily tasks, etc. Today, our text has us considering our Lord’s rhythm of strengthening our faith. It’s the rhythm of hearing the Word of Jesus,...

Being Amazed at Who Can Be Saved PSALM 18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted     and saves the crushed in spirit. I will bless the Lord at all times;     his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;     let the humble hear and be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me,     and let us exalt his name together! 4 I sought the Lord,...