Today’s guest post comes to us from Erik Reed for Lifeway.com. “The entire sermon is important!” I know some of you had that instinctual reaction to the title of this article. I agree. The entire sermon is important. Each part is connected to the others and is a part of a greater whole. I am on board with you. But I … Read More
Sunday Scripture: Shepherding God’s Flock
“Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly – not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example. And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown … Read More
50 Things You May Not Have Known About Luther
Today’s guest post comes to us from Timothy J. Wengert for LivingLutheran.com. As we commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Living Lutheran is exploring 500 of its unique aspects, continuing the series this month with 50 Reformation things you may not know about Martin Luther. This list is not meant as an all-encompassing compendium of everything essential to the … Read More
Zwingli on the Proper Significance of Communion
“Christ who gave himself once and for all upon the cross is a sacrifice and victim making satisfaction in eternity for the sins of all the faithful. Hence the Mass is not a sacrifice, but a commemoration of the sacrifice made once for all upon the cross and is, as it were, a sign of our redemption in Christ.” – Huldrych Zwingli, … Read More
Sunday Scripture: Depending on Faith
“Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I may have Christ and become one with him. I no longer count on my own goodness or my ability to obey God’s law, but I trust Christ to save me. … Read More
Zwingli on Selflessness
“First consider the fact that Christ gave himself up to death on our behalf and became ours: therefore we ought to give up ourselves for the good of all men, not thinking that we are our own, but that we belong to others.” – Huldrych Zwingli, the father of the Swiss Reformation
Zwingli on Confession
“Consequently, confession to a priest or a neighbor is not for remission of sins but for counseling.” – Huldrych Zwingli, the father of the Swiss Reformation
Sunday Scripture: Being a Follower
“Then he called his disciples and the crowds to come over and listen. ‘If any of you wants to be my follower,’ he told them, ‘you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross, and follow me.’” – Mark 8:34 (NLT)
Zwingli on Strategic Correction
“If we have to reprove or punish, we ought to do it wisely and wittily, and so good humouredly and considerately that we not only drive away the offense but win over the offender, binding him more closely to us.” – Huldrych Zwingli, the father of the Swiss Reformation
Happy Reformation Day!
On this day in history 500 years ago, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the Wittenburg Church door. This act of defiance against the Roman Catholic church officially marks the start of the Protestant Reformation. In celebration of Luther’s act, let’s look at a guest post from Will Graham for EvangelicalFocus. Let me start today by asking a question. Have … Read More