Category: Pastor’s Posts
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Grace & Peace Radio from January 14, 2024
This message of Grace and Peace Radio was broadcast on January 14, 2024.
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Ushering in the New
Pastor Patrick’s Perspective: January 2024 “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:19 ESV) In the passage of Isaiah 43:19, a promise unfolds—a divine assurance of something new. “See, I am doing…
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Grace & Peace Radio from December 31, 2023
This message of Grace and Peace Radio was broadcast on December 31, 2023.
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Grace & Peace Radio from December 17, 2023
This message of Grace and Peace Radio was broadcast on December 17, 2023.
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Grace & Peace Radio from December 3, 2023
This message of Grace and Peace Radio was broadcast on December 3, 2023.
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The Significance of Advent
Pastor Patrick’s Perspective: December 2023 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7 ESV) As the calendar turns to…
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Grace & Peace Radio from November 19, 2023
This message of Grace and Peace Radio was broadcast on November 19, 2023.
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What do we mean by the word ‘catholic’ in the creed?
The word ‘catholic’ comes from the Greek phrase ‘kata holos’, meaning “according to the whole.” In about 110 AD, Ignatius wrote, “Where Christ is, there is the catholic Church.” In 381, the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed used it to describe the church as “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.” In the fifth century, Vincent of Lérins defined catholic…
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Beyond the Small Catechism
Question I remember learning the Small Catechism when in confirmation class. Is there a large version? If so, how can I get it? Answer Yes, Martin Luther wrote a Large Catechism as well. We will find it, and all the other Lutheran confessions in the Book of Concord. The Book of Concord is a collection…
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Pleasure of the Lord
Pastor Patrick’s Perspective: November 2023 “For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.” (Psalm 149:4 ESV) Psalm 149 has only nine verses and recommend that you read them all. The psalm contains contains many themes. It exalts the saints because of Christ victory on their behalf. It commends the…