HAPPY 36TH ANNIVERSARY!

 

Some food ideas -

1. Begin with greens and vegetables instead of desserts, breads, and puddings.
2. Dairy, cheeses of all kinds, yogurt, whipped cream - ba-a-a-a-d.
3. Binge diets (ha-ha) and binge eating are equally harmful and useless.
4. The all-American meal is largely fat, salt, and sugars.
5. Weigh every day at the same time and record it. 
6. Some meat daily is good.

Reformation Seminary - Revelation 12 KJV - 9 AM Today

 

12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

Alpha and Omega - This is the beginning and the end. (Revelation 1:8)

These are visions, for us - not chronological scripts.

2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

This wonder is scary!

4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was     ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

Birth is the reality of the Incarnation.

5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

Dragon fights, prevailed not

8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Getting Ready for Revelation 12 at 9 AM Tomorrow (Tuesday)

 

9 AM Tuesday

This chapter is central to Revelation and the Bible. The earlier chapters are quite difficult. However, this second part clarifies.

The early chapters cover the very beginning, before the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Therefore, the future expanse of the Christian Faith and the effects to destroy it are revealed.

Explaining is less difficult and the rest of the book is especially dramatic.

Response to my Zoom Botch

 

Lynda	11:16 AM (3 hours ago)
No problems. What counts is a sermon filled with heart,  and you are a success! --Lynda Thank you!!

All Quiet on the Cinco de Mayo Front

It could not be quieter! I took a vase of roses over to our Asian friend.

"But I don't have for you!"

I said, "You gave me roses!"

In spite of more dry, warm days, the Enchanted Peace is  flourishing.

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Trinity 17 - 2025 - Chosen - From Faith to Faith - and Faith Comes by Hearing

 

The Hymn #37            Lord Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee              

The Confession of Sins
The Absolution
The Introit p. 16

Righteous art Thou, O Lord: and upright are Thy judgments.

Deal with Thy servant: according to Thy mercy.

Psalm. Blessed are the undefiled in the way: 

who walk in the Law of the Lord.

The Gloria Patri
The Kyrie p. 17
The Gloria in Excelsis
The Salutation and Collect p. 19

Lord, we beseech Thee, grant Thy people grace to withstand the temptations 

of the devil and with pure hearts and minds to follow Thee, the only God; 

through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth, etc.

The Epistle and Gradual       

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: 

and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.

V. By the Word of the Lord were the heavens made: 

and all the host of them by the Breath of His mouth. 

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

V. The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. Hallelujah!

The Gospel              

Glory be to Thee, O Lord!
Praise be to Thee, O Christ!
The Nicene Creed             p. 22

The Sermon Hymn #260         O Lord Look Down

 The Unity of the Triune God

The Communion Hymn #315:8-11      I Come O Savior       

8. By faith I call Thy holy Table

The testament of Thy deep love;

For, lo, thereby I now am able

To see how love Thy heart doth move.

9. What higher gift can we inherit?

It is faith's bond and solid base;

It is the strength of heart and spirit,

The covenant of hope and grace.

10. This feast is manna, wealth abounding

Unto the poor, to weak ones power,

To angels joy, to hell confounding,

And life for us in death's dark hour.

11. Thy body, given for me, O Savior,

Thy blood which Thou for me didst shed,

These are my life and strength forever,

By them my hungry soul is fed. 

The Preface p. 24
The Sanctus p. 26
The Lord's Prayer p. 27
The Words of Institution
The Agnus Dei p. 28
The Nunc Dimittis p. 29
The Benediction p. 31
The Hymn # 361                  O Jesus, King

                    In Our Prayers 

• In treatment - Lynne Cruz and family, Sarah and Ed Buck, Pastor Jim Shrader and Chris Shrader. Alicia Meyer is getting better. 
• Pastor Jackson will be visiting the Elder Center in Springdale.
• The emails are being collected and set up for communication.

Gospel

KJV Luke 14:1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. 2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. 3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? 4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; 5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? 6 And they could not answer him again to these things. 7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; 9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. 11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Seventeenth Sunday After Trinity

Lord God, heavenly Father: We beseech Thee so to guide and direct us by Thy Holy Spirit, that we may not exalt ourselves, but humbly fear Thee, with our whole hearts hear and keep Thy word, and hallow the Lord's day, that we also may be hallowed by Thy word; help us, first, to place our hope and confidence in Thy Son, Jesus Christ, who alone is our righteousness and Redeemer, and, then, so to amend and better our lives in accordance with Thy word, that we may avoid all offenses and finally obtain eternal salvation, through Thy grace in Christ, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one true God. world without end. Amen.

Substitute Epistle, KJV Galatians 3

Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

Having time to spend outside the formal classroom is a great experience. I wanted to speak about these verses first, as an example of people missing the most important messages. People my age wondered about "from faith to faith." This is the key statement about the Faith of Jesus. 

    There have been many mistakes making Jesus out to be the great punisher. In many churches it was easy to have children and adults as objects of punishment, often extreme, or demanded harsh lessons. This not and was not the approach of Jesus as Faith. People respond to the Faith of Jesus, which is His true calling.

    We see that so easily in children. Babies turn to see where mother is, smile in that direction, because mom has because that Someone has something good and loving to make life sweet. So it is Jesus as the First Faith to give faith to the individual. He is always ready to forgive in a world which needs forgiveness. The Faith of Jesus invites and encourages.

 

Paul raced hard in writing to tell the Galatians they were completely wrong. They wanted the righteousness of forgiveness, not the false guidance of works. Notice that Paul grew up thinking only of Mosaic Law and determined to enforce it - and he did. For that reason, and the miracle of Christ appearing before a horrid hater made Paul a believer and saint through Faith.

O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

There are only two approaches, the Law itself and Faith in the Messiah. Very few follow this today because they look at objects and accomplishments and buildings and honors. Look at how they have crumbled! In fact, like the Crystal Cathedral, they have crumbled in only one lifetime and changed religions. It is the Church Growth fanatics (I studied the top CGM books at one Lutheran seminary - which crumbled too!) They knew what they were doing and how to make it happen in only a few years, and they did that to all of them - ELCA The irony is great, because the women leaders of the seminaries drove out the men - whose male leadership established the foundations of the ALC, LCA, etc.

The family is the same. When individuals go off to pursue their version of the Dream, they may have great theories for the future. However, the inability to share, help. sacrifice, and love will almost always make for a rickety vehicle. We know how bad people can be but that is not solved by vengeance, stink-eye, or threats.

5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

It is good to say that the Galatians took this to heart. They were so completely clobbered that the problem did not spread. The great thing about prayer is that we have so many chances to follow Jesus in His Faith, wherever we are, whatever time it is. Example - Praying for

1.  Spouse, children. relatives, and friends.  Pastors and teachers who believe in Jesus Christ.
2.  Faithful leaders, farmers, those with special medical issues.
3.  Politicians who need guidance and faith.
4.  And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
5. And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.

This passage from Galatians binds us from Abraham to the present. He prayed for the impossible when he and Sarah for their only son - impossible. But how did that miracle take place? Abraham trusted in God and the miracle took place. And even when it was too difficult to imagine, Abraham trusted in God when the only son was about to be sacrificed. Therefore, Faith in God is the keystone for everything in the Old and New Testaments.

Galatians 5: 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

The Center of Revelation Is Upon Us - Chapter 12

 

I am just starting the center point for the Book of Revelation. This is only a prelude for our era, and just a hint of how much is in Chapters 10, 11, and 12. Liberals mock the meaning of Revelation, so they can dart around and miss its meaning.

For those who just started Revelation, Chapter 12 is the best way to establish the center, the turning point where Rome starts to crumble with Caesars and Jesus establishes His rule on earth. He begins from His birth and ascension, His expansion of His Kingdom through His apostle Paul.

Look at where we are from Chapter 12.

• Satan has ruled most of the earth, especially through corrupting the Christian Church.
• People admire and promote the demonic, and no one seems to bother.
• Many "success" churches judge only the parallels with modern business.
• Parents ignore children and fail to guide them.
• Schools are full of prescribed drugs and the consequences.
• We wonder if we can ever turn back from the flood of evil.

More is coming on Tuesday at 9 AM (formerly at 10 AM).

Email Idea - See If It Works.

 You can send emails directly from Microsoft Edge by using the Outlook panel or the Share feature to share links via email.

Using the Outlook Panel in Edge

1. Sign in to Microsoft Edge: Open Microsoft Edge and sign in to your Microsoft account by selecting the profile icon in the upper-right corner and entering your credentials. 

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2. Access Outlook: Once signed in, locate the Outlook icon in the Edge sidebar. Click on it to open the Outlook panel, which allows you to compose and send emails without leaving the browser. 

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3. Compose an Email: In the Outlook panel, you can create a new email, manage your calendar, and check your contacts. Fill in the recipient's email address, subject, and message body, then click Send to deliver your email. 

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Using the Share Feature

1. Navigate to the Webpage: Go to the webpage or article you want to share via email.
2. Open the Share Menu: Click on the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner of Microsoft Edge, then select Share from the dropdown menu. 

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3. Select Email Option: In the Share menu, you will see options to share the link via various apps. If you have Outlook set up, you can select it to send the link directly via email. If Outlook is not listed, you can choose your default email client. 

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4. Compose and Send: The email client will open with the link included in the message body. Add any additional information you want, fill in the recipient's email address, and click Send. 

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   By using these methods, you can easily send emails and share links directly from the Microsoft Edge browser, enhancing your browsing experience.