Kicking off our Advent sermon series, we were blessed to have Rev. Dr. Tan Soo Inn, of Graceworks and a dear friend of BLC, as our guest speaker. He spoke about the birth of John the Baptist from Luke 1:5-25; 57-80 and meditated on “Disappointments with God.” The recording of his sermon is available here: Our Advent sermon series, themed …
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We are currently in the midst of our sermon series counting down towards Doom Sunday/Christ the King Sunday. This past Sunday, Pastor Daniel preached on Matthew 25:31-46, focusing on Christ’s second coming, as well as the nature of sheep and goats. You can listen to his sermon here: Adminbangsarlutheran.org
As we move towards the end of the liturgical year towards Doom/Christ The King Sunday, we will embark on a series of thematic Scripture Readings to guide our hearts and thoughts in preparation. (Doom Sunday – also known as the Feast of Christ The King – is the last day of the church liturgical year. …
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In the world of the first century, the gospel encountered many kinds of people. Many of the cities that the Gospel encountered were actually quite cosmopolitan, with different races, and different classes, of people interacting in their daily routine. There were Jews and Gentiles, rich and poor, slave and free, masters and merchants, rulers and …
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As the gospel went out into the known world, it encountered people from all kinds of religions and philosophies – particularly people from a Greco-Roman religious background. Many of the religions that the gospel encountered concerned man trying to placate the gods. The greco-roman gods were a capricious lot – given to mood swings, internal …
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This week, as part of our ongoing series on the Reformation, Leigh shared a meditation on the theme, “Sola Scriptura“, or “Scripture Alone”. Working from this week’s scripture lessons (Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31), Leigh spoke about how declaring “Scripture Alone” as foundational to our faith meant encountering Jesus through the Bible and being transformed …
Speaking from today’s readings (Esther 4:1-17; II Timothy 3:1-17; Matthew 25:14-30), Emily preached about how we have all been given talents by God; and He calls us to live our lives using those talents until He returns again one day. However, beyond the fact that we have been asked to be accountable to the talents …
John, preaching from this week’s Lectionary readings and primarily from the Gospel reading, shared with us about how there are many things that stand in the way of us following Christ. Like He did with the rich young ruler, Jesus calls us to give these things up and then – without distractions – follow Him. …
Speaking from the lectionary text today, Rev. Augustin this morning preached about how God calls us to press on towards what’s ahead in Christ. To do that, we were encouraged to: Forget the encumbrances of the past Train or press on towards the prize ahead in Christ Answer the call to seek after excellence Still, …
(Pictured with her husband Zach, Emily’s the one on the right, just in case you were wondering) This morning, we had the distinct pleasure to be blessed by Emily Shipman‘s maiden sermon at The Father’s House! She wrapped up our September Sermon Series exploring different images of church and community, as found in Scripture, with a sermon …
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