Romans 1:16

Posted on March 14, 2012 by theoldadam

  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> “For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, it is the power of God unto salvation…” >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> March 14, 2012    (from Pastor Mark’s blog http://www.lightofthemaster.com/apps/blog ) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  I don’t remember his first name anymore but his last name was Carlson or Larson or Hansen or Johnson or something like that.  OK, I don’t remember [...]

Filed under: Daily Devotion, Pastor Mark Anderson, The Gospel | 3 Comments »

How the Law Trumps the Gospel

Posted on March 12, 2011 by theoldadam

Filed under: The Gospel, The Law | 11 Comments »

What if this were the last day of your life?

Posted on March 11, 2011 by theoldadam

  What would you do?    Jesus gives us the new commandment.     There is law here (on steroids). There is gospel here.     It kills, and it raises (by the grace of God).   Fasten your seatbelts.           click here >    The-last-day-of-your-life I know, this is a Maundy Thursday sermon. But I like it [...]

Filed under: Pastor Mark Anderson, Sermon, The Gospel, The Law | 2 Comments »

Giving recipes to the hungry?

Posted on January 20, 2010 by theoldadam

  Well, isn’t that what is happening in so many churches? You’ve got someone who is starving to death (spiritually) and you lay out for them your favorite recipe on just how they can get what they need? Then you add another ingredient to the recipe each week, so there’s no way this much needed, [...]

Filed under: Freedom, Jesus only, The Gospel | 13 Comments »

“For You”

Posted on November 5, 2009 by theoldadam

This is key.                        The gospel is not ‘because of you’, or ‘if you’, or ‘why don’t you?’, or ‘will you?’ The gospel is… FOR YOU! It is a free gift of God’s grace and mercy. It is His desire to give to you that which you need… authentic life, the forgiveness of your sins, [...]

Filed under: The Gospel | 11 Comments »

Do you look good on wood?

Posted on October 3, 2009 by theoldadam

Each and every person on this planet faces their own cross. We will either go to it in this life, or the next. When I see a cross, that is the first thing I am reminded of…that I will not escape it. The world will have it’s way with me unto the grave. But that grave will [...]

Filed under: Baptism, Death, Freedom, The Gospel | 6 Comments »

Off to be killed…

Posted on August 16, 2009 by theoldadam

…and then raised again. Not going to receive any special instructions. Not going to find out any secrets for spiritual living. Not going to get prodded with the stick of how I should be feeding the poor and helping the sick, and visiting the lonely…(all of which I should be doing). I am going to [...]

Filed under: Baptism, Dying to Self, Holy Communion, Repentance, The Gospel, The Law, The Sovereignty of God, The Word, Why go to church? | 3 Comments »

‘Yeah but’, Luther… just hold on a minute!

Posted on March 16, 2009 by theoldadam

Luther said to Erasmus in his response, Bondage of the Will, concerning the fear of some form of societal and individual moral reform, “Who, you say, will take pains to correct his life?  I answer:  No man will and no man can, for God cares nothing for your correctors without the Spirit, since they are [...]

Filed under: Glory vs. the Cross, Luther, The Gospel | 86 Comments »

Maybe it’s something in the water…?

Posted on December 19, 2008 by theoldadam

I don’t know what it is, but whatever it is it must be acting up again. The ‘doers’ are out… again(as if they’ve ever left…ha!)… coming on strong. “Well, it says right here in 2nd Macedonians 12, that Jesus tells us that we are to keep His commandments if we really love Him.” OK……….then maybe [...]

Filed under: Doing, The Gospel, The Law | 38 Comments »

No Next Level Attained

Posted on October 20, 2008 by theoldadam

Well, yesterday has come and gone. My wife and I went to worship the Lord Jesus and receive from Him (as my Pastor likes to say) “what the world could never buy…forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation.” We sang hymns, we confessed our sins, we received absolution, partook of the Lord’s Supper,  confessed our faith publicly [...]

Filed under: Sacraments, The Gospel, Worship | 16 Comments »

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