Text: John 2:1-11 – The first miracle of Jesus takes place at a wedding in Cana, where He shows that the glory of God is manifested in Him. This first miracle of Jesus, turning water into wine, was not requested, but almost demanded of, by Jesus’ own mother. Do we ever treat God like that? […]
Text: Luke 3:15-55 – Born and raised in the Gambella province of Ethiopia, Pastor Oboya Ochalla emigrated to Canada in the early 2000s following political unrest within that region of Africa. Pastor Oboya trained for pastoral ministry here in Canada through the pastors-with-alternate-training program of Lutheran Church-Canada. He was ordained and called to serve as […]
Text: John 1:1-14 – We saw on Christmas Eve that Jesus came to be “with us” (Immanuel) and that He came “for us” to save us (“Jesus”). On Christmas Day we go back to the manger scene, where we see that the “Word of God became flesh and dwelt among us.” But where was the […]
Text: Luke 1:26-2:20, Matthew 1:18-25 – Jesus Christ is Immanuel, which means, God with us. In that, we see that He came to be “with us.” And the reason He came is to save us, which is what the name Jesus means, the Lord is my salvation, which means that Jesus came “for us.” This […]
Text: Revelation 21:1-14, 22-27 – There are many things that we have in this life that we might call “sentimental,” like a box full of old letters. Some of us hold on to those types of things more closely than others. Some of us dwell on them much more often than we ought. However, all […]
Text: Revelation 12:1-17 – At the birth of Christ was Mary, baby Jesus, and a… dragon? Well, that is how John describes the story of Jesus’ birth in the book of Revelation. The dragon waiting to devour the child. The child who would become king. The King of kings and Lord of lords. The dragon […]
Text: Revelations 10:1-11 – In Revelation, an angel tells John to eat a scroll, and as he eats it, it will be sweet in his mouth, and will make his stomach bitter. We like things that are sweet, we don’t like things that are bitter, especially when it comes to what goes in our mouth. […]
Text: Revelation 5:11-14, 7:9-17 – “… Filled with glory and grace, I want to see my Savior’s face, cause heaven is a wonderful place.” This was a song I grew up with as a kid. I don’t know how often you think about heaven, what it will look like, what we will do when we’re […]