First Lutheran Church Hot Springs AR

Time to face our fears. Think about the things that make you tremble or worry. Crime? Health? Natural Disaster? Financial Loss? Jesus is the answer for these fears.

God wants all of us to be saved and to come to a knowledge of truth. This is his will for you in Christ Jesus.

Jesus gives us all an invitation. He says, "Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. When we journey with Jesus in this way, we will find rest and experience joy.

It's time to be filled with His Spirit so we can live empowered, equipped, and engaged in the mission!

It's time for us to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to all creation.

We need to live protected and to stay covered and safe in Christ. 

When it comes to faith, hope, and love, the greatest of these is love. This is the key to Christian life. This is also what Jesus wanted his disciples to know before sending them out to be his witnesses. This is also what he wants us to know.

We need to stay connected to Jesus so we live each day where we're abiding on the vine.

Listen and follow so you can hear God's voice and you can have an intimate relationship with Him.

We need to be set free from all the junk that's holding us back. We need Jesus to come and reassure us of his presence, to release his peace upon us so we can move forward without fear. Once our fear issue is resolved, then we can move forward in the mission and be prepared for witnessing.

Things are going to happen that can cause us to feel stuck with where we are in life. Jesus can set us free to move forward in life with all that He has for us as His people. The answer is faith.

Everything about life in this world is all about Jesus and our faith and life in Him!

We are called to engage and take action. We cannot merely just listen to God's word, we must do what it says and be transformed by the renewing of our mind.

There is a battle that takes place in our heart and soul when we seek to do the right thing God's way. It is a battle that we fight when we are tempted by Satan.

In the Bible, everything bad is associated with darkness. In the dark is where evil lurks, sin is found, lies are told, and the enemy is at work to steal, skill, and destroy life. The Good News is that Jesus came to fight this battle for us. Jesus is the light of the world.

Religion is based on people's efforts to reach God through their own effort, while a relationship with God is based on trusting in Jesus and living to please Him. It is important for Christians to identify the difference.

Why am I here? What is my purpose in life? These are questions related to our purpose. As Christians we actually have all kinds of Bible passages that help us answer these questions.

Jesus came to engage in battle against the enemy for us! He sets the example by fighting several battles and overcoming and winning these battles. As we see him overcoming these battles, we are empowered to do the same.

When Jesus shows up the glory falls. He displays his majesty and beauty of his nature that inspires awe and wonder. You come into or encounter his presence. 

People are still getting delivered today! When Jesus shows up, people are healed. When people get healed, other people want to know Jesus too!

When Jesus shows up, demons flee! When we have arrogance, idolatry, prideful, or jealous, these demons open doors to get inside to se up strongholds from which to work their destruction. Only Jesus can destroy the works of the devil and free us from our strongholds.

When Jesus shows up he binds the brokenhearted and delivers us from darkness. His love restores dignity to those that need it most. 

When Jesus shows up he is going to do a new thing. He came and offered living water for us to drink, baptizing  with the Holy Spirit and giving us a new covenant, new heart, and spirit which makes us into a new creation.

This is a season of revelation, where God's shines His spotlight on his Son and says "look at this"! This is what you get when my Son shows up! Everything will become new! What God promised would happen does. He asks us to forget the past because he has something better-Jesus!

Today we celebrate the official naming of Jesus. We tend to officially name our baby at the hospital but, back in Jesus' day, official naming  of a baby boy happened on the 8th day when the child was circumcised. Names are important and carry significance in our identity.  What is even more important is that we have been given the name of Jesus that identifies us as belonging to him, now and...