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God Dwells with Us
In John’s prologue, especially the end of it, we learn that in Christ there is an advancement in God’s relationship with his people. In...
Christopher Diebold
Dec 20, 20223 min read
The Fourth Week of Advent (2022): Dec 18-24
This series of Advent readings was prepared by Rev. Donny Friederichsen and originally appeared as reflections in 2018. They are being...
Christopher Diebold
Dec 13, 20223 min read
The Third Week of Advent (2022): Dec 11-Dec 17
This series of Advent readings was prepared by Rev. Donny Friederichsen and originally appeared as reflections in 2018. They are being...
Christopher Diebold
Dec 6, 20223 min read
The Second Week of Advent (2022): Dec 4-Dec 10
This series of Advent readings was prepared by Rev. Donny Friederichsen and originally appeared as reflections in 2018. They are being...
Christopher Diebold
Nov 29, 20223 min read
The First Week of Advent (2022): Nov 27 - Dec 3
This series of Advent readings was prepared by Rev. Donny Friederichsen and originally appeared as reflections in 2018. They are being...
Christopher Diebold
Nov 22, 20223 min read
Looking Ahead
Because this is the final sermon of the 1 and 2 Thessalonians series, I thought it would be good to look ahead at what’s coming. The next...
Christopher Diebold
Nov 15, 20223 min read
No Work, No Food
Anyone who has been raised, unbeknownst to them, steeped in the culture of the protestant work ethic has heard a paraphrase of the...
Jared Smith
Nov 10, 20223 min read
The Armor of God
While the bulk of Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians is concerned with the Day of the Lord, in the third chapter he turns to some...
Christopher Diebold
Nov 3, 20223 min read
Reflecting on the Goal of Election
As Paul offers God’s decree of election as the firm foundation upon which his readers stand to find comfort and be established in every...
Christopher Diebold
Oct 26, 20223 min read
Two Functions of Knowledge in Our Lives
As Paul turns in 2 Thessalonians 2 to a relatively lengthy teaching section on the topic of the Day of the Lord and the Man of...
Christopher Diebold
Oct 20, 20223 min read
Talking About Judgment
In 2 Thessalonians, after Paul gives thanks to God for the church’s growing faith and love, especially because it has come in the face of...
Christopher Diebold
Oct 12, 20224 min read
Repetition and the Christian Life
The New Testament contains 13 letters written by Paul, but we know that Paul wrote more than 13 letters to the many churches and...
Christopher Diebold
Oct 3, 20223 min read
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