What is the greatest gift anyone has ever given you? What is the kindest and most generous thing anyone has ever done on your behalf? The Lord Jesus sanctified himself for the sake of his people, that they also might be sanctified by the truth. Here the Lord Jesus sets himself apart personally, demonstrating his absolute devotion and entire consecration to the work to which his Father had called him. He does it particularly, acting on behalf of his people, representing and serving them in his commitment to bringing them to glory. He does it purposefully, desiring that the gospel truth of his accomplished work might be employed to convert his people to him and conform his people to him, that they might be holy and without blame before him in love. What love he has shown! What a motive for holiness! What a terror to turn away from Christ!
30 Aug 2026
Homeward Bound: Chosen, Scattered, Tested
Yet Peter's first epistle begins this way: He tells his readers, scattered throughout the Roman world, all about themselves. Why? Clearly the apostle is burdened that his readers never forget who they are, whose they are, and where they're headed. If you forget who you are and whose you are and where you're headed... well, you're not going to think rightly, nor live rightly, in a world that seems increasingly strange to you. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope...," 1 Peter 1:3 (LSB). Peter writes to remind homeward-bound Christians of the living hope that is theirs—and ours—as those who are chosen, scattered and tested. This Lord's Day we'll begin our look at 1 Peter and its rich instruction for us as Christian pilgrims on our way home. Join us as we consider, "Homeward Bound: Chosen, Scattered, Tested." Prepare for Sunday: Read 1 Peter in its entirety. What major themes dominate this letter? In the opening verses, what descriptions of Peter's readers apply to believers today? How do these descriptions impart hope to you? Where do you most need this hope in your daily life? Be specific. Note: This Sunday is also a Communion Sunday. Let's prepare our hearts now for this important time of remembrance and consecration
30 Aug 2026
#29: Why is He Called Christ? (Q&A #31, Part 1)
Question 31 asks why Jesus is called "Christ," or "Anointed." The name Christ is the Greek equivalent of Messiah, meaning "Anointed One." Jesus is the promised Messiah who fulfills the Old Testament prophecies. His name, Jesus Christ, points to both His person and His work: the Lord who saves is the Anointed One. Confessing that Jesus is the Christ is therefore a confession of faith that He is the promised Messiah, the Son of God, and the source of life. In the Old Testament, anointing with oil signifies divine selection, consecration, and empowerment for a particular office. Prophets, priests, and kings are anointed, and these offices point forward to Christ. Unlike the Old Testament offices, Christ holds all three simultaneously as the one Mediator. He is ordained by the Father from eternity and is anointed with the Holy Spirit at His baptism. As our Chief Prophet and Teacher, Christ perfectly reveals God and His will concerning our redemption. The prophets speak God's Word by rebuking, warning, calling people to repentance, and teaching. Christ perfectly fulfills the promised Prophet because He is Himself the revelation of God. Through His Word and Spirit, He continues to teach His church and enables us to know God and ourselves. Because Christ is our Chief Prophet, we are called to hold firmly to His instruction, contend for the faith, and love Him as our Teacher.
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