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Joy and Sorrow
When people think of joy today, in general they think of things that will make them happy. They are having a good day, which means that...

Kent Brandenburg
Jan 23, 20212 min read
The World An Obstacle Course
The world in which we live is somewhat like an obstacle course. Satan and the world system set up the obstacles for living for the Lord....

Kent Brandenburg
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Bucket List
Perhaps you’ve heard the terminology, “bucket list.” The idea behind it is the list of things that you want to do before you kick the...

Kent Brandenburg
Jan 8, 20212 min read
Individual Growth First, Then Church Growth
In a few short days, this church will begin, Lord-willing, the first full year in its history. I marked on our calendar the date of our...

Kent Brandenburg
Jan 1, 20212 min read
Christmas: Jesus Submits to the Will of the Father
The Lord Jesus Christ had fasted forty days and forty nights, and he was tested by Satan himself to turn stones into bread. It was not...

Kent Brandenburg
Dec 25, 20201 min read
What Is At Stake?
Here’s a question: What is at stake? A version of this question is asked by David before he became king, when Goliath was blaspheming...

Kent Brandenburg
Dec 19, 20202 min read
The Submission of Jesus Christ As an Example
Matthew 3:13-17 is the section, as we have been seeing in our series through Matthew on Sunday mornings, is the “baptism of Jesus.” We...

Kent Brandenburg
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Balm Of Gilead and Another John Newton Song
Balm of Gilead was a rare perfume used medicinally, mentioned in the Bible and named for the region of Gilead, where it was produced. The...

Kent Brandenburg
Dec 4, 20202 min read
Thanksgiving for Truth
You could hopefully list many different things for which you are thankful this Thanksgiving week, but I want to give you one: the truth. ...

Kent Brandenburg
Nov 28, 20201 min read
God Requires Holy Living
The angels in God’s throne room sing or chant, “Holy, holy, holy,” to God (Isaiah 6:3, Revelation 4:8). “Holy” means “separate.” God is...

Kent Brandenburg
Nov 21, 20202 min read
Belly and Bowels
Paul says in Philippians 3:19 that enemies of Christ worship their koilia, their “belly,” their passions. In Colossians 3:12 Paul tells...

Kent Brandenburg
Nov 14, 20201 min read
Purpose of Government and Voting
Voting for a Christian in the United States relates to the biblical purpose of government. God instituted government early on the Bible...

Kent Brandenburg
Nov 7, 20201 min read
Satan Is Real and Does Oppose a Church
I think that things are going well in our new church, very good. I can also tell you that when things are going well in the church,...

Kent Brandenburg
Oct 31, 20202 min read
Moral Laws As Irrevocable
All rational people care about the laws of nature and science. They try to insulate themselves from the harm that violating those laws...

Kent Brandenburg
Oct 24, 20201 min read
Because I Said So
“Because I said so” is a time-honored answer from a parent to the question, “Why?” Against the teachings of modern parenting, that...

Kent Brandenburg
Oct 17, 20202 min read
Comparable Motivation
There are many similarities between all of us. There are significant differences, but not to the degree that there are similarities. ...

Kent Brandenburg
Oct 10, 20202 min read
Self-Evident Truths
The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, starts with these well-known words: “We hold these...

Kent Brandenburg
Oct 3, 20201 min read
Common Grace
With the fires, the virus, and the civil unrest, someone might say that things are bad right now. I would agree that things are bad, but...

Kent Brandenburg
Sep 26, 20202 min read
Two Offices, Gifts to the Church: Evangelist and Pastor
Two offices given by God as a gift to the church are the evangelist and the pastor-teacher, as written by the Apostle Paul in Ephesians...

Kent Brandenburg
Sep 19, 20202 min read
Persuasion the Bible Is the Word of God
I talked to someone yesterday that said he just couldn’t believe that the Bible is God’s Word. When Romans 10:17 says that faith comes...

Kent Brandenburg
Sep 8, 20202 min read
