Pastor First Lutheran

September 2026 / Bible Study of the Month based on 2 Thessalonians It’s easy to use the word “grace” without thinking through where grace comes from or how it applies to us. The fullness of God’s grace is the death and resurrection of Jesus, who is God in the flesh for you. To see God’s grace, look to Jesus. In a world where the church is rejected and God’s grace in Christ is ignored, Jesus is still present with His grace. That’s Paul’s point in 2 Thessalonians, where he helps us move our...

Two bachelors were talking over dinner. The conversation drifted from sports to politics, and then to cooking. “I got a cookbook but I couldn’t do anything with it,” said the first bachelor. “Too much fancy stuff in it, huh?” Asked his friend. “You said it,” the first replied, nodding, “Every one of those recipes began the same way: ‘Take a clean plate…’” A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly something fell out of the Bible....

Let’s see if you know your animals… in Scripture. Jesus said: “I am the door of the _____ .” See John 10:7 God delivered, rescued and saved Daniel from the power of the _____ . See. Daniel 6:27 John the Baptist was clothed in ______ hair. See Mark 1:6 He was longing to be fed with the pods that the ____ ate....