In this sermon, Rev. David Buchs proclaims the surprising truth that baptism does not remove Christians from struggle—it joins them to Christ in it. Just as Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted, so those baptized into His name face real temptations, real tests, and real spiritual opposition—but never without Christ’s victory and God’s promise of deliverance.

Preached on the occasion of Sunday Worship, this message explores how God uses testing not to destroy faith, but to mature it, and how the Word of God is our true defense against the devil’s lies.

First Sunday in Lent – Grace Lutheran Church, Little Rock, Arkansas

Key themes include:

• Baptism as union with Christ in life, death, and temptation

• The difference between God’s testing and the devil’s tempting

• Temptation as a fork in the road between truth and lies

• Christ as the One who bears what we cannot handle

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#Baptism

#Temptation

#JesusChrist

#ChristianTeaching

#FaithInTrials

#WordAndSacrament

#ChristianPodcast

#BiblicalPreaching

In this Bible study, Rev. David Buchs leads us through Psalm 107 and key moments from 1 Samuel, tracing the rise and fall of King Saul and the quiet faith of David as he waits on the Lord’s promises. Through rash oaths, patient restraint, and the wisdom of Abigail, we see how God restrains His people from “working salvation with their own hands” and instead draws them back through His Word.

Sunday Bible Study – Grace Lutheran Church, Little Rock, Arkansas

(February 22, 2026)

Taught by Rev. David Buchs | Grace Lutheran Church, Little Rock

Key themes explored:

• God’s mercy in restraint: being kept from bloodguilt and self-salvation

• The contrast between Saul’s pride and David’s repentant faith

• “Now and not yet”: living by promise rather than possession

• The Word of God as correction, comfort, and rescue

#BibleStudy #ChristianPodcast #ScriptureStudy #Faith #OldTestament

#KingDavid #1Samuel #Psalm107 #WaitingOnTheLord

#GraceLutheranLittleRock #LittleRockChurch #ArkansasFaith #LutheranBibleStudy

When Jonah preached judgment to Nineveh, the people did something astonishing: they believed God. In this Ash Wednesday sermon, Rev. David Buchs reflects on repentance that takes God at His Word, faces sin honestly, and clings to divine mercy rather than excuses or self-righteousness. Lent is revealed not as spiritual self-improvement, but as a season of learning once again what it means to be repentant sinners who trust a gracious Savior .

Ash Wednesday – February 18, 2026

Grace Lutheran Church | Little Rock, Arkansas

Key themes include:

• The repentance of Nineveh and believing God’s Word

• The biblical meaning of forty days as testing and trust

• Why Lent teaches us to hunger for righteousness

• God’s mercy toward sinners who repent, not those who justify themselves

#AshWednesday

#Lent

#Repentance

#GodsMercy

#BiblicalPreaching

#ChristianSermon

#JesusChrist

#Faith

#LutheranSermon

#GraceLutheranLittleRock

#LittleRockChurch

#ArkansasFaith

#LCMS

#ScriptureTeaching

Our expectations often shape what we see—and what we fail to see. In this sermon, Rev. David Buchs explores how the disciples’ fixed expectations left them blind to Jesus’ mission, while blind Bartimaeus saw clearly enough to cry out for mercy. True faith begins not with certainty, but with honesty about our weakness and a bold trust in Christ’s compassion.

Sunday Worship – February 15, 2026 (Quinquagesima)

Grace Lutheran Church | Little Rock, Arkansas

Key themes in this sermon include:

• How false expectations can blind us to God’s work

• Bartimaeus as a model of faith that asks for mercy

• Why Jesus invites us to name our weakness aloud

• Love, blindness, and mercy in light of 1 Corinthians 13

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#GraceLutheranLittleRock #LittleRockChurch #ArkansasFaith

#LawAndGospel #SundaySermon #ChristianTeaching

In this Bible study, Rev. David Buchs leads us through Psalm 75, the meaning of fasting and ashes, and the rise and fall of King Saul—showing how Scripture exposes false repentance and calls us into genuine humility before God. From the cup of wrath Christ drinks for us, to the freedom Christians have in fasting and ceremony.

Sunday Bible Study – February 15, 2026

Grace Lutheran Church | Little Rock, Arkansas

Key themes explored:

• Christ drinking the cup of God’s wrath on our behalf (Psalm 75; Gethsemane)

• Christian freedom versus legalism in fasting and Ash Wednesday

• True repentance vs. self-justification in the life of King Saul

• Why partial obedience is not obedience—and why grace is our only hope

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#ChristianPodcast

#ScriptureStudy

#LutheranTheology

#RepentanceAndFaith

#AshWednesday

#LentReflection

#GraceLutheranLittleRock

#LittleRockChurch

#ArkansasFaith

#LCMS

#ChristCentered

In this sermon for Sexagesima, Rev. David Buchs reflects on Jesus’ parable of the sower and teaches us what God’s Word is for: to prepare us to stand firm against the devil who accuses, the world that threatens, and our own flesh that entices. Christ trains us to listen intentionally—so that His Word takes deep root, exposes our sin without fear, and comforts us with forgiveness, courage, and hope.

Sunday Worship – February 8, 2026

Grace Lutheran Church | Little Rock, Arkansas

Sexagesima Sunday

Key themes from this sermon include:

• Why Jesus wants us to listen actively—not passively—to God’s Word

• How Scripture prepares us for accusation, persecution, and temptation

• The difference between the devil exposing sin to destroy, and Christ exposing sin to forgive

• The promise that God’s Word never returns empty, but bears fruit in faithful hearts

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#Sexagesima #ParableOfTheSower #WordOfGod #ChristianPodcast

#BiblicalTeaching #JesusChrist #Faith #LawAndGospel

#ChristianPreaching #HearingTheWord #LutheranChurch

In this Bible study, Rev. David Buchs leads us through Psalm 40 and into the opening chapters of 1 Samuel, showing how honest confession gives way to joyful proclamation. We see that the Christian witness does not begin with tactics or pressure, but with knowing what God has done for us—and letting that good news overflow naturally to others.

This study also traces the sobering collapse of Eli’s house and the rise of Samuel, teaching us why sin cannot be managed or reformed, but must be put to death so that God may build something new. The result is both a warning and a comfort: despair closes the door to mercy, but repentance never comes too late.

Sunday Bible Study, February 8, 2026

– Grace Lutheran Church, Little Rock, Arkansas

Taught by Rev. David Buchs

Key themes include:

• Confessing sin honestly as the doorway to forgiveness

• Why sharing the Gospel flows from gratitude, not obligation

• Faithful leadership, repentance, and the danger of despair

• God tearing down corrupt “houses” to build something new in Christ

#BibleStudy #ChristianPodcast #ScriptureStudy #Psalm40 #1Samuel

#LawAndGospel #RepentanceAndFaith #LutheranTeaching

#GraceLutheranChurch #GraceLutheranLittleRock #LittleRockChurch

#ArkansasFaith #MidweekBibleStudy #DavidBuchs

Before we can “count it all joy,” we must first learn to count it all mercy. In this sermon, Rev. David Buchs reflects on Jesus’ parable of the workers in the vineyard, the grumbling of Israel in the wilderness, and St. Paul’s warning to disciplined faith—showing how joy is lost when God’s gifts are mistaken for wages rather than mercy

Preached as the Church approaches Lent, this message calls Christians to honest self-examination, repentance, and renewed trust in God’s generosity—even when His ways unsettle our expectations.

Sunday Worship – February 1, 2026 (Septuagesima)

Grace Lutheran Church | Little Rock, Arkansas

Key themes include:

Why joy begins with recognizing everything as mercy

The danger of self-righteousness and spiritual entitlement

God’s loving discipline in suffering, scarcity, and correction

Preparing heart and body for Lent through repentance and trust

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#GraceLutheranLittleRock #LittleRockChurch #ArkansasFaith

#SundaySermon #LawAndGospel #LentPreparation #ChristianPodcast

#FaithAndMercy #BiblicalTeaching #LCMS #WordAndSacrament

What does it mean to call suffering “joy”? In this sermon, Rev. David Buchs explores the Christian paradox that joy is not the absence of the cross, but faith that clings to Christ through it. Drawing on Scripture—from James and Peter to the Transfiguration—this message invites listeners to see suffering not as God’s punishment, but as a share in Christ’s own path to glory

Sunday, January 25 – Transfiguration – Grace Lutheran Church, Little Rock, Arkansas

Preached by Rev. David Buchs

Key themes include:

• The difference between worldly joy and Christ’s joy

• Why Scripture teaches us to count suffering as joy, even when it doesn’t feel like it

• The necessity of the cross in Christian discipleship

• How Christ’s suffering reframes our own trials and hope

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#GraceLutheranLittleRock

#LittleRockChurch

#ArkansasFaith

#ChristianPodcast

#SundaySermon

#JesusChrist

#FaithAndSuffering

#CrossAndGlory

#BiblicalTeaching

#LawAndGospel

#LCMS

#HopeInChrist

In this Bible study, Rev. David Buchs leads us into the opening chapters of 1 Samuel, where God works quietly but decisively through Hannah’s prayer, Samuel’s consecration, and the failure of Israel’s priests. The story of Samuel teaches us how God raises up faithful servants—not through power or privilege, but through trust in His Word and promises.

Sunday Bible Study – January 18, 2026

Grace Lutheran Church | Little Rock, Arkansas

Key themes include:

• Hannah’s prayer and vow: faith that entrusts everything to the Lord

• Samuel as a lifelong Nazirite, set apart for holy service

• The contrast between Samuel’s faithfulness and Eli’s corrupt sons

• God’s work of renewal in a time of spiritual decline

#BibleStudy #ChristianPodcast #ScriptureStudy #Faith

#OldTestament #1Samuel #Hannah #Samuel #BiblicalTheology

#Lutheran #LutheranBibleStudy

#GraceLutheranLittleRock #LittleRockChurch #ArkansasFaith

#MidweekBibleStudy #ChristCenteredTeaching