The festival of All Saints reminds us that God's people, redeemed by the blood of Jesus, are one in heaven and on earth. Thus, we are indeed blessed.

As we celebrate the Festival of the Reformation, the eternal gospel of God's work in Jesus reshapes us privately and publically

Jesus' parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector points us to humility of faith. Like the tax collector, before God we can only say,

Jesus encourages his disciples to prayer and stewardship that looks ahead to the future

We are all Lazarus at the gate - in need of help which God alone can give. As God in Christ has reached out to us with compassion and mercy, so God now calls us to reach out to others with compassion and mercy.

Relying on our master's reputation for mercy and grace, we look ahead to riches that don't fade away.

The shepherd in search of the one missing and the woman in search of her one missing coin point us to Jesus who is on a mission to seek and to save that which is lost.

God makes the useless useful in Christ!

At a Sabbath dinner, Jesus brings healing to a man who was sick, and teaches about humility and hospitality.

Jesus forewarns hearers that the time of salvation is now. The day is coming when the opportunity to receive his gift of salvation and enter into his kingdom will end. Today is the day of salvation!