What must I do to be saved? I hope you’ve thought about that question. Every one of us is going to die someday. What comes next? How can we be saved?Thankfully, the Bible gives a very clear answer, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31).I hope you can listen to this short devotion about salvation as God’s gift through Jesus our Savior. Jesus loves you!

What’s the authority for Christians? Is it the Pope? Church tradition? The pastor? My own thoughts and opinions?No, it’s none of those things. We people are as weak as grass. Instead, the Bible says, “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever” (Isaiah 40:8).I hope you can listen to this short devotion about the authority that comes from the Word of God. God bless you!

INRI. Do you know what those letters stand for? “JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS” (John 19:19). Pontius Pilate intended those words to be an insult, yet that was a perfect sign to have over Jesus’ cross. The many people who passed by were confronted with this unexpected sign over a dying man: “The King.” Each of them was challenged to think, “Is it true? Is this the King?” What was the answer? Yes! “Then why is he dying?” Because he loves you that much! As the King of the universe, Jesus was free to do whatever he wanted. What did he choose to do? Die for you and me. That’s what motivates us to follow Jesus above all else. I hope you can listen to this Lenten sermon: “INRI.” Jesus loves you!

“Give us today our daily bread.” I hope you pray that every day. Jesus teaches us to! Every gift is from above. From the donut you ate this morning to the heat or air conditioning in your house to the forgiveness for your sins that Jesus won on the cross to the eternal life that is waiting for you in heaven. Every gift is from above. “Give us today our daily bread.” As God fills your body, look to him to fill your soul. He will! “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty” (John 6:35). In every test, in every trial, turn to Jesus! “Give us today our daily bread.” I hope you can listen to this sermon on Jesus’ Feeding of the 5,000. Jesus loves you!

Can a Christian be cremated? What happens to our bodies and the bodies of our loved ones after death is very important to us.Thankfully, the Bible assures us that Jesus is able to raise our bodies back to life, no matter what condition they are in. In the Bible, Job confidently confessed, “I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes—I, and not another” (Job 19:25-27). I hope you can listen to this short devotion about what happens to our bodies after death. Jesus loves you!

Is it wrong to hate? That seems like an easy one: Yes, it’s always wrong to hate! We should always love, right?Actually, the Bible gives a different answer: “I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path” (Psalm 119:104).I hope you can listen to this short video devotion about when it’s good for a Christian to hate and how Jesus’ cross illustrates this perfectly for us.

What should I think of Mary? You probably know that different Christians teach different things about Mary, the mother of Jesus. What should you and I think?We can follow Jesus’ advice. Instead of focusing on Mary, Jesus said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the Word of God and obey it” (Luke 11:28).I hope you can listen to this short video devotion about the place Mary holds in Christianity and what Christians are to really focus on.

What’s the best way to read the Bible? A church member asked me that recently. That’s a great question, because there’s nothing more important for a Christian than hearing God’s Word.The Bible promises, “Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the Word about Christ” (Romans 10:17).I hope you can listen to this short video devotion with encouragement and advice for reading God’s Word regularly. You will be blessed!

How can I be sure of my salvation? That’s a heart-felt question. There’s nothing more important than salvation. There’s nothing more terrifying than the thought of suffering in hell.Thankfully, the Bible tells us where assurance is found: In God and his grace: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8).I hope you can listen to this short video devotion about finding assurance in Jesus and not in yourself.

Martin Luther had a great way to describe our sin and God’s grace. He wrote, “When I look at myself, I don’t see how I can be saved, but when I look at Christ, I don’t see how I can be lost.” Do you understand what he was saying? When you look at us people, there is no way any of us should be saved. We are all so much more sinful than we think. But when you look at Christ and his cross, when you see Jesus’ willingness to die for the sins of the world, you realize that his salvation covers all who believe in him. “He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5). I hope you can watch this Lenten sermon about our sin and Jesus’ grace: “His Robes for Mine.” Jesus loves you!