Growing In Jesus

The Party of the Gospel

May 22, 2012 by pastorbaumann 0 Comments

Not often will the words “party” and “Gospel” be used in the same sentence, yet they should be naturally together. Both are positive terms. “Party” reminds us of the good times we have had and the fantastic gatherings we have with friends and family. “Gospel” points our hearts at the good news of Jesus the [...]

Have Godly Goals

May 9, 2012 by pastorbaumann 0 Comments

God has very high goals for people’s love, character, and spiritual maturity. That is why in a number of places in the Bible God’s people are encouraged to be godly. Scripture does not encourage us to be little gods for there is only one God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God’s people are encouraged [...]

Powerful Trust

April 25, 2012 by pastorbaumann 0 Comments

Christians can have a powerful trust in God- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Yet do we live and trust as if God is big or as if God is small or at the most average? Consider your heart in this. Our LORD is powerful. He created the world. There may be other so-called gods or [...]

Do Angels Molt?

December 23, 2011 by pastorbaumann 0 Comments

The angels may have lost some feathers because of the excitement of that first Christmas. At Christmas we have a good chance of seeing real excitement. An excellent example was shown on “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” A little boy was so excited for his birthday that he was physically shaking. His arms were shaking. His [...]

Dry Bones’ Valley of Hopelessness

December 6, 2011 by pastorbaumann 0 Comments

Israel was spiritually living in the country of hopelessness. That sounds too similar to people in our day – different points of hopelessness, but still hopelessness. The people of Israel had been deported. The city walls of Jerusalem had been destroyed. The temple had been razed. The feeling of the majority was that God had [...]

The Heart Filled with Passion

October 20, 2011 by pastorbaumann 0 Comments

Martin Luther, the founder of the Lutheran church, was a man of passion. He started out as a man filled with religious passion and completed his life as a man filled with passion for Christ. While none of us are Luther, there is a fire of passion for Jesus in your heart. That fire was [...]

Passion – Dying or Comatose

September 12, 2011 by pastorbaumann 0 Comments

Is the passion for our spouse, especially when younger, a product of the animal nature to procreate or is it part of our need for intimacy with someone special? Passion is energetic love that shows itself in excitement ABOUT our spouse, excitement FOR our spouse, excitement IN our spouse, and a willingness to be intimate [...]