Monday, March 8, I Samuel 7 Vv. 4, 6, 10 — Baal was a male fertility God and Ashtoreth was a female one. The worship of Baal involved prostitution and sometimes even child sacrifice. Read Jer. 19:5. That Israel truly repented is evident as God helped them overcome the Philistines. Vv. 16-17 — Today we might compare Samuel to a …
March 7th & March 8 – The Third Sunday in Lent
Here is the link to our streaming Worship Services: https://www.youtube.com/user/PastorTesch Worship Bulletin: 2021-03-07 Third Sunday in Lent Announcements: 2021-03-07 Announcements – Third Sunday of Lent
March 5, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your Daily Devotion There is a struggle of cosmic proportions going on in Lent, in the Word, and in us. God’s law has the enormous power to kill, to condemn, and to curse. There is no cure for its curses. Mankind has no power to no escape from its condemnation. Worse, our …
March 4, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your Daily Devotion People in Jesus’ day forgot what the temple was. It was God’s house. It was a place to be in God’s presence, to pray, and to sacrifice. Remember that, as a boy, Jesus had gone to the temple courts to be about his Father’s business? It had changed. It …
March 3, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your Daily Devotion These are the commandments of the Lord our God. These are not suggestions or opinions. These are commands; there is judgment in store for anyone who breaks them. Fear of punishment can be a powerful motivator to obey. Think of how freely people break the speed limit. …
March 2, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion [Jesus] spoke plainly about [his suffering], and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. Mark 8:32,33 Unanswered Prayers Have you ever wanted something so badly—prayed for something passionately—only to discover later in life how thankful you ought …
March 1, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Daily Devotion [Jesus] then began to teach [his disciples] that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. Mark 8:31 Bucket List Do you have a …
February 28, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion Jacob had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. There above it stood the LORD, and he said, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and …
February 27, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time and said, “I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in …
Bible Reading & Commentary for the Week March 1 – March 6, 2021
I SAMUEL — With Samuel we end the period of judges and enter Israel’s rule by kings. As we study the books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles, you’ll see these authoritative offices in action, that of prophet, priest, and king. While these powerful offices in Israel were carried out imperfectly, Jesus carried them out for us in our lives perfectly. …