Discipling Our Children by Abiding in the Word
My mother once said, “The best children’s ministry a church can have is a solid, pastor-led adult Bible study.” Since that conversation, I’ve contemplated her words often, reflecting on...
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Digging Deeper into Scripture: Luke 12:22–34
Anxiety can get the best of us, but even amidst our struggles, God promises to provide for all our needs. Read what Pastor Phil Rigdon has to say about the anxiety found in Luke 12:22–34.
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Song of Solomon: An Overview
The Song of Solomon celebrates love, a common theme for all people of all times. What distinguishes the Song, however, is the way it connects human love to God’s greater love in poetry...
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Digging Deeper into Scripture: Luke 10:25–37
Discover salvation and sin in the parable of the Good Samaritan with Pastor Phil Rigdon’s insight.
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Opposing Ideas in Ecclesiastes: Justice and Mercy
When the book of Ecclesiastes highlights judgment, it can arouse questions about the apparent contradiction between the grief of Ecclesiastes and statements of abundant mercy elsewhere in...
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Digging Deeper into Scripture: John 8:48–59
Explore Christ’s great confession, “Before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:58), to the Pharisees and the highlights of John’s Greek with Rev. Phil Rigdon.
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Proverbs: An Overview
The Book of Proverbs could rightly be called a collection of collections. Within this book of the Bible, many different strands of Israel’s wisdom coalesce into a book that’s core...
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Digging Deeper into Scripture: Revelation 21:1–7
Exploring the original Greek of Revelation 21, Pastor Rigdon shows us Christ’s words on the new heaven and the new earth promised to us in the last days.
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The Psalms: An Overview
The Book of Psalms contains songs and prayers for every occasion. In fact, the Psalms collectively cover so much of the faith that they were rightly called a “little Bible” by the Church...
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Repentance and Forgiveness in the Bible
The Law accuses and shows us our sin, warns us of God’s wrath, and shows we are powerless to save ourselves. Here, Pastor Rigdon shares examples of how God calls His people to...
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Digging Deeper into Scripture: Luke 24:1–12
The resurrection of our Lord, despite the initial disbelief of the disciples, was no surprise. Rather, it was a promise repeated throughout the Old Testament and Christ’s own ministry....
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A Transformative Change of Heart
Born sinners, we know we need to be redeemed, cleansed, and born again. But how? The Greek word metanoia sheds some light on the subject.
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The Book of Job: An Overview
Job is renowned as the archetypical “suffering man” of the Old Testament, and rightly so. His losses were immense. But his comfort amidst his suffering is the knowledge that God Himself...
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Digging Deeper into Scripture: Luke 4:1–13
Below, Phil Rigdon explores the temptation of Jesus as recounted in Luke 4:1–13.
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Esther: An Overview
The following is adapted from volume 1 of The Lutheran Bible Companion on the Book of Esther.
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The Good Physician Speaks True
Pastor Phil Rigdon reflects on the blessing of hearing the truth about ourselves, both from others and from God’s Word.
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