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MATINS DEVOTIONS
Matins Devotion: August 29, 2024
Romans 6:1-5 In one sense, John the Baptist dies covered in humiliation. A false king who will soon be dead makes a foolish promise that...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Sep 16, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 28, 2024
1 Kings 11:1-26 In many ways, Solomon is different from the people he rules over. Solomon was chosen by God to be king. They weren’t....

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 28, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 27, 2024
2 Corinthians 5 When we think of the concept of reconciliation, we usually think of it as two people who have sinned against each other...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 27, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 26, 2024
2 Corinthians 3 Why does St. Paul call the Law, the Ten Commandments, “the ministry of death” in our reading from 2 Corinthians this...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 26, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 23, 2024
1 Kings 5 Theologically speaking, a “type” is someone or something that foreshadows someone or something to come. It’s a partial thing,...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 23, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 22, 2024
1 Kings 2:1-27 When Adonijah asks Bathsheba to get Abishag as his wife, this is clearly another attempt to usurp the throne from Solomon....

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 22, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 21, 2024
1 Corinthians 12:14-31 “If one member suffers, all suffer together. If one member is honored, all rejoice together.” So says Paul in our...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 21, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 16, 2024
2 Samuel 6 Why does Michal, David’s wife, despise him in her heart after she sees him dancing with the people before the ark of the...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 16, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 15, 2024
Galatians 4:4-7 “When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son.” What does this mean? Well, this is fullness from God’s...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 15, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 14
2 Samuel 1 There’s something especially tragic about the death of Jonathan, the son of Saul whom David mourns so deeply at the end of our...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 14, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 13, 2024
1 Corinthians 7:1-24 How do you know what God wants you to do with your life? If you’re struggling to know what your purpose is, what...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 13, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 12, 2024
1 Samuel 28:3-25 When Saul demands the witch of En-dor conjure up the spirit of Samuel, what is it that happens next? Does she actually...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 12, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 9, 2024
1 Corinthians 3 I grew up in a pretty Christian town in the 90s, which means I grew up in a town where the Christian adults were fighting...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 9, 20243 min read
Matins Devotion: August 8, 2024
1 Samuel 24 There is something very Christlike in David’s actions in our reading from 1 Samuel this morning. David is hiding in a cave,...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 8, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 7, 2024
1 Corinthians 1:1-25 “I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 7, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 5, 2024
Acts 28:1-15 The riddle of the serpent is one that has flummoxed many people throughout the centuries. Why do so many cultures have a...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 5, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 2, 2024
1 Samuel 17:20-47 A syllogism is a kind of logical brain exercise that was popularized by Aristotle, and it’s a pretty straightforward...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 2, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: August 1, 2024
Acts 26:1-23 When St. Paul gives an account of his conversion to King Agrippa, he frames it in a rather interesting way. Paul is speaking...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 1, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: July 31, 2024
1 Samuel 16 In November of 361 AD, Julian began to rule as emperor of Rome. Despite being the nephew of Constantine the Great, Julian...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Jul 31, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: July 26, 2024
1 Samuel 10 The Old Testament is ultimately the story of Israel waiting for the arrival of the Messiah, the Savior who will destroy sin,...

Pastor Hans Fiene
Jul 26, 20242 min read
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