Baustelle Berlin Archives

In Isaiah 55, we read: 10 “As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it … Read More

Reformation is the work of God’s Word both in and through the lives of His people. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, who served a prominent role in the Reformation in the Church of England, emphasized the importance … Read More

This year marks the 500th anniversary of Luther’s Reformation in Germany, which makes this coming Reformation Day (October 31) a special one. But as many are celebrating the life of Luther and looking back on … Read More

In our sermon series from 2 Peter 1, we are considering two kinds of love: philadelphia brotherly love and agape love. The first is the natural affection toward brothers and sisters with whom we hold … Read More

Jesus said it is what comes out of a person’s heart that defiles. So what is in our hearts? Since we do not have spiritual x-ray vision, it is sometimes difficult for us to see … Read More

This past Sunday in our sermon series in 2 Peter 1, we looked at the fifth link in the golden chain of Christian graces the apostle commends to his readers. Make every effort to add … Read More

There is a surprising richness in the language of the epistles of Simon Peter—the fisherman-turned-apostle. Peter was not a man formally educated in matters of Greek syntax and grammar. He was an ordinary man—not a … Read More

It seems life is always too full and that we have so little time to interact with one another during the course of the week. Sadly, we also struggle to find and make time for … Read More

On Sunday our epistle reading was from 1 Corinthians 9. 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as … Read More

Just a preview of part of the Epistle reading for this coming Sunday, from Colossians 3, which will be the text for our last sermon in the Epiphany series, “In View of God’s Mercy.” 12 … Read More