Luther — Reflections & Stories — Holy Trinity Falls Church

Under Pressure!

You have heard the expression "It feels like I have the world on my shoulders." Imagine having the world and heaven on your shoulders. That is what is going on for the Matthew community. Martin Luther knew the creeds, the scriptures and the feeling of faith-based pressure. Luther felt inadequate and unable to live up to God's expectations, a feeling probably very similar to Matthew's church members. Then he came to a realization…

Pastor MikeFebruary 16, 2023pressure, stress, Matthew, Martin Luther, Luther, Law, heavenComment

Everybody Lies

We lie because we cannot often handle the truth about ourselves. What this says to me, and hopefully to you, is we need more grace than we realize. We quickly realize we do not have the capacity to follow any commandments and thus fall very short of God’s expectations.

Pastor MikeOctober 11, 2019commandments, grace, God, Lying, liars, lies, data, Luther, ForgivenessComment

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