by Mathew Swora | Oct 17, 2017
I Cor. 12: 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows. 3 And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God...
by Mathew Swora | Oct 11, 2017
(On Sunday, October 8, 2017, the following sermon was preached by Wendell Amstutz) Text: Luke 11:29-32 The sign of jonah 29 As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of...
by Mathew Swora | Oct 11, 2017
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard. 3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in...
by Mathew Swora | Sep 26, 2017
(Romans 13: 1)Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what...
by Mathew Swora | Sep 20, 2017
This week’s broadcast on PBS TV stations of the documentary produced by Ken Burns and Kim Novick, The Vietnam War, reminded me of some thoughts I shared seven years ago after a visit to Washington, DC. I reprint them here: “Are you all right, Sir?” the woman...
