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MATINS DEVOTIONS
Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 14, 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...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 13, 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...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 12, 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...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 9, 20243 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...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 8, 20242 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,...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 7, 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...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 5, 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...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 2, 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...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Aug 1, 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...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Jul 31, 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...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Jul 26, 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,...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Jul 25, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: July 25, 2024
Mark 10:35-45 When James and John ask Jesus to sit at His right and His left in His kingdom, they’re asking for a life of glory. Not only...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Jul 22, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: July 22, 2024
John 20:1-2, 10-18 When Mary Magdalene first sees Jesus on the day of the resurrection, she doesn’t recognize Him. She imagines that this...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Jul 19, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: July 19, 2024
1 Samuel 2:18-36 In the Lord’s Prayer, we ask God, “thy will be done.” And in Martin Luther’s explanation of that particular petition, he...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Jul 18, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: July 18, 2024
Galatians 6 Pride is a crafty sin. No matter what position you take on the debate at hand, pride will always try to convince you that...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Jul 17, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: July 17, 2024
Galatians 5 In our reading from Galatians today, St. Paul is defending the Galatian Christians from the lies of a group we call the...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: July 1, 2024
Joshua 6:6-27 and Acts 10:18-33 In our reading from Joshua today, we see the Jews at war with the Gentiles. We see a war between the...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Jun 28, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: June 28, 2024
Joshua 4 When the Israelites finally cross the Jordan River and enter the Promised Land, we see a picture of the baptized life. A man...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: June 27, 2024
Joshua 2 In 2 Corinthians 5, St. Paul tells us that we walk by faith and not by sight, which is to say that faith is trusting in what you...
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Pastor Hans Fiene
Jun 26, 20242 min read
Matins Devotion: June 26, 2024
Acts 8:1-25 When it comes to money, the Bible gives us a wonderful paradox: The Gospel is worth your money because the Gospel doesn’t...
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