This Coming Sunday, July 31st: How the Lord Feeds You!

Dear Christian Friends, because our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ has had and continues to have compassion on you and me, He has made lasting provision to feed us in all that we need to sustain not only this body and life, but for all we need to continue to live in Him, remain in the forgiveness of sins, and to constantly be assured that in Him we have eternal life. In this Sunday’s Gospel of the miraculous feeding of the 5000 men (in addition to the women and children), Jesus demonstrates that His compassion on us translates into action. He does not merely sympathize or empathize with you, He extends His heart and in turn extends His life. He gave up His life on Calvary’s cross so that His precious blood would cover your sin. He extends the victory of His glorious resurrection to all who believe and even now He acts — in compassion — for us poor sinners. Even now He feeds us and He extends His very body and blood, His precious Word, and His Holy Spirit. Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Are you poor in spirit (realizing your own spiritual poverty and great need for God)? Then rejoice dear one! Jesus has compassion on you, and He acts in order to save. This Sunday we are going to focus on how Jesus provides for us and how He feeds us. The feeding of the 5000 is a glimpse into His generous service which springs from His loving compassion. On the website: we are getting into building it up and adding to it. Please notice that we are now sharing an older interview I did on Issues, Etc. on the person and work of Jesus Christ based on a Bible Study I wrote for CPH entitled “God the Son” which is still available from CPH.org. It is an hour-long interview that covers many of the most important aspects for knowing WHO Jesus is and WHAT Jesus did, is doing, and will do to save us! In addition, we are now offering some important links. For example, Project Wittenberg offers some fantastic Lutheran resources and original works; there is also our new and improved synodical website, Issues.Etc. which offers a tremendous variety of teachers faithful to the Word of Christ, and the link to equip.org which is the Christian Research Institute and while this last one is not an LCMS resource, it contains some invaluable resources that I think might come in handy especially in respect to Christian apologetics. Please enjoy the sight and help us to spread the word about Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church of Irvine! Soli Deo Gloria! Dr. Espinosa

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