Through the Tombs of the Kings: Manasseh - Buried in His Own House
By Steve Kruschel
03/31/25
13mins

Through the Tombs of the Kings: Manasseh - Buried in His Own House

In response to the Lord's undeserved love, Manasseh looked to him as the true God.
The Mountain of Two Meals
Ryan Mathias
Ryan Mathias
03/28/25

The Mountain of Two Meals

God’s people get the warm feast of victory, while God’s meal is prepared cold.
The Proclamation of Paint
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
03/27/25

The Proclamation of Paint

How intentional will we be about utilizing gospel spaces that already inescapably communicate?

All Articles

John Bombaro
John Bombaro
11/12/22

Epistles: Colossians 1:13-20 (The Last Sunday in the Church Year: Series C)

The epistle text from Colossians 1 declares how the great drama of redemption and human history ends.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
11/05/22

Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 3: (1-5) 6-13 (Pentecost 23: Series C)

The Gospel outpaces all would-be and eventually fleeting identity-makers and brings in the truth of a renewed-in-Christ humanity.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/30/22

Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8, 13-17 (Pentecost 22: Series C)

Whatever else may be said about the Last Day it consists of these two inseparable things: Christ’s coming and His kingdom people being gathered to Him.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/23/22

Epistle: Romans 3:19-28 (Reformation Sunday: Series C)

The phrase “works of the law” has an antithesis when it comes to righteousness—faith. What keeping the Law could not do, the gift of faith does.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/17/22

The Freakonomics of Jesus

Righteousness before God is possessed only by grace and that through the currency of faith.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/16/22

Jesus’ Amnesty Program

Jesus speaks His Word, and a new world order emerges, with the possibility of uniting disparate parties in the true faith.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/09/22

Epistle: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 (Pentecost 19: Series C)

The Word and the Spirit go together. The Spirit, the breath of God, illumines and makes alive through the Word of God; both written and external, that is, preached and sacramented.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/03/22

Stoicism Is Good, But It Isn't the Gospel

Stoicism’s opening premise fails to understand that, from its conception, the heart is a thorny bramble.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/02/22

Epistles: 2 Timothy 2:1-13 (Pentecost 18: Series C)

Paul is talking about military-level allegiance here, the strongest kind of allegiance sworn to a king.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/01/22

Forging a Sacramental Culture

By making a big deal of every baptism, of every confirmation, of every rite of matrimony, the Church takes a stand against the intrusion of consumerism, secularism, identity politics, subversive subcultures, gender dysphoria, and the like.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/25/22

Epistle: 2 Timothy 1:1-14 (Pentecost 17: Series C)

This ministry of the Gospel, this standing in the stead and by the command of our Lord Jesus Christ, is demanding business and is entirely unsuitable for the weak-willed or those who compromise with the zeitgeist of the day.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/18/22

When All Else Fails, Preach A Hymn (But Not Any Hymn)

Hymns were a means by which people were brought into direct contact with the Gospel that brought justifying faith. Set to music, they could readily memorize it, take it home with them, and rehearse its messages around the hearth and at work.
1517 is a Christian non-profit (501(c)3) multi-media organization. Our mission is to declare and defend the Good News that we are forgiven and free on account of the death and resurrection of Jesus alone.
1517.org
Search
Academy
Donate

1517 grants permission for our free online resources to be printed, photocopied, and otherwise used freely for private and church use. We require that authorship and source (1517.org) are referenced and maintained. These resources may not be sold or included in any publications for sale.