Articles written by Pastor Jay Reinke


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  • Words: Holy Things and Deception

    Pastor Jay Reinke|Mar 13, 2013

    Words. They’re a God thing. And they’re a human thing. Think about it. How did God create the world? By the power of His word. He spoke, “Let there be,” and there was. And what is the one biological creature He created that has the ability to speak words? Only human beings. Words are God’s domain, and because He created us to bear His image, He has made words our domain. He has given us the capacity to speak. Words. Enter Satan. Jesus describes Satan as “the father of lies.” And what does a liar do? He uses words to do something God cannot do...

  • God, Led By The Word, Confessing Christ To The World

    Pastor Jay Reinke|Dec 5, 2012

    One of my “claims to fame” in life is that I once saw Mother Teresa in person. I had recently graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, and read on a church bulletin board that Mother Teresa was to be the featured speaker that very afternoon at a pro-life convention being held in downtown St. Louis. I jumped in my car and drove to the convention site. I arrived late, so I didn’t hear Mother Teresa’s entire speech. However, when I saw and heard her, I was startled by two things. First, Mother Teresa was an extremely small woman. She was ve...