Reformation Sunday, October 27, 2013!

This Sunday, October 27, 2013 is Reformation Sunday!
On this day we commemorate one of the most important days in church history. On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses (or statements of faith) on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, sparking the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation has had a tremendous impact on our beliefs and convictions today. Our belief that the Bible alone is our sole authority, that salvation is by faith alone by grace alone, that our worship should be governed by Scripture and not by tradition, that God alone should be glorified for He alone is worthy of worship, these are just a few of the important beliefs that men and woman fought for and died for during the Protestant Reformation.

Of the major leaders of the Protestant Reformation (e.g., Luther, Calvin, and Knox), Huldrych Zwingli may be the least famous, yet Zwingli played a very influential role in the beginning of the Reformation in Zurich, Switzerland. A courageous reformer, he confronted falsehood and superstition and challenged people to give their total allegiance to God by forsaking worthless idols and being undivided in their loyalty to God.

This Sunday I will provide a brief sketch of Zwingli's life and contribution to the Protestant Reformation, and I will share some thoughts from 2 Timothy 2:1-4, On Being Bold Soldiers for the Lord.


2 Timothy 2:1-4, New King James Version (NKJV)

1 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.


For His Glory!
Pastor Joe