Lutheran Church Sola Scriptura and Fraternal

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Daily Reflections with Bishop Vushebwashe Mhaka *11/09/26 Friday John 8:36* : _So if the Son sets you free, you will be ...
11/09/2026

Daily Reflections with Bishop Vushebwashe Mhaka
*11/09/26 Friday John 8:36* : _So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed._ *Context Verses: John 8:31–36.* Free Indeed Through Christ. Jesus spoke these words to people who believed that their ancestry and religious identity guaranteed their freedom. Yet Jesus explained that everyone who continually practises sin becomes a slave to sin.
Sin promises freedom but eventually becomes a master. Anger can control our reactions. Greed can govern our decisions. Fear can prevent obedience. Addiction can enslave the body, while bitterness imprisons the heart. We may appear free before people while remaining bound within.
Jesus does more than improve our behaviour; he breaks sin’s authority. Through his death and resurrection, he forgives our guilt, restores our relationship with God and gives us power to begin a new life. This is freedom indeed.
Christian freedom does not mean living without responsibility. It means being released from sin so that we can love God, serve our neighbours and practise what is right. We are not freed to become selfish; we are freed to become like Christ.
However, Jesus connects freedom with remaining in his Word. Freedom must be nourished through Scripture, prayer, worship, repentance and obedience. When we abandon God’s truth, old chains can begin forming again.
Whatever holds you today, bring it honestly to Christ. The Son who opened prison doors yesterday still sets captives free today. The world may loosen a chain, but Jesus breaks it. When the Son sets you free, you are not partly free; you are free indeed.

The Daily Reflections follow scriptures as guided by the Lectionary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe. They are not a substitute for exhaustive family Bible Study and Reflections but recommended as another angle of looking at the same scriptures to be read ex post. Please like or follow our page Lutheran Church Sola Scriptura and Fraternal or invite your friends to do so.

Daily Reflections with Bishop Vushebwashe Mhaka *10/09/26 Thursday Romans 6:18* _You have been set free from sin and hav...
10/09/2026

Daily Reflections with Bishop Vushebwashe Mhaka

*10/09/26 Thursday Romans 6:18* _You have been set free from sin and have become slaves of righteousness._ *Context Verses: Romans 6:15-23.* Freed from Sin to Serve Righteousness. Paul rejects the idea that grace permits believers to continue sinning. Through Baptism, Christians are united with Christ in His death and resurrection. Sin must no longer reign over them because they now live under God’s grace.
Everybody serves something. Before Christ, sin exercised mastery over us and led towards death. Through Christ, we have been released from that cruel master and placed under the life-giving rule of righteousness.
Christian freedom is not the absence of a master; it is belonging to the right Master. We are no longer compelled to obey sinful desires. We can now offer our minds, bodies, words, relationships and resources to God as instruments of righteousness.
Sin promises freedom but eventually enslaves. It begins as a choice, becomes a habit and may finally develop into bo***ge. Christ reverses that process. He forgives us, breaks sin’s claim upon us and gives us the power to develop new patterns of obedience.
Christ did not merely open the prison door; He gave us a new life, a new Master and a new direction. Freed from sin, let us become fruitful in righteousness.

The Daily Reflections follow scriptures as guided by the Lectionary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe. They are not a substitute for exhaustive family Bible Study and Reflections but recommended as another angle of looking at the same scriptures to be read ex post.
Please like or follow our page Lutheran Church Sola Scriptura and Fraternal or invite your friends to do so.

14th Sunday after Trinity at Lutheran Church Sola Scriptura and Fraternal with Charles TMJ DubeDo you subscribe to the w...
09/09/2026

14th Sunday after Trinity at Lutheran Church Sola Scriptura and Fraternal with Charles TMJ Dube
Do you subscribe to the whole idea of creation? Is there an intelligence that governs nature and the universe? From science and geography, we understand how rainfall is formed. Does it just happen because that is how it happens or there is a force or being that made it to happen the way it does? Was it the big bang that ignited the move from chaos into creation of the world and the earth and the universe or God using the Word to create? Today’s texts should give you an opportunity to reflect and make up your mind. Today’s texts assume that there is a God behind all this.
Sermon Title: Living not as unwise, but wise, sing psalms of praises to the Lord
Corollary: Lead a Spirit filled life for that is God’s will for your life and not the materialistic fixations which lead to dissipation and debauchery.
Epistle: Ephesians 5.15-20
15Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18Do not get drunk on w**e, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Gospel: Matthew 6.19-21
Treasures in Heaven
19“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Sermon Text: Psalms 147.7-9
7Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
8He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.
9He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.

Last Sunday we were reminded of how God first loved us and that He was Love. Because He is Mr Love himself and we are created in His image, He also expects us to demonstrate the same attribute. Accordingly, He has given us commandments all of which are love anchored. We are expected to reciprocate and love Him too more than we would love anything else. This constitutes the first three of His 10 commandments to us. We are also expected to love our neighbour as we love ourselves, which makes up the rest of the remaining 7 commandments. .

In today’s sermon text, instead of just loving Him, we are being urged to sing psalms of praises to Him. We are being urged to praise Him because of His Lordship and love for nature, as the creator and power behind nature, the universe and its laws. Just think of the laws of physics, biology and chemistry. God is behind all those. The manipulation of light and sound, the internet, radio and television. All the recent inventions you could think of. They all come from harnessing laws and principles created by God. Yes, there is nothing new in all the advances in science for it is all but discoveries of what has already been there. There is nothing new under the sun. Even the harp musical instrument the psalmist refers to, it works using God’s sound principles of physics. Think of the food chain. Those are all marvels of God’s creation and physical and natural principles. The rain and the seasons, vegetation and all. Just imagine an earth manually or even mechanically run by man to rotate on its axis and revolve around the sun. There would have been many mishaps and so for nature and the earth and all that is on it, we sing praises to the Lord.

Because we believe in creation and honour the God behind it, we have reason to sing praises to Him. Yes, we appreciate even for the wildlife and vegetation as hinted by the psalmist.

The Epistle message advises that we must give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Guess everything incudes the good and the bad for even in the bad affecting his loved ones there will also be lessons learnt and propulsion to their destined purpose and end. We get warned here to have a relook at how we conduct ourselves so that we do not live as unwise but wise. Accordingly, life should be interpreted as an opportunity or priviledge to live wisely and, in this way we get warned that the days are evil. What if then if the days are evil? We could get entrapped or harmed. God has created each of us for a purpose. Have you understood yours and what are you doing about it? If you know your life purpose, then you should be able to understand or seek to understand God’s will out of every situation. Avoid leading a life of dissipation and bohemian libertinage. Also, because God loves you, He also expects you to not just love him but also others. Thus, we are not just expected to sing psalms for the Lord per sermon text, but speak to one another with psalms, hymns and songs from the Spirit for God is love.

In all this, the Gospel text tries to warn us life is not confined to what we see and the time span of our sojourn here on earth. When the reading advises us not to store for ourselves treasures on earth, it is not recommending for a spendthrift lifestyle and that we not save for the morrow. All Jesus is teaching here is that when push comes to shove, forego materialism. Given a choice between eternal life and material gain, choose eternal life. The world is evil and will often push you into a corner to only survive through ways that are evil. That will be your test and or trial. Live like he who is wise and not unwise. Those who are gifted with long life will live to just over a hundred and 100 years is just but a dot in the face of eternity. Where is your heart fixated? Unto eternity or the here and now?

I hope if my sermon has confused you, it has confused you at a higher level such that whatever way, you will end up better off spiritually.
In conclusion:
Live not as unwise, but wise, sing psalms of praises to the Lord
Lead a Spirit filled life for that is God’s will for your life and not the materialistic fixations which lead to dissipation and debauchery

Sermon texts have been taken from the lectionary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe. Please like our page Lutheran Church Sola Scriptura and Fraternal or invite your friends to do so

Daily Reflections with Bishop Vushebwashe Mhaka *09/09/26 Wednesday 2 Corinthians 3:17.* _Where the Spirit of the Lord i...
08/09/2026

Daily Reflections with Bishop Vushebwashe Mhaka

*09/09/26 Wednesday 2 Corinthians 3:17.* _Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom._ *Context Verse: 2 Corinthians 3:17.* Freedom in the Presence of the Spirit. Paul contrasts the old covenant, represented by Moses and the veil, with the new covenant revealed through Christ. When anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Through the Holy Spirit, believers behold Christ’s glory and are transformed into His likeness.
Where the Holy Spirit is at work, bo***ge begins to lose its power. The Spirit removes the veil, opens our understanding and turns our hearts towards Christ.
This freedom is more than emotional excitement. It is freedom to approach God without fear, understand His truth, reflect His glory and become more like Christ. The Spirit frees us from spiritual blindness, condemnation and the burden of trying to transform ourselves.
True spiritual freedom enables us to worship sincerely, confess honestly, forgive generously and serve courageously. We do not have to hide behind a veil or pretend to be what we are not. We may come openly before the Lord and allow Him to change us. Where the Spirit rules, the veil falls, the chains break and the believer begins to reflect the glory of Christ.
The Daily Reflections follow scriptures as guided by the Lectionary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe. They are not a substitute for exhaustive family Bible Study and Reflections but recommended as another angle of looking at the same scriptures to be read ex post. Please like or follow our page Lutheran Church Sola Scriptura and Fraternal or invite your friends to do so.

Daily Reflections with Bishop Vushebwashe Mhaka *08/09/26 Tuesday Galatians 5:1.* _It is for freedom that Christ has set...
08/09/2026

Daily Reflections with Bishop Vushebwashe Mhaka

*08/09/26 Tuesday Galatians 5:1.* _It is for freedom that Christ has set us free._ *Context Verses: Galatians 5:1.* Stand Firm in Your Freedom. Some people were persuading the Galatian Christians that faith in Christ was insufficient for their acceptance before God. Paul defended the Gospel of justification by faith and warned them not to return to a yoke of slavery. People are in different enslavements. Full life comes when we are completely free. Christ did not set us free temporarily. He secured a freedom in which we are called to stand.
We cannot earn God’s acceptance through religious performance. Good works follow salvation, but they do not purchase it. We obey God because we have been accepted through Christ, not to persuade Him to accept us.
Yet freedom must be guarded. Old habits, fear, condemnation and dependence upon human approval constantly attempt to place us under another yoke. Paul’s instruction is direct: “Stand firm.” Do not surrender the liberty Christ purchased for you.
When guilt reminds you of your past, stand in God’s grace. When people tell you that Christ is not enough, stand in the Gospel. When temptation invites you back into bo***ge, stand in the power of the Spirit. Christ broke the chains; do not carry them again. Stand firm, walk by the Spirit and live as one whom grace has made free.

The Daily Reflections follow scriptures as guided by the Lectionary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe. They are not a substitute for exhaustive family Bible Study and Reflections but recommended as another angle of looking at the same scriptures to be read ex post. Please like or follow our page Lutheran Church Sola Scriptura and Fraternal or invite your friends to do so.

07/09/2026

Hatfield Vashandiri choir sing the piece they competed in with 9 other choirs in Masvingo. At the competition in which they turned up the best last they did not have somebody singing bass for instance as not all who had practiced made it to Masvingo Vashandiri Revival Conference

07/09/2026

Eyestone is not just a new congregation. They also have new tunes for some of the songs in our hymn book. Here Mrs Hove and her children go for hymn 150.

07/09/2026

Mrs Hove and family of Eyestone congregation doing what they always enjoy doing in the church

Singing psalms to the Lord even in a wooden structure at Eyestone ELCZ. This will be part of the historical archives. Th...
07/09/2026

Singing psalms to the Lord even in a wooden structure at Eyestone ELCZ. This will be part of the historical archives. The members are not just busy constructing their meeting place but also busy building their own dwelling places. You can't distract them from worshipping their creator
Eyestone is a new settlement.

Rev Tariro Zhou speaks to the Eyestone Congregation after service yesterday after service yesterday. The Eyestone Congr...
07/09/2026

Rev Tariro Zhou speaks to the Eyestone Congregation after service yesterday after service yesterday. The Eyestone Congregation is the birth child of the Hatfield Parish which itself is still an infant. They meet in a makeshift wooden structure at another member's stand strategically located at a corner where it could easily do for a permanent home. It was windy and chilly but their focus on what they were gathered for could not be distracted. After all the sermon text for the day was on singing gratitude to the Lord taken from Psalms 147. They have every reason to sing praises even for the initiative they have taken to be able to meet. The Hatfield Parish is as yet to build its own chapel but that won't stop them from singing Ngarifambe Vhangeri...
Watch out Epworth, we are coming...
Their numbers are still growing having started by meeting in Dean Janasi's garage which they have now outgrown. 100 is not a bad number for a congregation just setting foot. We could be wrong but by His grace we see a 200 member congregation in two years.

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