Serving the Servants’ Servant
LAST OF FIVE PARTS OF A SERIES ON THE SECOND ARTICLE “This is most certainly true!” THE APOSTLES’ CREED I believe in God the Father… Read More »Serving the Servants’ Servant
Teacher David Bernthal
Happy Pentecost Harvest!
(Please read Acts chapter 2)
Pentecost – This word is derived from the Greek word Pentecoste, fiftieth, because the feast of Pentecost was celebrated the fiftieth day after the sixteenth of Nisan, which was the second day of the feast of the passover. The Hebrews call it the Feast of Weeks, Exodus 34:22, because it was kept seven weeks after the passover. It was the Jewish harvest-home. (From Cruden’s Complete Concordance)
God’s timing can make an interesting case study. We know from the Holy Scriptures that Christ was sent into Read More »Happy Pentecost Harvest!
Redeemable, But With No Cash Value
PART THREE OF A SERIES ON THE SECOND ARTICLE “This is most certainly true!” THE APOSTLES’ CREED I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker… Read More »Redeemable, But With No Cash Value
Jesus is True God
PART ONE OF A SERIES ON THE SECOND ARTICLE
“This is most certainly true!”
THE APOSTLES’ CREED
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. (TLH, p. 12)
A forward-thinking person has the unique ability to head off a problem before it occurs. By thinking outside the box and casting a discerning eye to the future, such a person is able to take steps to ward off disaster.
The Five SECOND ARTICLE Installments:
1) Jesus is true God
2) Jesus is true Man
3) Jesus has redeemed me
4) Jesus has made me His own
5) Jesus calls me to serve Him
Our sovereign God had forethought unimaginably greater than any human has ever achieved. Not only did He know the Read More »Jesus is True God
“This is most certainly true!”
PART Five OF A SERIES The Five Installments: 1) God is my Father Almighty; 2) God is Maker of Heaven and Earth; 3) God is… Read More »“This is most certainly true!”
God is my Protector
PART FOUR OF THE SERIES “This is most certainly true!” The Five Installments: 1) God is my Father Almighty; 2) God is Maker of Heaven… Read More »God is my Protector
Thank You, Father, for Mother
“Respect Your Mother” is a very nice sentiment—until it appears on a bumper sticker next to a graphic of planet Earth! (I don’t mean to suggest… Read More »Thank You, Father, for Mother
“This is most certainly true!”
CATECHISM SERIES: Studies in The Apostles’ Creed Part Two of a Series 2) God is Maker of Heaven and Earth Several years ago I watched… Read More »“This is most certainly true!”
Smudged Face = Clean Heart?
“Tradition…tradition!” Some of you may be humming or singing the catchy tune from Fiddler on the Roof by now. As good Lutherans, we know… Read More »Smudged Face = Clean Heart?
Let there be…
Is the pen mightier than the sword?
Throughout world history the written word has proved to be powerful. In Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments, Yul Brynner as Pharaoh had an oft-repeated line—“So let it be written; so let it be done.” When Pharaoh’s words were written down, they became law.
The spoken words of men have great power. Over the years we have witnessed people spurred into action by motivational words spoken by the likes of a Martin Luther King, Jr. We have also seen masses whipped into evil frenzies by the likes of an Adolf Hitler.
Even though man’s written and spoken words do have undeniable power, yet compared to God’s written and spoken Word—well…there is no comparison.Read More »Let there be…