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“…A Savior, who is Christ the Lord”

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Post Date: December, 2014
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AnointedOneReading through the four Gospels—particularly during the days leading up to the birth of Jesus—one Read More

A Christmas Hymn Is Born

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Adapted from the November/December 1949 Immanuel Lutheran, by Pastor G. W. Fischer; submitted to the Lutheran Spokesman by current Immanuel pastor, Wayne Eichstadt

It is the day before Christmas, 1534. 

The scene is the ancient Augustinian monastery in Wittenberg. The monastery had only recently become a Lutheran Read More

ADVENT AGAIN

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Post Date: December, 2014
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Advent is a season of preparation for Christians. Consisting ofthe first four Sundays of the new church year, it is the season during which we prepare to celebrate the birthday of the incarnate Christ. Each year we observe this season by preparing ourselves with prayer and contemplation of the historical fact as well as the significance of the Read More

Celebrating the Jesus Antipoverty Program

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Post Date: December, 2014
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Basic RGB“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became Read More

GOD’S OBSCURE SAINTS

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Post Date: December, 2014
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(Last of Nine in a Series)
As this edifying series of chapel talks concludes, we once again heartily thank Prof. emeritus Paul R. Koch for sharing them with us from his archives while he served on the faculty at Immanuel Lutheran College, Eau Claire, Wis. The Spirit of God bless these messages! – Ed.
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Jesus, Our Brother— Made Perfect Through Sufferings

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Post Date: December, 2014
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“For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying: ‘I will declare Read More

Loving Communication Wondrously Restored

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Post Date: December, 2014
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No cell phone bars! There we were on the road somewhere in Missouri, completely out of touch with everyone! It doesn’t happen very often, does it? We expect to be able to reach out to almost anyone at any time via voice, text message, or e-mail. We count on these means to stay in touch with children, parents, and other Read More

No Small Role

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Post Date: December, 2014
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Joseph, Jesus’ step-father, is mentioned only within the context of Matthew’s and Luke’s “Christmas story” accounts. After Luke’s account of the twelve-year old Jesus in the temple (Luke ch. 2), we hear no more of Joseph in the record of Scripture. This minimal information about Joseph from Bethlehem has not prevented any number of Read More

THANK YOU!

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Post Date: December, 2014
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Dear brethren: With Jacob at the brook Jabbok I say: “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac…I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I have become two companies” (Genesis 32:9-10). Having Read More

The Continuing Work of the Holy Spirit

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Post Date: December, 2014
Post Categories: Apostles’ Creed,Series
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The THIRD ARTICLE installments:  1) The Holy Spirit has called me by the gospel 2) The Holy Spirit enlightens, sanctifies, and keeps me 3) The Holy Spirit calls the whole Christian Church on Earth 4) The Holy Spirit daily forgives sins 5) The Holy Spirit gives me eternal life
While we would Read More