Your Enemy May Be Closer than You Think
(Please read Judges 9 for the setting, people, and events to which this devotion refers.) Sunday school students are fascinated by the characters in the… Read More »Your Enemy May Be Closer than You Think
Lutheran Spokesman
St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Lemmon, South Dakota
Started as a mission in the early days of the Synodical Conference, St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1909. In March of 1908,… Read More »St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Lemmon, South Dakota
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS NOvember 2016
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; [ ] = Biblical Events Noted
Date Verse Reading Comments [Festivals of the Church Year]
Nov 1 TLH 190 Isaiah 35:1-10 Jesus brings redemption, peace, and joy to His people. Sorrow and sighing flee away!
Nov 2 TLH 503 Isaiah 37:14-20 Hezekiah prays that the name of the Lord would be held high and known among the nations.
Nov 3 WS 749 Micah 4:1-5 Christ’s kingdom would be established in the hearts of many, and they would walk in His ways and approach Him in worship.
Nov 4 WS 750 John 3:1-21 Jesus taught Nicodemus that His kingdom is a matter of the Spirit’s work in the heart, of faith in God’s Son.Read More »“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS NOvember 2016
Hymn 463 “For All the Saints, Who from Their Labors Rest”
If William Walsham How, the author of this hymn, saw it in The Lutheran Hymnal, I think he might not entirely approve. The words in our hymnal are his, but the order is not; and three of the original stanzas have been left out.
In this long hymn, How develops the theme of the Church Militant1 looking to the Church Triumphant2 as an example and encouragement to us in our daily battles, finally culminating in the glorious return of Christ on Judgment Day. That’s a multi-part theme, which How developed in a logical and chronologically progressive manner. Unfortunately, that careful development has been somewhat weakened in our version due to the omission of three verses and a change in the placement of one verse.Read More »Hymn 463 “For All the Saints, Who from Their Labors Rest”
The Real Thing
“Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better… Read More »The Real Thing
“Are We So Different from Other ‘Conservative’ Lutheran Churches?”
Pastors Answer Frequently-Asked Questions No. Yes. “Conservative” means different things to different people. For some, a conservative church is one that uses a traditional liturgy… Read More »“Are We So Different from Other ‘Conservative’ Lutheran Churches?”
Carl Monrad “C. M.” Gullerud (1908-1995)
As we approach the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we take a brief look at the lives of influential and important Lutheran leaders and theologians.… Read More »Carl Monrad “C. M.” Gullerud (1908-1995)
Good News Transportation!
In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. When Jesus said; “Go into all the world and preach… Read More »Good News Transportation!
St. John’s Lutheran Church Okabena, Minnesota
Snapshots of Congregations from Around the Church of the Lutheran Confession St. John’s Lutheran Church was founded in May of 1895 by German immigrant farmers… Read More »St. John’s Lutheran Church Okabena, Minnesota
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS October 2016
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; [ ] = Biblical Events Noted
Date Verse Reading Comments [Festivals of the Church Year]
Oct 1 TLH 267 Psalm 46 With God as our fortress, we find safety amid any turmoil.
Oct 3 TLH 340 Psalm 92 We “bookend” our days with the Lord’s love and faithfulness (v. 2).
Oct 4 TLH 570 Psalm 136 A refrain for the ages.
Oct 5 TLH 339 2 Chronicles 9:13-23 Solomon’s riches and wisdom were as great as we can imagine. But think now—one even greater than Solomon is here (Luke 11:31).
Oct 6 TLH 658 1 Timothy 6:3-16 Even as Christ fought the good fight of faith before Pontius Pilate, we as Jesus’ children flee the world’s evil and pursue eternal life.Read More »“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS October 2016