The Art of Inviting
Do I doubt that church will be a blessing in someone else’s life, as it is in mine? Perhaps I fear rejection, or being seen… Read More »The Art of Inviting
Lutheran Spokesman
June 2015 Bread of Life
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; SC = Martin Luther’s Small Catechism; [ ] = Minor Festivals or… Read More »June 2015 Bread of Life
Audio Spokesman
A new addition to the Lutheran Spokesman website is Audio versions of each article. You will find them at the end of each article starting… Read More »Audio Spokesman
May 2015 Bread of Life
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; SC = Martin Luther’s Small Catechism; [ ] = Minor Festivals or commemorations in the Christian Church Year
May 1 John 6:1-14 PS 61
[St. Philip and St. James, Apostles]
Jesus strengthens Philip’s faith in His redeeming work using five loaves, two fish, and twelve baskets in the feeding of the five thousand.
May 2 Luke 18:1-8 SC Lord’s Prayer Address
Does God forsake His children? No, He hears each and every prayer of the faithful.
May 4 1 John 4:1-11 TLH 346
The great theological test question is “What do you
think of Jesus?”Read More »May 2015 Bread of Life
ENTERING GOD’S REST
So I swore in My wrath,`They shall not enter My rest’” (Psa 95:11).
Please read Hebrews 4:1-10
It was a tragic story with which every Hebrew was familiar; how, at the brink of Canaan, the Israelites refused to go in. “Our enemies are too big,” they said, implying their God was too small. They wept, whimpered, and faithlessly wished, “If only we had died in this wilderness” (Numbers 14:2).
Furious at their constant rebellion, God granted their request. Instead of marching into Canaan, they spent forty years dying in the wilderness. Read More »ENTERING GOD’S REST
Why Can’t Non-members Serve as Sponsors at our Baby’s Baptism?
Before you ask who can serve as a sponsor for your child’s Baptism, there is another, more important question to consider: Should you have sponsors at all?… Read More »Why Can’t Non-members Serve as Sponsors at our Baby’s Baptism?
“Holding Up the Profs’ Hands”
HAPPENING AROUND THE CHURCH OF THE LUTHERAN CONFESSION The title is not a misprint; it is an adaptation from a line of a well-known mission… Read More »“Holding Up the Profs’ Hands”
Peace Lutheran Church—Mission, South Dakota
Peace Lutheran Church of Mission, South Dakota is a unique congregation in the CLC in a number of ways. Although it began as did many… Read More »Peace Lutheran Church—Mission, South Dakota
Three Steps to Building Relationships
These brief topics were written to help Christians think about the ways in which they share the Gospel with others. Cut this page out if… Read More »Three Steps to Building Relationships
Bread of Life March 2015
March 2015
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941;
WS = Worship Supplement 2000;
SC = Martin Luther’s Small Catechism;
[ ] = Minor Festivals or commemorations in the Christian Church Year
Mar 2 Romans 5:1-11 WS 723
We can rejoice even in our sufferings because God’s love for us has been made obvious in Christ Jesus.
Mar 3 Mark 8:27-38 WS 722
Jesus the Christ was specifically chosen to suffer many things, be killed, and rise again in three days.Read More »Bread of Life March 2015