“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) Martin Luther knew how to get right at the heart of the… THE HEART OF THE MATTER
Great Lakes Pastoral Conference October 1-3, 2024 Peace Thru Christ Lutheran Church, Middleton, Wisconsin Agenda: Old Testament Exegesis (Selected Psalm)—Pastor Michael Wilke Grounds for Divorce in 1 Corinthians 7:10-11—Pastor Mark Tiefel A Study of Church… ANNOUNCEMENTS
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I… LIVE OR DIE—IT DOESN’T MATTER
“The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the… GOD’S GIFT OF SHEPHERDS
Ever wonder why we Lutherans use the form of worship we do? In this series we examine the depth and meaning of the various elements of our Lutheran worship service. “The Lord bless thee, and… THE AARONIC BENEDICTION
For Hagar, the circumstances were desperate. She was young, alone, pregnant and penniless; a slave fleeing the harsh treatment of her mistress Sarai. Seventy miles lay behind. If her destination was home in Egypt, many… THE GOD WHO SEES ME
A sense of entitlement is a corrosive cancer which blinds the soul to the goodness of our Lord and leads to a wide range of sin. In the Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers (Mathew 21:33-46),… THE WICKED VINEDRESSERS
They came from every direction. They came across land and by air. They came from states near and far, and from across the sea. They are the 143 voting members of the 36th Church of… MAKING A JOYFUL SHOUT TO THE LORD
Let us assume that a teacher who lived a thousand years ago had written an “autograph” [that is, a document hand-written by the author himself.] He had some students who appreciated the value of their… KNOW THE SCRIPTURES
In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. There are three passages in particular in the Book of Acts that give us a glimpse into the thrust of… BOOKMARKS IN THE BOOK OF ACTS
