“I’M GLAD YOU ASKED!” (TWENTY-Sixth IN A SERIES) Pastors Answer Frequently-Asked Questions You will not find the word sacrament in the Bible. If you were… Read More »“What is a sacrament, and how many are there?”
How is your mood on Monday? During the NFL season in the community I call home, the Monday mood of many hinges on what happened… Read More »The Monday After
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS March 2017
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006
Date Verse Reading Comments
Mar 1 TLH 166/LSB 418; Psalm 51:1-6 Upon recognizing our sin, we trust ourselves to God’s mercy and unfailing love.
Mar 2 TLH 144 Psalm 51:7-12 With sins forgiven and clinging to the joy of salvation, we ask God to help us lead a holy life.
Mar 3TLH 498Psalm 51:13-19The joy of salvation doesn’t stop with us, but we share it when we open our mouths to declare God’s praise before others.
Mar 4 TLH 411 Ephesians 1:1-8 God gave us the riches of His grace and arranged for us to be brought into His spiritual family.Read More »“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS March 2017
DEVOTION – THE LORD’S SUPPER
“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” (John 14:18)
Who is the most popular person in the dormitory at Immanuel, Eau Claire? On any given day, that would be the one who has received a care package from home. When I was in high school
there and a brown-paper-wrapped box arrived from Seattle, my fellow dorm-dwellers naturally expected me to share some of the homemade goodies inside. I was genuinely glad when the box would arrive, and generally willing to share. Nothing says “love” like cookies, dried fruit and packaged soup, along with news from home! Oh, I was aware on other days, too, that my parents cared about me and were thinking of me. But the personal touch that came with a care package was an immediate and comforting expression of that love.
Have you received that kind of comfort lately from your true home—that is, your home in heaven?Read More »A Care Package from Jesus
A HYMN OF GLORY LET US SING (SIXTEENTH IN A SERIES) I recently saw a social media post in which a Christian from a Reformed… Read More »Hymn 140 “Jesus, I Will Ponder Now”
(For context, please read Judges 10:6-16) “Then the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord.” (Judges 10:6) Again? This cycle continues… Read More »“I Will Deliver You No More!”
NOTES FROM THE FIELD In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. From time to time questions arise… Read More »The Meaning of “Doctrinal Unity” In Our Foreign Mission Work
A SLICE OF LIFE IN THE CLC Snapshots of Congregations from Around the Church of the Lutheran Confession The nearly hundred-year history of St. Paul’s… Read More »St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church White River, South Dakota
IN THE PIPELINE (Seventh IN A SERIES) This series profiles the men and women who are preparing for the public teaching and preaching ministry at… Read More »Sam Rodebaugh
ILC Newsletter Every other month we get an update on what’s been happening recently at our Immanuel Lutheran High School, College and Seminary in Eau… Read More »North Hall Upgrade
