EXPLORATORY SERVICES Again this month you will find a table of “Exploratory Services” which first ran in the February issue. Information such as this is helpful only if it is current, which is why the… EDITOR’S SMORGASBORD

Part III. Doubting The Means Of Grace The Reformed and their semi-Lutheran followers (who make so much about small groups and discipleship) need outward proof of the faith. The Bible recognizes only two groups, according… PIETISM AND PROMISE KEEPERS (A Four-part Series)

captive, and gave gifts to men” (Ephesians 4:8). Our Friend In High Places In an election year such as this the subject of campaign financing can make a cynic out of anyone. In an effort… “When he ascended on high, He led captivity

“You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts… THE HOLY SPIRIT AT THE HELM

2 Cor. 5:17 Studies in Second Corinthians Chapter 9 THIS GRACE OF GIVING: II Most of us have heard some fairly ridiculous but amusing — by accident or design — sermon themes. There is the… “New Creatures In Christ”

How the Formula Of Concord Was Forged (Ten Parts) Part Six Osiander’s Attack On Justification The Reformation began with Luther’s clear teaching about justification by faith, apart from works. Luther ignited a continuing firestorm of… After The Death of Luther —

“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Genesis Chapter Forty-One JOSEPH IS REMEMBERED How many times in your life have you said, “I forgot”? Forgetfulness is a frustrating human frailty. We forget birthdays, anniversaries, appointments,… LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

King Jeroboam said it this way: “Lay hold on him” (1 Kgs. 13). A man of God had interrupted a worship service in Bethel at the very moment the king “stood by the altar to… ARREST THAT MAN!

Part II. Methods of Pietism We must observe and avoid the Promise Keepers (Romans 16:17) because their doctrine and methods are derived from the errors of Pietism. They clearly do not trust in the efficacy… PIETISM AND PROMISE KEEPERS (a four-part series)

In this world of acronyms (letters) we often hear of many of them and many times struggle trying to remember what they really stand for. In our government one that we are more familiar with… M D F — Mission Development Fund