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LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

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“That we might have hope” (Rom. 15:4) First Kings Chapters Twenty-one and Twenty-two Reaching For Forbidden Fruit My sainted great-grandfather wrote a book entitled “A Christian Physiology.” It has provided some good family entertainment, for… LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

A MESSAGE FAMILIAR AND PRECIOUS

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Matthew Henry, commenting on 1 Thessalonians 5:20 (“Do not despise prophecies”), makes this striking statement: “We must not despise preaching, though it be plain, and not with enticing words of men’s wisdom, and though we… A MESSAGE FAMILIAR AND PRECIOUS

HE DIED AS HE LIVED!

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Again and again Scripture urges us to “repent.” We are told: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Mt. 4:17); “Repent and let every one of you be baptized in the name of… HE DIED AS HE LIVED!

From Cradle To Cross

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One of my favorite bulletin clip-art illustrations is the black and white silhouette of a cross behind a manger or a cradle. This captures the apostle Paul’s thought that we preach nothing except Christ crucified.… From Cradle To Cross

Studies In Philippians

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“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (4:4) Chapter 1:1-18 “But the Good News is . . . ” It is perhaps the finest and most moving example that we have of… Studies In Philippians

THE WORSHIP SERVICE

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“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.” Psalm 95:6 Twelfth and last in a series– The Benediction The (Aaronic) Benediction The so-called Aaronic Benediction (literally: “to… THE WORSHIP SERVICE

FROM A PASTOR’S DESK–

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CAVING IN (PART II)? A few weeks back we wrote something in our church bulletin (cf. January, Lutheran Spokesman, p. 16) in which we took exception to what a local pastor wrote in the clergy… FROM A PASTOR’S DESK–