(#4 in Series) Patriotism vs. Evangelism It must have been there all along, only lying inactive and unused. It must have already been there in order to come alive so quickly and so forcefully. Patriotism… Our Nation in Crisis–Our God Still A Refuge
“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
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
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!
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
“And it came to pass . . . ” We were supposed to have our school photo day yesterday, but it did not come to pass; so we are rescheduling for another day; perhaps it… –From the “Chapel Talks” file of Prof. Em. Paul R. Koch–
“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
(#3 in Series) LET US PRAY! During the past week we came to the “one month” mark since the terrorists’ attack upon our country, and we saw our country begin its response to the attack.… Our Nation in Crisis; Our God Still A Refuge–
“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
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–
