More than thirty-five verses in the New Testament speak about your Christian baptism. Verses recorded in Matthew chapter 28 and Mark chapter 16 teach that Jesus started this Sacrament after His resurrection. Acts 2:38 shows…
Proclaiming the Unsearchable Riches of Christ (see 3:8) Chapter 6:1-9 Children and Parents (Please open your Bible and read Ephesians 6:1-4) “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of…
* PERSPECTIVES Much has been, and will continue to be, written about the September 11 terrorist attacks. As Christians we yearn for biblically-based perspectives about these happenings. The writers of our Spokesman devotionals will surely…
THE BILLBOARD GOSPEL I still remember from childhood the well-spaced “Burma Shave” road signs–little gems of advertising wisdom which caught our curious eyes, particularly in areas where little else did along the roadside. Recently some…
In a newspaper column a woman wrote about a Christmas gift she had received from a friend. She made light of the gift, telling of how she had played catch with it and misused it…
Life in this sinful world can get pretty rough. Almost every day there is some trouble to face. Not a month goes by without us feeling some sadness in our hearts. Christians are not immune…
During the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., there have been numerous questions asked about this great tragedy.…
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.” Psalm 95:6 Tenth in a Series– The Offertory and the Offerings The Offertory “And the peace of God which…
“Do you think that the words of Scripture mean nothing when they say that the Spirit who dwells within us jealously longs for us? But He gives us more and more grace. Therefore, He says:…
This month we celebrate the Lutheran Reformation, celebrating what the LORD God accomplished through a man named Martin Luther. At Luther’s time the Roman Catholic Church had obscured the free gospel of salvation through faith…
