Announcements
Eligible For Call Upon completion of the re-entry process, Pastors John Schierenbeck and John Klatt have recommended that Rev. Karl Stewart be declared eligible for return to the active clergy roster of the CLC. Upon…
Having The True Spirit Of Christmas
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David.” — Luke 1:68-69…
The Christmas Of The Christian
What can be said about Christmas that hasn’t been said already? We hear it all every year: “It’s over-commercialized!” “It’s too expensive!” And that’s true of the “Christmas” of the world. The world has, of…
Christmas thoughts from our Synod President–
A Season for Receiving Areas of South Texas have experienced serious drought this past summer and fall. With the lack of rain use restrictions have been placed on residents’ water usage because the reservoirs and…
HE COMES TO US
A wonder that will never cease To cause our hearts to stir Is when the LORD came down to us– With prophets’ words concur. We know we don’t deserve a thing From God and from…
CHRIST OUR BROTHER
Adapted from a Christmas sermonette on Hebrews 2:9-18– “Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity . . . “ Have you heard of the Moravian Church? The Moravians are…
A Chapel Talk
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (Professor Clifford Kuehne’s final chapel address at Immanuel Lutheran College,…
Parables Of The Master
Luke 17:1-10 The Unprofitable Servant Reason is totally contrary to faith. In this section Jesus reveals that man by nature cannot possibly understand or grasp the things of God. Jesus’ words make no sense in…
Historical Markings
Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going? AS WE BRING THIS FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY YEAR TO A CLOSE, AN ANNIVERSARY PRAYER– O God, our Refuge and Fortress, who in Christ has brought us into Your…
Studies In Ephesians
Proclaiming the Unsearchable Riches of Christ (See 3:8) Chapter 5:1-7 The Christian Life–A Fragrant Sacrifice What does a sacrifice smell like? We who are long separated from life in the camp of the Israelites may…