Ever wonder why we Lutherans use the form of worship we do? In this series we examine the depth and meaning of the various elements of our Lutheran worship service. “Where two or three are… SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: PAX DOMINI
“Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the… THE CHRISTIAN’S CALL TO ARMS
Ever wonder why we Lutherans use the form of worship we do? In this series we examine the depth and meaning of the various elements of our Lutheran worship service. Martin Luther did not ordinarily… SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: THE WORDS OF INSTITUTION
“There is also an antitype which now saves us—Baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has… WATER THAT SAVES
“Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.” (Psalm 42:5) News can come… PUT YOUR HOPE IN GOD
(Please read Luke 14:15-23) Jesus, for whom a day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years, a day, has little tolerance for smug religious claptrap (think of His “whitewashed sepulchers” speech against the… THE GREAT SUPPER
The Christian is called to be a soldier of Jesus Christ here on the earth. As soldiers are mustered out of the army one by one and sent home when their tour of duty is… IN THE BLESSEDNESS OF A CHRISTIAN DEATH
Ever wonder why we Lutherans use the form of worship we do? In this series we examine the depth and meaning of the various elements of our Lutheran worship service. In our communion liturgies, the… SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: THE LORD’S PRAYER
“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which he… REASON FOR HOPE
“[Elijah] came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die.” (1 Kings 19:4) Have you ever felt like giving up; like saying, “That’s it. I’m done. I’ve had enough”?… BENEATH THE JUNIPER TREE
