Installation In accord with our usage and order, Immanuel Lutheran Seminary graduate Timothy Holland, who was called by Living Word Lutheran congregation of Hendersonville, NC and Gift of God Lutheran congregation of Fairfax, VA as pastor was installed on December 8, 1996. –Pastor Warren Fanning Correction: In President Fleischer’s article in the December 1996 issue… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 1997/02
8.7.8.7.8.8.7. My soul is cleansed in Jesus’ blood He saved me from damnation. Will you take time to hear His Word? In Him is your salvation. God sent His Son to set all free. He healed the blind that they could see, With Him to live in glory. The Father sent His Son in love… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Meet: Ted Quade Ted Quade is currently the principal and upper-grade teacher at Messiah Lutheran Church in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. Ted was called to open a school there in 1993. Just this year they were able to add another full-time teacher, Ruth Eserhut, to their staff. Ted attended the Christian day school in Markesan, Wisconsin,… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Timothy Wheaton is a third May, 1996 graduate (with John Hein and Tim Holland) from our Immanuel Seminary in Eau Claire. While awaiting a call from the Holy Spirit, Tim has served as vacancy pastor at Faith Lutheran Church, Markesan, Wis. and interim pastor at Bethel Lutheran, Morris, Minn. and Peace of Parkers Prairie, Minn.… Read More »Month Archive Read More
————————————————————————– LOCATION PASTOR IN CHARGE LAY PERSON TO CONTACT ————————————————————————– Arizona, Gold Canyon Michael Eichstadt Gerald Gehling 602-866-234 California, Stockton Michael Sprengeler 510-886-3252 Colorado, Colorado Springs Delwyn Maas Chuck Seelye 303-278-7216 or 719-685-5848 800-777-4316 (statewide, Peter Reim) Colorado, Southeast Denver Delwyn Maas Edwin Trapp 303-278-7216 or 303-805-0300 800-777-4316 (statewide, Peter Reim) North Dakota, Fargo Theodore… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Last fall your pastor and/or church office began receiving colorful flyers announcing “the newest 50-Day Spiritual Adventure (which) will help you and your congregation!” Pastors were invited to attend one of 128 nationwide Training Conferences between October 1, 1996 and January 9, 1997 to help implement the Adventure in their local church. The topic was… Read More »Month Archive Read More
* OLD TESTAMENT/NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES Our staff writers for “Lessons From The Old Testament” have led us through Genesis, the Book of Beginnings, which ends with God’s people in Egypt. A last article covered lessons from the book of Job. We come next to the last four books of Moses (Exodus to Deuteronomy) which treat… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Exodus Chapters One And Two GOD’S LITTLE FLOCK IN THE WORLD “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). The Church in the world is the “little flock.” It has always been so. In the Old Testament it… Read More »Month Archive Read More
(2 Cor. 5:17) Studies in Second Corinthians Chapter 13 The Proper Distinction Between Law And Gospel In The Pastoral Ministry A pastor is called by the Holy Spirit through a Christian congregation. He is placed in that congregation by the Lord of the Church, Jesus Christ, who gives pastors and teachers to His people as… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, ‘O my Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done'” — Matthew 26:42. The night before His death found the Lord Jesus in the Garden of Gehtsemane, fighting an intense battle with the forces of darkness.… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“They . . . wove a crown of thorns and set it on Him” — Mark 15:17 “Ouch!” The “ouch” and frostbite of winter will soon be over! But cheer up! Soon we can experience the inevitable “ouch” of being pricked by various types of thorny weeds which, every year at this time, start to… Read More »Month Archive Read More