Dedication Invitation Pastor James Sandeen writes: St. Paul Ev. Lutheran congregation of Lakewood (Denver), Colo. invites our sister congregations of the CLC to rejoice with us at the dedication of our new church on Sunday, February 18, in a 3:00 p.m. dedicatory service. The new church is located at 2470 Wadsworth Blvd. in Lakewood. A… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 2001/02
(Updated, February 2001) This is a list of “start-up” congregations who are being served by an off-site pastor. Some meet in homes, others in rented facilities. Also included is our CLC exploratory mission in Detroit, Mich. Visitors are warmly welcomed. Those who are considering a move or are just traveling through the area are encouraged… Read More »Month Archive Read More
The comments below were first given by a pastor to his congregation in the Sunday worship service bulletin. * AN AXHEAD FLOATS (AND MORE) A few weeks ago reference was made in the sermon to the miracle of an axhead floating. The next week one of the confirmation class children asked pastor where that was… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Luke 18:1-8 KEEP ON PRAYING We’ve all seen this familiar parable ‘scenario’ played out in our own lives. As children we at times played the role of the persistent widow in relentlessly pestering until we got what we wanted; as parents we may have assumed the judge’s role in ultimately being worn down by the… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) First Kings, Chapters Five through Eight The Building of the Temple and Solomon’s Later Years It might come as quite a surprise to read what is written in 1 Kings 11:4: “When Solomon was old . . . his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God,… Read More »Month Archive Read More
FACING HOMOSEXUALITY (Part 2 of 4) In the first installment of this series we considered the Christian’s overall response to the world of sin in which he lives. The Christian’s approach toward someone caught in any sin will be one of deep concern. In part two we take a closer look at the sin of… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.” Psalm 95:6 Second in a Series– Introduction (continued) Worship in Old and New Testament God has emphasized our need for worship. We recognize that, as time went on in the Old Testament, the Lord outlined a definite plan of… Read More »Month Archive Read More
THE BEST WAY TO DIE Take a look at the cross. It was the best way for Jesus to die. The method was gruesome, horrible, painful, criminal, torturous, full of anguish. You could easily make a list of over thirty extreme ways that history has shown by which people were executed. Crucifixion ranks up there… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life–the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and… Read More »Month Archive Read More
It was during the last Winter Olympics that some of us learned how a game-ending tie is broken in hockey. Unlike other sports where the outcome is settled in extra innings or in sudden death overtime, hockey breaks a tie by means of a shootout. In Olympic hockey, at least, the five best offensive players… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Galatians 6:14) ” ” The history of Israel that is recorded in the Old Testament is unlike the history of any other nation in that it does not glorify the nation. Rather it shows Israel as a nation favored and… Read More »Month Archive Read More