Dear reader: This program of Bible readings will bring you into contact with our Lord through His Word as presented by the prophets Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel; by evangelists Matthew, Luke (including Acts), and John; and by Paul’s Epistles to the Roman, Corinthian, and Philippian congregations. Other Scriptures appear in lesser amounts. Sundays are… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 2001/12
Change of Address Pastor & Mrs. Karl NeumannP. O. Box 255Kimball, MN 55353Phone (320) 398-2996 French Translator Needed Pastor Blanchard of our sister church in France will likely be completing a church history booklet in January. Is there anyone qualified and interested in doing a translation of this into English? Contact: Pastor Koenig at davekoenig@aol.com.… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Immanuel of Mankato, Minnesota sponsored the second CLC Youth Conference at the Shadowcliff Lodge in Grand Lake, Colorado from August 7-11. Forty-nine young people (representing fourteen different CLC congregations) supervised by a staff of twelve (representing seven different congregations) explored the theme: “Faithful Stewards of God’s Grace!” Ten learning sessions were held during the four-day… Read More »Month Archive Read More
(One who had been in the audience the day this chapel talk was delivered recommended it to the Spokesman. The speaker was Prof. John Pfeiffer, president of our Immanuel Lutheran College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin) Scripture Text: “And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and… 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 Eleventh in a Series– The General Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer The General Prayer The General Prayer is a further offering of the heart as the worshippers are led to thank and praise the Lord for His… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Matthew 21:33-46 The Parable of the Vineyard As His earthly ministry and mission drew to a close, Jesus continued to attempt to gather into the kingdom of God the chosen descendants of Abraham, the Jewish nation. The result–as it had been throughout Israel’s history–was a continued rejection of God’s grace by His chosen people. Jesus… Read More »Month Archive Read More
God Is With Us — Immanuel! “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us . . . “ What amazing words! Who can fathom them? . . . The eternal Word, Who was with God and was God, through Whom all the universe was made, became flesh and blood and dwelt among the people… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Teaching our Children To Appreciate Christmas When the post-Thanksgiving shopping is past, if toy sales are up over the previous year, it is good for the merchants. It also means that many children will have a good Christmas. Sad! The promotion of Christmas according to the world’s standard–the standard by which many people judge what… Read More »Month Archive Read More
We live in distressing times, times of considerable unrest in the world. Terrorists would unsettle us with threats of violence. Anthrax rumors and scares abound. Great distress has been seen in the world before. It always causes the same nervous reaction among men, even among the children of God. When some spoke to Jesus of… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“The shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.'” — Luke 2:15b Already in September I saw Christmas items on display. I knew then that the countdown of shopping days left would soon begin. If the… Read More »Month Archive Read More