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Year/Month: 2015/04

Resurrection Power

Written by John Klatt | April, 2015
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“. . . that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death”  (Philippians 3:10). Before his conversion, Paul was a man who knew power. He knew the power of a sharp mind and a good education, of high social standing, of friends and… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Audio Spokesman

Written by Lutheran Spokesman | April, 2015
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A new addition to the Lutheran Spokesman website is Audio versions of each article. You will find them at the end of each article starting in this issue. Read More

May 2015 Bread of Life

Written by Lutheran Spokesman | April, 2015
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TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941;   WS  = Worship Supplement 2000;   SC  = Martin Luther’s Small Catechism; [  ] = Minor Festivals or commemorations in the Christian Church Year May 1 John 6:1-14 PS 61 [St. Philip and St. James, Apostles]  Jesus strengthens Philip’s faith in His redeeming work using five loaves, two fish,… Read More »Month Archive Read More

To Rise from Sin

Written by Theodore Barthels | April, 2015
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“. . . just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4).  EASTER is indeed a joyful time of the year as we celebrate the anniversary of our Savior’s resurrection. He who died for us rose again and lives… Read More »Month Archive Read More

“I AM the Good Shepherd”

Written by Joseph Lau | April, 2015
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Twenty-three times in the Gospel of John we find “I AM” statements (in Greek, ego eimi). To seven of those are attached metaphors, including the passage in which our Lord states, “I AM the Good Shepherd” (John 10:11,14). Why did Jesus choose this word picture to describe Himself? The land of Israel had a mostly… Read More »Month Archive Read More

ENTERING GOD’S REST

Written by Mark Weis | April, 2015
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So I swore in My wrath,`They shall not enter My rest’” (Psa 95:11). Please read Hebrews 4:1-10 It was a tragic story with which every Hebrew was familiar; how, at the brink of Canaan, the Israelites refused to go in. “Our enemies are too big,” they said, implying their God was too small. They wept,… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Why Can’t Non-members Serve as Sponsors at our Baby’s Baptism?

Written by James Albrecht | April, 2015
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Before you ask who can serve as a sponsor for your child’s Baptism, there is another, more important question to consider: Should you have sponsors at all? The use of sponsors, or “Godparents,” is a church custom that is neither commanded nor forbidden by Scripture. It will not impact the effectiveness of the Baptism either way. To… Read More »Month Archive Read More

When God Fell On His Face

Written by David Fuerstenau | April, 2015
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If God has a sense of humor, I can imagine He would have been chuckling over what occurred in the temple of the Philistines during the days of Samuel (1 Samuel 5:1-5). These enemies of God’s people had defeated the Israelites in battle, captured the ark of the covenant, and brought it to their temple… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Johannes Quenstedt

Written by Daniel Fleischer | April, 2015
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As we approach the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we take a brief look at the lives of some of the most influential and important Lutheran theologians. The foremost person of the Reformation was, of course, Martin Luther. In a previous article we introduced a second Martin, Martin Chemnitz, who lived during the time of… Read More »Month Archive Read More

“Holding Up the Profs’ Hands”

Written by Paul Tiefel, Jr. | April, 2015
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HAPPENING AROUND THE CHURCH OF THE LUTHERAN CONFESSION The title is not a misprint; it is an adaptation from a line of a well-known mission hymn: “You can be like faithful Aaron, Holding up the prophet’s hands” (TLH 496:3). This, in turn, is a reference to the biblical event found in Exodus 17:8-13: “Now Amalek… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Peace Lutheran Church—Mission, South Dakota

Written by Luke Bernthal | April, 2015
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Peace Lutheran Church of Mission, South Dakota is a unique congregation in the CLC in a number of ways. Although it began as did many of our CLC congregations, its subsequent history proved in a number of ways to be different. First of all, its location is unique. Mission, South Dakota (population 1,182 at the… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Three Steps to Building Relationships

Written by Lutheran Spokesman | April, 2015
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These brief topics were written to help Christians think about the ways in which they share the Gospel with others. Cut this page out if you like and post it on your refrigerator. Decide for yourself whether this is a helpful addition to your “outreach repertoire.” 1) Get to KNOW them.  2) Get to LOVE… Read More »Month Archive Read More

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