TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Verse Reading Comments Jun 1 TLH 225 John 6:60-71 The Spirit gives life through the Word of Christ. Jun 2WS 739Acts 2:1-21The Spirit moves His people to prophesy—to tell the world of salvation through Jesus. Jun 3… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 2017/06
COVER STORY – PENTECOST Pentecostalism has gained popularity in recent years. While it uses the name of one of the church festivals, Pentecostalism is not biblical. It is an idea that searches for proof of God’s power outside the means of grace. Adherents pray for gifts of speaking in tongues or divine healing based on… Read More »Month Archive Read More
DEVOTION – DIVERSITY OF GIFTS Did you know that there are over 30,000 different species of fish in our world? Scientists, and others who keep track of these things, tell us there are about 300,000 different species of plants for our enjoyment. But the granddaddy of diversity goes to the insect kingdom with a whopping… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Hymn 226 “Come, Oh Come, Thou Quickening Spirit”
Written by Craig Owings | June, 2017
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A HYMN OF GLORY LET US SING (NINETEENTH IN A SERIES) Think a moment about your daily prayers. To whom do you pray? The obvious answer would be, “I pray to God, of course.” But press the question a bit further, and you might respond, “I pray to the one true God; the God of… Read More »Month Archive Read More
God Often Blesses Us in Unexpected Ways
Written by Delwyn Maas | June, 2017
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GEMS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT (For context, please read 1 Kings 17:1-16) Scripture says that Ahab was more evil than the kings before him and that he thought it was a trivial thing to walk in those sins. He overtly promoted the worship of Baal. Ahab’s apostasy signaled dark times ahead for the people. Elijah… Read More »Month Archive Read More
A Window to the Unseen World
Written by John Klatt | June, 2017
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STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“I’M GLAD YOU ASKED!” (TWENTY-Eighth IN A SERIES) Pastors Answer Frequently-Asked Questions Some of the differences in the ways that Christian churches conduct Baptisms are merely matters of custom and logistics. Other differences surrounding Baptism are significant matters of “what does the Lord say?” and are, therefore, stones in the foundation of sound biblical teaching.… Read More »Month Archive Read More
The ROAD TO REFORMATION In preparation for the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation, we are presenting a brief survey of the life of Martin Luther. The series will culminate in the October 2017 issue with an account of his posting of the Ninety-Five Theses. I love road trips. I think it is the opportunity to… Read More »Month Archive Read More
NOTES FROM THE FIELD In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. Mann denkt, aber Gott lenkt, loosely translated from the German, means that we think and plan, but God carries out. On this subject Scripture holds both a warning and an encouragement. “Many are the plans in… Read More »Month Archive Read More
A SLICE OF LIFE IN THE CLC SNAPSHOTS OF CONGREGATIONS FROM AROUND THE CHURCH OF THE LUTHERAN CONFESSION Out in the northwest lake country of Minnesota, a summer tourist might well be charmed by the sight of a white frame church set in a park-like grove. It is like so many that were built in… Read More »Month Archive Read More
MISSION NEWSLETTER our CLC Board of Missions updates us with the latest news from various mission fields. On Wednesday, March 29th, 2017, twenty-one students graduated from the Martin Luther Bible School (MLBS) in Andhra Pradesh State, India. The Bible School is run by our brethren in the Berea Evangelical Lutheran Church (BELC) in India and… Read More »Month Archive Read More