Anniversary. Holy Trinity Lutheran School, West Columbia, South Carolina, invites all current and former students, parents, teachers, pastors, CLC members and friends to our Fiftieth Anniversary Festival. This celebration of God’s grace will be held May 26, 27 and 28 (Memorial Day weekend) with various activities each day. Visit www.LexingtonLutheranSchool.org for information or to receive… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 2023/04
Detroit Congregation Goes Self-Supporting Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. On October 16, 2022, the voters of Mount Zion Lutheran Church, Madison Heights, Michigan, voted unanimously to become a self-supporting congregation beginning in 2023, ending almost twenty years’ status as a domestic mission subsidized… Read More »Month Archive Read More
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments 04/01/23 TLH 162 John 12:12-19 In lowly pomp, the Savior of mankind rides on to die. Hosannah to the Son of David! 04/03/23 TLH 154 John 12:20-26 “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” So… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Since we were last highlighted in the February 2018 issue of the Lutheran Spokesman, there are a few things that are new with us here at Trinity that we’d like to share with you! In 2019 we replaced our church organ. Our old organ had… Read More »Month Archive Read More
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. In December 2022, I spent three weeks in Tanzania working with the pastors and leaders of the Tanzania-CLC (TZ-CLC). My time was spent teaching at the Wittenberg Lutheran Theological Seminary, attending the TZ-CLC pastoral conference, and visiting several developing… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Simply put, it is a miracle that you believe in Jesus as your Savior. This series offers an overview of the chief teachings of the Christian church. The same can rightly be said about every single child of God. God Himself d eclares that this is a miracle on par with calling light into existence… Read More »Month Archive Read More
The parable of the tares (Matthew 13:24-30) should be like nails on a chalkboard to any good home gardener. The landow ner’s advice to leave the weeds untouched frustrates the compulsion to pluck them out as soon as they break the soil’s surface: “No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Read Psalm 139 How involved is God in our lives? According to Psalm 139, God knows us completely, is always with us, constantly exercises His power in our lives, and loves us eternally. So how involved is that ? God knows us completely God knows everything about us. And His knowledge encompasses every detail of… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.” (1 Peter 2:11-12) pastor was deep in… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Ever wonder why we Lutherans use the form of worship we do? In this series we examine the depth and meaning of the various elements of our Lutheran worship service. (Note to the reader: There are many liturgical variations used in our fellowship, including some which eliminate the Gradual as part of the regular service.… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said.” (Matthew 28:5-6) Have you ever wondered what the Saturday before Easter was like for the followers of Jesus? So much had happened in the last week, and especially in the… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” (Revelation 5:12) We call it Palm Sunday, because the crowds of people waved palm branches and shouted praises to Jesus as the Son of David. But this was also a day bustling with… Read More »Month Archive Read More