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Year/Month: 2025/12

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Written by Lutheran Spokesman | December, 2025
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Call for Nominations. Nominations to fill synodical offices can be made by CLC pastors, professors, male teachers, and voting members of CLC congregations any time between January 1 through March 31, 2026. Nomination forms will be available on our clclutheran.net website. —Pastor Emeritus Paul D. Nolting, CLC Moderator Installation. In accord with our usage and… Month Archive Read More

GOD, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

Written by Michael Wilke | December, 2025
Post Categories: From the CLC President,
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“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. . . . And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” (John 1:1-3; 14) The… Month Archive Read More

INNOVATIVE CHRISTMAS OUTREACH

Written by Timothy Daub | December, 2025
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Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various fields. There is no lack of busyness to the month of December. Amidst all the flurry of activity, everyone is looking for something—or feeling they should be. Pastor Paul Agenten and his wife Courtney wondered, “Why not offer an option… Month Archive Read More

BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, DECEMBER 2025

Written by Lutheran Spokesman | December, 2025
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TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments December 1 LSB 534 Proverbs 23 Wealth and worldly success can be deceiving. Solomon encourages his son to follow the wise instruction of his parents. Solomon warns of the dangers of alcohol abuse. December… Month Archive Read More

IT IS THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, 1534

Written by Gervasius N. Fischer | December, 2025
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In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor Emeritus James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Gervasius N. Fischer (1895-1958) was a leader in the formation of the CLC. He served as pastor at a number of Minnesota and Wisconsin parishes. He followed Paul G. Naumann at… Month Archive Read More

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH–EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN

Written by Aaron Durst | December, 2025
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Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession With any congregation in the CLC, pastors come and go as they are called to serve the Lord. Congregation members continue the consistent work within our communities and, with the pastors, build our fellowship, improve our property, and proclaim the good news of salvation. We… Month Archive Read More

NEWS FROM THE CLCI MISSION FIELD

Written by Lutheran Spokesman | December, 2025
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In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” (Matthew 10:16) [Editor: The following is a report from the pastor who is the leader of the… Month Archive Read More

PHILEMON – GRACE IN ACTION

Written by David Reim | December, 2025
Post Categories: KNOW YOUR BIBLE BOOKS,
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In this series we offer brief introductions to the books of the Bible, including background, authorship, content, and application to the lives of today’s Christians. Slavery was an accepted part of the social-economic fabric of society in the Roman empire. It wasn’t based on race as much as on a person’s economic situation or being… Month Archive Read More

BEING MINDFUL OF WHAT IS TRULY IMPORTANT AND BENEFICIAL

Written by Mark Gullerud | December, 2025
Post Categories: Studies in the New Testament,
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“Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior.” (2 Peter 3:1-2… Month Archive Read More

MARTIN LUTHER – “A MIGHTY FORTRESS”

Written by Nathanael Mayhew | December, 2025
Post Categories: HEARTS IN HARMONY—PROFILES OF THE HYMNWRITERS WHO SHAPE OUR WORSHIP,
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Each month we highlight a hymnwriter who authored one or more of the well-loved hymns that we sing today. Martin Luther is well known, even among non-Lutherans, for his work as a reformer and theologian. He was a voluminous writer; composing letters, theological treatises, statements of faith, and more. What is much less well known… Month Archive Read More

PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT

Written by Mark Weis | December, 2025
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What if God’s promises were conditional or unreliable, like marketing offers couched in fine print? The promise to send a Savior: “Well, maybe.” The promise to forgive sins: “That depends.” The promise to provide for daily needs: “If time allows.” Thankfully, the promises of God are as absolute, infallible, and unchangeable as He is—the God… Month Archive Read More

THE STABLE THAT SILENCED SINAI

Written by Robert Sauers | December, 2025
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Have you ever been terrified by God? It’s not a popular Christmas question, is it? We prefer tidings of comfort and joy, not holy terror. But to truly grasp the peace of the manger, we must first feel the ground shake at the foot of the mountain. I’m talking about Mount Sinai. When God descended… Month Archive Read More