May Each of Us Ever Confess: “Jesus is Lord”!
FROM A CONFIRMATION SERMON The Word of God that deserves special attention on this Confirmation Day is: “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised…
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Great Lakes Pastoral Conference • September 30-October 2, 2014 (Tues-Thurs) Messiah Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Agenda: + Old Testament: Introduction to Habakkuk and Exegesis of Habakkuk 2:1-4 —Pastor Joel Fleischer + New Testament: Introduction…
Graduating with the Spirit
“The same, but different” is an oxymoron—two ideas that are seemingly contradictory. Yet when one talks about our unchanging, eternal God in the context of a changing world, “the same, but different” often applies. An…
Thank God for Your Spouse
“And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone;
I will make him a helper comparable to him” (Genesis 2:18).
Have you thought of the implications of these words of our God? Adam was living in the Garden of Eden. It was literally a paradise. Everything was perfect. Not just by human standards but by God’s standards. “God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). Everything must have been exquisitely beautiful—more beautiful than we can even imagine.
And Adam had it all to himself. He had everything the perfect world had to offer. What a life!
Yet what do we read? God said, “It is not good…” Something was missing—something so important that without it Adam’s life was incomplete. So what was not good? “…that man should be alone.” He didn’t have anyone with whom to share all the goodness of God.
The Double Patriot
Today the term patriot is used rather loosely. It has been applied to those who give their lives in defense of their country and also to those who protest against and seek to change the very foundation upon which this country was founded.
So what is patriotism?
Mr. Webster defined it as “love of one’s country; support of its authority, interests, and values.”
LEARNING TENDERNESS FROM THE MASTER
Pastor Paul Naumann • Tacoma, Washington
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted…” (Ephesians 4:32).
Years ago, as a young man stood on the threshold of matrimony, an older Christian friend gave him a piece of advice. “Do you want to know the secret to avoiding marital trouble?” he asked.
The Blind See and the Mute Speak!
When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.”
The Son Exalted Above the Angels
For to which of the angels did He ever say: “You are My Son, Today I have begotten You”? And again: “I will be to Him a Father, And He shall be to Me a…
The Fool Who Fools Himself
Everyone has a god— even those who claim that there is no God. American atheists are planning to initiate a TV channel dedicated to god-lessness. We were reminded of this again when we read that…
GOD’S OBSCURE SAINTS
(Seventh in a Series) This edifying series of chapel talks comes from the archives of our Spokesman Assistant Editor, Prof. Em. Paul R. Koch • Eau Claire, Wis. “And Sopater of Berea accompanied him to…