We have privileged responsibilities.
We have privileged responsibilities.
Do we see ourselves in this mirror?
Do we see ourselves in this mirror?
Immanuel Lutheran High School Mankato, Minnesota Graduation – June 3, 2012
And as He stands in victory, Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me. For I am His and He is mine, bought with the precious blood of Christ. (‘In Christ Alone,’ arr. Keith Getty, Stuart Townsend)
With such words as those above, the assembly which was gathered for the graduation service of Immanuel Lutheran High School-Mankato joined with the graduates to sing their class hymn.
Pastor Robert W. Mackensen October 18, 1920 – April 18, 2012
On October 18, 1920, Robert Warren Mackensen was God’s gift to Henry and Laura (Bohnsack) Mackensen who resided in Hammond, Indiana. His Savior granted him ninety-one years of grace.
Brought up to know and confess Jesus as his Savior, Robert pursued the public ministry in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Preparations for becoming a Christian pastor took place at Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Springfield, Illinois, from which he graduated in 1945.
5. Of Repentance
75th Anniversary of the SMALCALD ARTICLES “…The Word of God shall establish articles of faith and no one else,
not even an angel.” (Luther, SA, Part II, Art. II)
“Now He commands all people everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30).
Love Your Enemies
It has happened that in the process of pursuing a worthwhile goal something else happens which was also good.
Several inventions have happened in such an “accidental” way. Play-Doh was initially marketed as wall-paper cleaner to get rid of soot from solid-fuel stoves. Post-It notes came about when one man who had concocted a “low-tack” adhesive which remained sticky after several uses met another man who needed bookmarks that wouldn’t slip out of place in his hymnal.
Thirtieth Convention of the Church of the Lutheran Confession
Bible history includes accounts of some unusual military victories. The walls of Jericho fell at the sound of shouts and trumpet blasts. The Midianite army fled at the noise of trumpets blowing and pitchers breaking. God wanted His people to understand that their victories over their enemies were given to them, not won by them.
The Five C’s of Conversion
Conservative talk show host Mark Levin has remarked that “there is simply no scientific or mathematical formula that defines conservatism.” The same, of course, is true for Christianity. Thus this writer asks your forbearance in suggesting the above devotional and spiritual formula for the Bible teachings about conversion, where five C’s represent five different values.
Remember the Ants and the Lizards
In today’s fast-paced life, there are choices to be made–especially in how a family makes use of its time. While the summer months were once a time to catch your breath and take a vacation, they’re now a time for camps and sporting events.
As summer turns to fall, the hectic back-to-school schedule resumes. Again, a family is faced with choices of how to make use of its time. Of all the things we can afford to put off (yes, even sporting events!), the one thing we cannot afford to put off is the one thing needful—time with our God and Savior Jesus in His Word.
Our Abundant Need… God’s Abundant Grace
Our Convention theme is: “Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Be steadfast and immovable … Always abounding in the Lord’s work.” So I decided to use the word “abounding” or “abundant” as a focal point for our devotions.
In this first devotion we will consider the Scripture truth that we sinful human beings have an ABUNDANT NEED for the pardoning grace of our God…and how our heavenly Father has supplied us, through Jesus His Son, with His ABUNDANT GRACE to meet our need.