AN EXPECTED BLESSING ARRIVES AT AN UNEXPECTED TIME
“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early…
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS 0CT0BER 2024
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments October 1 TLH 38 / LSB 794 1 Samuel 22 Four hundred men support…
MISSION HELPER TRIP 2024
In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. “And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.’” (Mark 16:15) The…
GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN CHURCH-SPOKANE VALLEY, WASHINGTON
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession As we pause to reflect and share with you “what’s new” at Gethsemane, we see God’s faithfulness and give Him our praise and thanks. As…
BE OF GOOD CHEER!
The experience of the disciples on the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 8:23-27) frequently repeats itself in the lives of the followers of the Savior to this day. We, who trust in Jesus as our Savior…
THE MARRIAGE OF THE KING’S SON
(Don’t miss the shocking conclusion!) Online media providers know exactly what to promise the public to draw them in. “Don’t miss the shocking conclusion” is especially effective bait in that it not only compels the…
WE NEED GOD TO RESCUE US FROM US
(Please read Ezekiel 36:22-28) Those who follow Jesus will have enemies. First, there’s the devil. He’s determined to do you everlasting harm. He “walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” (1…
THE VIRTUES OF HUMILITY AND TRUST
“Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for ‘God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.’ Therefore…
THE CLOSING HYMN
Ever wonder why we Lutherans use the form of worship we do? In this series we have examined the depth and meaning of the various elements of our Lutheran worship service. This is the final…
THE LUTHERAN–CHRISTIAN!–CONFESSIONS
“I ask that my name be left silent and people not call themselves Lutheran, but rather Christians. Who is Luther? The doctrine is not mine. I have been crucified for no one.” —Martin Luther, “Admonition…