Studies In Ephesians
Proclaiming the Unsearchable Riches of Christ (See 3:8) Chapter 5:8-14 WALK AS CHILDREN OF LIGHT (Please open your Bible and read Ephesians 5:8-14.) The book of Ephesians is a letter of pure grace, focusing its…
Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns
Jesus, I Will Ponder Now A Hymn For Lent #140 in The Lutheran Hymnal Although his life didn’t go as his father had wanted, the perspective that Sigismund von Birken gained through his study has…
The second of three devotions on . . .
THE BEST WAY TO DIE Take another look at the cross. It was the best way for Jesus to die. Crucifixion turns out to be, by far, the best way for other people to die!…
EYEWITNESS GOOD NEWS
News Anchor: “We go now ‘live’ to Jerusalem. Describe the scene there for us if you can.” Reporter: “Well, Dan, it’s really quite a scene. A man from Nazareth has been beaten bloody by the…
“They will look upon Me whom they have pierced.”
(Zechariah 12:10) It is a long way from our home to Jerusalem. My family and I made this journey because we desire, at least once, to celebrate the Passover in this city. Though we are…
Announcements
Dedication Invitation Pastor James Sandeen writes: St. Paul Ev. Lutheran congregation of Lakewood (Denver), Colo. invites our sister congregations of the CLC to rejoice with us at the dedication of our new church on Sunday,…
CLC EXPLORATORY SERVICES
(Updated, February 2001) This is a list of “start-up” congregations who are being served by an off-site pastor. Some meet in homes, others in rented facilities. Also included is our CLC exploratory mission in Detroit,…
SMORGASBORD
The comments below were first given by a pastor to his congregation in the Sunday worship service bulletin. * AN AXHEAD FLOATS (AND MORE) A few weeks ago reference was made in the sermon to…
THE LORD’S PRAYER–A Series
Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our…
Parables Of The Master
Luke 18:1-8 KEEP ON PRAYING We’ve all seen this familiar parable ‘scenario’ played out in our own lives. As children we at times played the role of the persistent widow in relentlessly pestering until we…