The Joyful Hope of the Resurrection Morning
A new day dawned, and with it the women who served and so loved the Lord Jesus looked forward to a sad duty of love. The prospect of a dismal future lay before them–a future…
The Open Doors Of Easter
After preaching in a small village of northern India, a Christian missionary was confronted by a Muslim. “You must admit we Muslims have something you do not have. When we go to Mecca, we at…
Your CLC Convention Has Directed…
The CLC Foundation To: “inform the membership of the CLC of the existence and purpose of the Foundation Which is: “to provide the means for the CLC to administer special gifts and bequests given by…
BOUNDLESS BENEFITS
“Why are you traveling all the way back to the Midwest?” “A teachers’ conference at the beginning of the school year?” “There are only fifty teachers at a national conference?” These are some of the…
A Christian’s Scriptural Response to the World of 2000 . . .
FACING HOMOSEXUALITY (Part 3 of 5) In part 2 of this series we spoke of Scripture’s identification of homosexuality as a sin. In part 3 we will explore the variety of ways in which great…
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…
THE WORSHIP SERVICE
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.” Psalm 95:6 Third in a Series– As The Service Begins A Point Of Emphasis As a pastor organizes a…
Parables Of The Master
Luke 18:9-14 The Pharisee and the Publican Sometimes we enjoy this parable more than we should, for we are tempted to feel superior to the bloated Pharisee and suffer little compassion over his spiritual cancer.…
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…