Part One: The Vertical And Horizontal Of Fellowship The word “koinonia” is found in noun form in the New Testament some 19 times. It is variously translated as fellowship, communion, partnership, participation, share, contribution, taking…
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Joshua Chapters Six And Seven God’s Victory Over Jericho Perhaps most of you are familiar with the spiritual “Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho.” It has a rather…
* GETTING EXCITED ABOUT A SYNOD CONVENTION (?!) Synodical conventions are often seen as anything but exciting and electrifying. How does one get excited anyhow about sitting in meetings in hot and humid weather to…
Standing Fast In The Liberty By Which Christ Has Made Us Free (See 5:1) Galatians 4:8-20 PRECIOUS MEMORIES “Oh, Pastor, I am getting so forgetful in my old age. I just can’t seem to remember…
The word “orthodox” means “true teaching.” It is the opposite of “heterodox,” which means “other teaching,” that is, teaching other than that which God teaches. So the comparison is true-teaching versus false-teaching. It is used…
Heavenly Father, because Jesus alone paid for all my sins, I am surely Your beloved child and confidently ask You: Please enable me to honor Your name by what I teach and how I live.…
From time to time network television puts on the air a public service announcement with the catchy phrase, “The more you know.” The commercial makes use of popular actors who promote the ideals of staying…
CLC Convention June 15-19, 1998 Immanuel Lutheran College Eau Claire, Wisconsin Theme: “THE FELLOWSHIP OF KINDRED MINDS” Essays: 1. The Exercise of Fellowship in the Early Church — Pastor Michael Roehl 2. The Exercise of…
* A COACH IS HONORED (Our reporter, Pastor David Schierenbeck, Berea, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, who was captain of the first team coached by Prof. Roehl, also served as main speaker for this occasion of…
Matthew 13:1-23 The Sower And the Seed Just by way of introduction: as you read this text you note that vv. 3-9 give the parable; vv. 10-17 give instruction embedded in a riddle; and vv.…
