BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, JUNE 2024
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments June 1 TLH 34 /LSB 611 Mark 2 Jesus forgives the sins of a…
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH–NEW ULM, MINNESOTA
What’s New With YOU? Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Ten years ago, there was a sense of resignation among some members of Faith Lutheran Church in New Ulm, Minnesota. It…
THE GOSPEL CHANGES LIVES
In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. [Editor: The following is a report from Pastor Jyothi Benjamin, in his own words, about current activities in the Church…
A LITTLE SALT GOES A LONG WAY
When Christians get to feel the world’s hostility—the “hatred” that Jesus said should not amaze us—they are often tempted to withdraw. The urge is to colonize; to seek out your own with whom to work…
THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT
(Please read Matthew 18:21-35) This parable concludes a chapter in Matthew in which the Lord details the extraordinary relations among members of His Church. In the kingdom of heaven, nothing is valued more than the…
WHEN GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO BAD PEOPLE
(Please read Psalm 73) Asaph wrote about a journey he took because he allowed himself to be led by his emotions as he compared his life as a believer to how things seemed to be…
CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IS NOT UNUSUAL
“Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that…
SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: NUNC DIMITTIS
Ever wonder why we Lutherans use the form of worship we do? In this series we examine the depth and meaning of the various elements of our Lutheran worship service. The three best known New…
MAKE IT PERSONAL
One of the most comforting doctrines of Scripture is that of universal justification. This teaching assures us that because of Jesus’ life, sacrificial death, and resurrection, all people of all time have been declared not…
A GODLY GIVE AND TAKE
Our faith that connects us to our Savior also connects us to other believers in Christ. “That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship…