THE BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, MARCH 2024
THE BREAD OF LIFE The Bread of Life Readings, March 2024 TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments March 1 TLH…
A MAN’S HEART PLANS HIS WAY, BUT THE LORD DIRECTS HIS STEPS (PROVERBS 16:9)
In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. In our foreign mission work we see clearly that the Lord directs us. Each night we can’t help but give…
BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH – MORRIS, MINNESOTA
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Over the past few years, Bethel has received several “new” things. The first of our novelties was a facelift: we renovated our fellowship hall, put…
A PERILOUS PARTNERSHIP
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Rev. Egbert Schaller (1904-1971) was pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in Nicollet,…
THE HIDDEN TREASURE
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” (Matthew…
GOD’S CONSUMING FIRE IN CHRIST
In a modern society like ours, the use of fire is not what it used to be. In fact, there’s more of a tendency to protect ourselves from its harmful effects with smoke alarms, fire…
THE CHRISTIAN’S CALL TO ARMS
“Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the…
SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: PAX DOMINI
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. “Where two or three are…
LAID TO REST
“For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third…
THE TREES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Trees are very important in our lives. They are lovely to look at when they begin to leaf out in the spring, when they cover the hills in the summer, and when they display their…