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October 2, 2016
On the Councils and the Church
As the sixteenth century dawned, there were essentially three answers given to the question: who rules the Church?
February 18, 2016
The Death of Luther
Martin Luther died at 3:00 AM on February 18, 1546. Contrary to the expectations of Luther and many of his colleagues, he did not die in Wittenberg, the location of many of his greatest accomplishments.
December 25, 2015
Christians in the Creche – Looking at Luther’s Christmas Sermon
Wouldn’t it have been wonderful to be in Bethlehem on that first Christmas?
November 19, 2018
CTCR report — 'The Royal Priesthood: Identity and Mission'
The royal priesthood is all believers whom God has made a kingdom and priests by working faith in Christ in them by the Holy Spirit. Individuals are priests through their Baptism, and as such offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, pray for this world and confess the faith in their daily lives.
October 14, 2021
LCMS Worship - Suggestions for 2021 midweek Advent services
LCMS Worship offers suggestions for Advent Midweek services based on the 2021 theme of “Behold.”
October 14, 2021
LCMS Worship - Advent Devotions for the Family Table - 2021
LCMS Worship suggests the following Advent devotions for use at home. Family members may take turns reading the prophecy for each day from Nov. 28, 2021, to Christmas Eve.
October 15, 2021
LCMS Worship – 2021-22 hymn suggestions for Series C and One-Year Series
LCMS Worship provides hymn suggestions for Three-Year Series C and the One-Year Series to use during the 2021-22 church year.
October 19, 2021
LCMS Life Ministry - Bible study: 'Gospel Relief for the Despairing: Speaking Christian Comfort to the Depressed and the Suicidal'
“Gospel Relief for the Despairing: Speaking Christian Comfort to the Depressed and the Suicidal” — that may benefit pastors as they meet with the despairing Christian.
October 21, 2021
Life Together with President Harrison – October 2021
In this Life Together Digest, the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, speaks with the Rev. Dr. James Baneck, executive director of LCMS Pastoral Education, about Set Apart to Serve, the Synod’s new long-term church work recruitment initiative.
October 21, 2021
LCMS Worship - Hymn Suggestions for Revelation
LCMS Worship offers a list of hymn suggestions related to each pericope of the Book of Revelation.
December 28, 2017
The Holy Innocents
Holy Innocents is the often-overlooked feast day of the church calendar on December 28th that commemorates the slaughter of the infants in Bethlehem following the birth of Jesus.
December 21, 2017
Where Does God Reveal Himself?
It’s good for us to meditate on what the church believes, teaches, and confesses about how God reveals himself to his creatures.
December 20, 2017
Luther on the Incarnation
Our Lord Jesus has two natures, divine and human, in one undivided person. He is fully divine, the eternally begotten Son of God, and fully man, born of the Virgin Mary. And for our justification to be accomplished, He must be both.
December 19, 2017
The Cross Alone is our Theology
When we look at the cross, there we can truly understand who God is, and apply that understanding to the rest of the world.
October 9, 2026
Sister Church Bodies Directory
A partner church is a church body with whom the LCMS has full altar and pulpit fellowship.
October 26, 2021
LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission – Webinar: ‘On Mission with the Master’
Rev. Dr. Roosevelt Gray director of LCMS Black Ministry, explored the biblical insights into outreach that can be found in the practice of Jesus Himself.