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April 4, 2016
Journal of Lutheran Mission - April 2016
Featuring papers from the recent LCMS Mission Summit, the April issue of the Journal of Lutheran Mission discusses and critiques seminary education and the importance of teaching the faith both at home and around the world.
April 4, 2016
Bible Study with Luther: Galatians 3:1-9
The Holy Spirit is not simply the initial cause of faith but continues to be at work in the life of the Church keeping us in the faith by the proclamation of the Word and through that faith the Lord declares us to be righteous and heirs of eternal life.
April 1, 2016
The Doctrine of the Church in the Lutheran Confessions
In 1521 Thomas Murner, one of Luther’s early Catholic opponents, attacked Luther’s view of the church, accusing him of “building a church the way that Plato builds a city”
March 31, 2016
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces - Second Quarter 2016 newsletter
In this issue of So Help Me God from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces, information is provided about The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s project Operation Barnabas. Operation Barnabas seeks to train and equip people in our congregations to reach out to veterans and their families.
March 29, 2016
Luther on the Cross and Suffering
Luther says that suffering should not be something we choose. We can’t choose which cross we bear. That’s up to God. Luther addresses this with four reasons.
March 28, 2016
Addressing Mental Illness in the Church
Pat Doyle offers insightful and practical information to churches, law enforcement and other community-based groups that wish to provide a caring, healthful and helpful approach to persons with mental illness.
March 24, 2016
The Words of Institution in the Small Catechism
In the Small Catechism’s presentation of the Sacrament of the Altar one may be a bit surprised at the amount of attention Luther gives to the words of institution. After all,...
March 20, 2016
Martin Luther's 'On the Freedom of a Christian'
"A Christian is an utterly free man, lord of all, subject to none.
A Christian is an utterly dutiful man, servant of all, subject to all."
March 15, 2016
Life Together with President Harrison – March 2016
Christ came to seek and to save the lost, which is our mission as the church. As we move towards Easter, we remember that Death has already been deprived of his power. The hard part is over, the resurrection is near and it is as if we have only a little toe in the grave! God grant you a blessed Easter in the name of Christ.
March 15, 2016
“From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee” – Hymn Feature
One of Luther’s earliest compositions was “From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee,” a paraphrase of Psalm 130 (Aus tiefer Not schrei’ ich zu dir, LSB 607). He wrote this hymn in 1523, around the time that he was revising the Latin Mass.
March 11, 2016
Repentance in the Lutheran Confessions
The Lutheran Confessions see repentance differently on several points. First, they insist that you need to repent, regardless of who you are. Second...
March 10, 2016
Recursos Para Diaconisas ahora Disponibles en Español
Los hispanohablantes ahora pueden conocer la vocación de diaconisa en su propio idioma.
March 10, 2016
The church is for EVERYONE
This new resource from LCMS Health Ministry provides straightforward and inexpensive ideas to help volunteers — Sunday school teachers, VBS leaders, youth workers and others — include people of all abilities in their next church event.
March 7, 2016
Law and Gospel with Implications for Parish Nursing
This video presentation will help the parish nurse recognize the difference between Law and Gospel and apply them correctly in interactions with individuals and groups.
March 7, 2016
Confessional Lutheranism in Finland (Tunnustuksellinen luterilaisuus Suomessa)
From its roots in the Reformation to its carefully preserved remnant today, the history of confessional Lutheranism in Finland is a testament to the work of the Lord establishing and keeping His Church throughout all generations in every corner of the world.
March 3, 2016
Bible Study with Luther: Galatians 2:11-20
The false teachers in Galatia were, as Luther says, “Changing the Law into grace and grace into Law, Moses into Christ and Christ into Moses. For they teach that...