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July 11, 2016
CUS schools — principled learning in Christ-centered setting
Concordia University System (CUS) President Rev. Dr. Dean Wenthe explains the Christ-centered tenets of CUS schools as well as the unique learning and worship opportunities available for CUS students nationwide.
July 11, 2016
Ministry to the Armed Forces: ensuring pastoral care for our military members
LCMS chaplains serve our Lord, His church and our nation with courage and integrity, as they provide pastoral care and support to those who defend our nation. Through efforts like Operation Barnabas, the Ministry to the Armed Forces provides training and guidance to local congregations to care for and to support to our military members, their families and veterans in our local communities.
July 11, 2016
Bible Study With Luther: Galatians 4:1-7
“Am I really saved? Am I doing enough? Will God even recognize my good works on Judgment Day?” These sorts of questions are born out of the Law, which always demands and never gives.
July 10, 2016
The LCMS: A legacy of mercy continues at home and abroad
From Mercy Medical Teams providing essential medical care around the globe to serving people in urban and rural settings to comforting victims of disasters here at home, mercy is at the heart of everything we do.
July 10, 2016
National Mission: planting, revitalizing LCMS churches across America
Leaders of the Synod’s Office of National Mission and district presidents discuss domestic mission efforts like Mission Field: USA and Re: Vitality – ongoing efforts to bring the Gospel to urban, rural and multiethnic communities while also revitalizing struggling congregations.
July 9, 2016
Christ and the Office of the Holy Ministry
The confession of the person and work of Jesus Christ—His justification of sinful humanity—forms the heart of theology, and informs all of the Church’s confession and practice.
June 30, 2016
Surviving Loss
This presentation will address loss from a broader perspective — not just loss from death. The parish nurse will benefit from this discussion about losses due to changing health, lost work, loss of material possessions and all losses that are common to human existence.
June 30, 2016
“We All Believe in One True God” – Hymn Feature
As the basis for “We All Believe in One True God,” Martin Luther used the first two lines of a single-stanza German medieval hymn first found with Latin and German words in 1417 and expanded it to three stanzas—individually paraphrasing each of the three articles of the creed.
June 29, 2016
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces - Third Quarter 2016 newsletter
In this issue of So Help Me God from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces, the topic of serving our neighbors when they are hurting is discussed. Suggestions as to what we should say and do at these times are shared. In addition, advice on how to uphold the Eighth Commandment on Facebook is given.
June 27, 2016
The Ninety-Five Theses
In the 95 Theses, Luther’s response to indulgences was several fold. First, it must be understood that at this point Luther’s teaching on justification was not completely developed and so at first he did not reject the very idea of indulgences, as he later would. Instead, Luther argued that...
June 27, 2016
Formula of Concord Study: Articles I and II
The Confessions are not just a history book of what was once at stake for true Lutheran confession, but they are also a description of what is still at stake for true Lutheran confession.
June 25, 2016
The Presentation of the Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is comprised 28 articles. Of these articles, 21 represent a positive presentation of the Christian faith as taught in the Lutheran Churches while the last seven article cover suggested reforms of certain practices of the medieval Church.
June 19, 2016
Sola Scriptura: Scripture Alone
Don’t be afraid to read the Bible. God has set forth His Law and His Gospel in the plainest terms.
June 16, 2016
Life Together with President Harrison – June 2016
President Harrison shares some thoughts on the recently completed LCMS presidential election and what the LCMS will be focusing on the next few years.
June 16, 2016
Sola Fide: Faith Alone
Faith is only as good as its object. This is the danger of misunderstanding Sola Fide.
June 13, 2016
Sola Gratia: Grace Alone
The heart of the Lutheran Church’s beliefs is the doctrine of justification, the teaching of how we are declared righteous in God’s sight.