Why We Sing What We Sing in Church
This is our pastor's article for the July-August 2013 newsletter. One of the deep enigmas in the current-day church is why we sing what we sing. Few of us have ever given much thought to that. We grew up singing hymns in church, and we like what we like. And we want to sing what we like--end of story! But as Lutherans, we ground and center… [more]
No Thursday midweek Bible classes on June 20th and July 4th
On Thursday afternoon, June 20th, our pastor has a medical appointment. That’s why we won’t be having class that day. We will, however, still have class on Thursday, June 27th. We will continue our study of the Old Testament Apocrypha book of 1st Maccabees. On July 4th, we won’t have class because of Independence Day.… [more]
Our Pastor is Published in Gottesdienst: The Journal of Lutheran Liturgy
One of our pastor's sermons was published in the Trinity 2013 issue of Gottesdienst: The Journal of Lutheran Liturgy. Our pastor originally preached the sermon in the journal for a local pastors' conference, commemorating St. Augustine. To find out more about Gottesdienst, click here. Below is his sermon for the Commemoration of Augustine of… [more]
Luke 15:1-10: Found For a Purpose
When you read the first two chapters of Genesis, you find that after God created something, He always said that it was good. Well, almost always--the exception is Adam. After God created Adam, He said, “It is not good for the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). When God said that, we learn something about who we are as humans. The words, “It… [more]
2nd Peter, Lesson 3: Warning Against False Teachers
Last week, we learned that scripture is not open for personal interpretation, either when it was originally being written or when we read or hear it. After clearing up the false notion that we may privately interpret Scripture, Peter now delves into the dangers of receiving false teachers (that is, those who have personally interpreted the Scriptures… [more]
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Why We Sing What We Sing in Church
This is our pastor's article for the July-August 2013 newsletter. One of the deep … [Read More...]
No Thursday midweek Bible classes on June 20th and July 4th
On Thursday afternoon, June 20th, our pastor has a medical appointment. That’s why we … [Read More...]
Our Pastor is Published in Gottesdienst: The Journal of Lutheran Liturgy
One of our pastor's sermons was published in the Trinity 2013 issue of Gottesdienst: The … [Read More...]
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Our Pastor is Published in Gottesdienst: The Journal of Lutheran Liturgy
One of our pastor's sermons was published in the Trinity 2013 issue of Gottesdienst: The … [More...]
Luke 15:1-10: Found For a Purpose
When you read the first two chapters of Genesis, you find that after God created … [More...]
Luke 14:15-24: Receiving God’s Invitation
A good father provides for his family. He doesn’t do this by giving what he likes, or … [More...]
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2nd Peter, Lesson 3: Warning Against False Teachers
Last week, we learned that scripture is not open for personal interpretation, either when it was originally being written or when we read or hear it. After clearing up the false notion that we may privately interpret Scripture, Peter now delves into the dangers of receiving false teachers (that is, those who have personally interpreted the Scriptures and were now teaching falsehoods!). Any … [More...]
1st Maccabees, Lesson 6: Victory and Consolidation
Judas and his forces were successful is driving out Antiochus’ forces from Jerusalem. He was also able to restore the Temple for proper worship of God. What we don’t know is the response to these events. That’s what we find out today. Read 1 Maccabees 5:1-8 The Edomites were the descendants of Esau. They are also known as Idumeans. According to the Jewish book of Jubilees … [More...]
2nd Peter, Lesson 2: God’s Gifts to Us in Christ
Last week, we looked into the mystical union, that we become partakers of God’s divine nature. We learned that God’s indwells within us in His energia, making us “gods” (a dangerous word, but Jesus uses it in John 10). This does not mean that we stop being created beings, for that will never happen--not even in eternity. What it means is that, because God’s indwelling in us is … [More...]
1st Maccabees: Lesson 5, Against the Odds, Israel Succeeds
We see, so far, that Judas is successful as a military leader. He has used brilliant tactics to bring his war to the Seleucids instead of fighting their war where larger numbers of forces and cavalry would destroy him and his forces. Lysias vs. Judas (1 Maccabees 4:26-35) Read 1 Maccabees 4:26-27 - How is Lysias, whom Antiochus Epiphanes had appointed to take care of … [More...]
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