Year: 2010

Jesus’ Appearance on Easter Afternoon What does the resurrection of Christ mean to us?  It should mean everything, for it is pivotal to the Christian faith, as St. Paul points out so forcefully in I Corinthians 15:14-20.  It definitely proves …

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Why It Behooved Christ to Suffer “Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day.”  — Luke 24:46 Shortly after Peter’s clear confession, “Thou art the Christ, the Son …

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The Vicarious Atonement in Isaiah 53 “For the transgression of My people was He stricken.”  — Isaiah 53:8 When we Christians use terminology that briefly and accurately describes a Biblical truth or a doctrinal concept as a short-cut intended to …

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Annual Convention Documents 1951 Organize a conservative group on the general basis of Part I of the “Confession of Faith“. W. H. McLaughlin “Our Duty with Regard to Missions” G. Schupmann “Suggestions for a Church Paper” O. G. Schupmann ” …

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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE Orthodox Lutheran Conference (Concordia Lutheran Conference) by Paul E. Kretzmann     CHAPTER 1: The General Backround of the Movement CHAPTER 2: The Specific Antecedents of the Orthodox Lutheran Conference CHAPTER 3: The Okabena Meeting …

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A Catechism on the Doctrine of the Church and its Ministryas it relates to the False Teaching of the*WELS, ELS, CoLC and their followers *WELS Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod; CoLC Church of the Lutheran Confession; ELS Evangelical Lutheran Synod (The …

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This Scriptural Position We Still Hold A PLEA TO ALL OUR FORMER BRETHREN and TO ALL WHO LOVE THE TRUTH (Regarding Church and Ministry) In this document, our Concordia Lutheran Conference presents the results of its intensive study, over the …

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Church Directory Peace Ev. Lutheran Church Website 17151 S. Central Ave – Oak Forest, IL 60452-4913 (South Suburban Chicago) NOTE: for most online mapping software, try 17151 Central Ave – Oak Forest, IL. Sunday School and Bible Class 9:30 a.m. …

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NOTE: In the matters to be covered, the following pages are not meant to be an exhaustive treatment, and many things were not included, not because they were deemed unimportant, but simply due to limitations of space. Inquiries concerning our …

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 (Adopted: August 1957; Ratified: May 1958) (Amended and Adopted as Amended: 1989) PREAMBLE 1.In obedience to the Word of God (Romans 16:17; Titus 3:10), a number of our original members withdrew from the Missouri Synod [LCMS] in the year 1951 …

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