On Sunday, May 4 (Misericordias Domini — “Good Shepherd Sunday”), Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church (F.L.C.) of Oak Park, Illinois, and St. Mark’s Ev. Lutheran Church (F.L.C.) of Sauk Village, Illinois, held a post-Easter joint service according to their long standing …
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“O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless not as I will, but as Thou wilt.” — Matthew 26:39 As we in spirit stand in the shadows there in the Garden of Gethsemane, we …
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“And He took the cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them; and they all drank of it.” —Mark 14:23 On the evening of what is known on our Christian church calendar as Maundy [MAWN-dee] Thursday, …
“Glory to God in highest heaven, who unto us His Son hath given!” Thus angels sang with pious mirth the gladsome tidings of His birth. When we listen at Christmastime in particular to one famous choir after another singing the …
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“Ye fathers, …bring up your children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” —Ephesians 6:4 “For all its faults,” a teacher was recently heard to say, “the American educational system is, without a doubt, one of the great blessings …
“Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!”- Psalm 133:1 On Sunday, August 25, a joint service of three congregations of our fellowship was held at Peace Ev. Lutheran Church in Oak Forest, …
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1483 Luther was born on November 10 at Eisleben, Germany to Hans and Margarethe Luther –nine years before Columbus discovered America. He was baptized the day after his birth. 1487 Luther attended a school for boys in Mansfeld from the …
“Hold fast the form of sound words.” 2 Timothy 1:13 The “formal principle” of the Reformation, the basic premise upon which Luther’s monumental work was founded (and upon which we by God’s grace still stand today) is sola Scriptura — …
“Hold fast the form of sound words.” 2 Timothy 1:13 The “formal principle” of the Reformation, the basic premise upon which Luther’s monumental work was founded (and upon which we by God’s grace still stand today) is sola Scriptura — …
MOTTO: Man’s Sin Merits Death — God’s Grace Gives Life Already on the weekend prior to the convention itself, delegates and visitors began to arrive in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon for the Fifty-first Annual Convention of the …
