“From that time forth began Jesus to show unto His disciples how that He must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.” …
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“No man hath seen God at any time. The only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him.” —John 1:18 The word “Epiphany” means “manifestation” or “appearing;” and although we date the holy Epiphany season …
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“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.” — II Timothy 2:2 This directive of the Apostle Paul to Timothy is …
“In vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” Matthew 15:9 Dr. Martin Luther, born on November 10, 1483, roughly ten years before Columbus discovered the “New World,” was raised by his parents in the Roman …
Luther’s Ninety-five Theses – The Open Door to the Reformation Read More »
“Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the Word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.” — Hebrews 13:7 Our almighty God, in His all-wise providence and at the time …
Sermon for the Service of Convocation Sixty-first Annual Convention of the Concordia Lutheran Conference Seattle, Washington by The Rev. David T. Mensing, Conference President Text: Malachi 3:1 In the Name of Jesus Christ, the only Savior and Head of His …
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“God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them, and hath committed unto us the Word of reconciliation” (II Corinthians 5:19). In these words of the Apostle Paul given by inspiration of God, in …
The first stanza of this Pentecost hymn dates from the middle of the 13th Century, and its author is unknown. Its melody originated even earlier, dating from the early 12th Century. Luther regarded it “einen feinen, schönen Gesang” (“a fine, …
This popular Easter hymn, #200 in The Lutheran Hymnal (1941), was written by Samuel Medley (1738–1799) and first appeared in George Whitefield’s Psalms and Hymns in the year 1775. Medley apparently spent the first twenty-some years of his life like …
◆ Mary Magdalene; Mary, the mother of James (“the less”) and of Joses; Salome, the wife of Zebedee; Joanna; and “other women” came to the sepulchre at the rising of the sun on Easter morning. (Matthew 28:1ff.; Mark 16:1ff.; Luke …
