On June 25th this past summer, our dear brother, the Rev. David G. Redlin of Tucson, Arizona, marked his fiftieth anniversary in the Lord’s service as a Lutheran pastor. Since he had come into our Conference in 1991 by colloquy …
Author: Rev. David T. Mensing
Looking unto Jesus in the Holy Season of Lent
“Behold, we go up to Jerusalem…” — Luke 18:31–34 On Ash Wednesday, February 22nd, we marked the beginning of another holy Lenten season —a period of six weeks during which we give special attention to the study of our Savior’s …
“Songs of Thankfulness and Praise”
The holy Epiphany season — this year having consisted of the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord (January 6th) and four Sundays after the Epiphany — is so named because of the manifestation or appearing of our Savior to …
The Exemplary Advent Preaching of Christ’s Forerunner
“I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord!’ as said the prophet Esaias.” —John 1:23 John the Baptist, the Savior’s forerunner or “advance-man,” as we would call such a person today, …
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“Now Thank we all Our God!”
Without doubt one of the most popular and well-beloved thanksgiving hymns is that of Martin Rinckart entitled as above, “Now Thank We All Our God!” Not only is it found in The Lutheran Hymnal (1941) as Hymn #36 in the …
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
When Dr. Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses or, what we would call today, “talking points,” to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517, he embarked upon a public debate with the Church of …
A Look Ahead on the New Seminary Year
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.” — II Timothy 2:15 With this directive of the Apostle Paul to Timothy as their focus, our seminarians — …
In memoriam… Pastor Onengiye C. Wariboko
“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 It hath pleased Almighty God in His all-wise providence and at …
Sola Scriptura-The Foundation of faith
Sermon preached by the Conference President Pastor David T. Mensing, at the Opening Service of Convocation of the Sixtieth Annual Convention of the Concordia Lutheran Conference June 24, 2011 Text: Ephesians 2:20 _________ In the Name of Jesus Christ, the …
Update on Our Seminary Program
“Unto Him that loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father, to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever!” (Revelation 1:5-6). Thus …