“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 …
Category: CL2011
Sticking with the Authoritative Word of Jesus
Sermon Delivered at the Sunday Convention Service by the Rev. Robert J. Lietz, Pastor Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church, Oak Park, Illinois Text: John 8:31-32 My dear friends, let us not forget the words of our Savior: “Blessed are they that …
The Convention Digest
The 60th Annual Convention, held at Peace Ev. Lutheran Church, Oak Forest, Illinois, officially began on Friday morning, June 24, at 9:30 a.m. with a Divine Worship Service of Convocation in which the local Pastor, the Rev. David T. Mensing, …
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 …
Prayer for our Seminary and our Students
Merciful heavenly Father for Jesus’ sake, because our need for future pastors is presently so critical among us that, if Thou shouldest call even one of Thy faithful ambassadors home to his eternal rest, no one is prepared to take …
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 …
Why Christian Symbolism Is Inadequate for Describing the Holy Trinity
“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!” —Romans 11:33 “The Lord, He is God; there is none else beside Him” (Deuteronomy 4:35). …
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Are the Old Testament Scriptures Themselves Sufficient unto Salvation?
“For a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” — II Timothy 3:15 We propose this question as the title of this present article …
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How Reformed Theology Attacks the Ascension of Christ
“He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that He might fill all things” — Ephesians 4:10 In Luther’s explanation of the Second Article, we confess, “I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten …
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Why are Christians Sometimes “Fools and Slow of Heart to Believe”?
Then He said unto them, “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!” — Luke 24:25 Doubt is the absence of certainty. Doubt is a form of unbelief, not necessarily, however, the unbelief that …
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