Category: CL2014

Volume LIX

“Walk circumspectly…redeeming the time” (Ephesians 5:15a, 16a) A Christian is informed by God’s Word regarding his status before God in reference to all he is and all he has.  All he is as a Christian he owes to God, so …

Stewardship of Time and Energy on the Part of Christian Catechumens Read More »

Christianity is the absolutely perfect religion for two reasons: It offers and gives the perfect salvation. The Christian religion does not ask sinful human beings to make peace with God through their own “works” (Ephesians 2:9a) and their own efforts, …

An Update from the Committee on Missions Read More »

Sermon Preached at the Friday Service of Convocation Sixty-third Annual Convention of the Concordia Lutheran Conference Lebanon, Oregon June 27, 2014 by Pastor David J. Mensing Sauk Village, Illinois Text: Philippians 1:29 In the Name of Jesus Christ, the Savior …

Sermon Preached at the Friday Service of Convocation for the Sixty-third Annual Convention Read More »

Sermon Preached at the Sunday Convention Service Lebanon, Oregon June 29, 2014 by Pastor Daniel P. Mensing Tucson, Arizona Text: Acts 5:41 In the name of Jesus Christ, our highly exalted Prince and Savior, the only Head of His Church, …

Sermon Preached at the Sunday Convention Service Read More »

The 63rd Annual Convention, held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lebanon, Oregon, officially began at 9:30 a.m. with a Divine Worship Service of Convocation in which the local pastor, the Rev. Paul E. Bloedel, served as the liturgist; and the …

Convention Digest Read More »

Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly diving the Word of Truth. II Timothy 2:15 After five years of arduous labor in a demanding theological curriculum, and following a week of …

Seminary Graduation Read More »

“The Gospel of Christ … is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth” —Romans 1:16 Have you ever watched any of the so-called “reality shows” which feature someone trying to survive in a hostile environment?  Often the …

The Indispensable function of the Gospel in the Work of the Spirit Read More »

Sermon by Pastor Edward J. Worley on II Timothy 2:2 preached at the Seminary Graduation Service, June 1, 2014 My dearly belovéd hearers of God’s clear and sure Word, especially our two graduates Daniel and David: Orthodoxy, correct preaching and …

The Importance of Sound Theological Training for Continued Orthodoxy in Our Midst Read More »

Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. —Exodus 20:3 Though man by nature knows that there is a God (from the existence of the world and the testimony of his conscience), yet he does not know who the true …

A Brief Survey of Anti-Trinitarian Religions Read More »

“Take heed therefore unto…all the flock over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you [overseer].” —Acts 20:28 On Sunday, June 15, 2014, the members of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sauk Village, Illinois, gathered together in the sanctuary of …

Ordination and Installation at St. Mark’s Read More »