Our official relationship as a Conference with the Fellowship of Lutheran Congregations – Nigeria goes back to June, 2004, when the Fellowship of Lutheran Congregations (U. S. A.) ceased to exist as a legal entity and joined the Concordia Lutheran …
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The Only and All-Sufficient Foundation
Sermon preached by President Edward J. Worley at the Service of Convocation Sixty-fourth Annual Convention June 26, 2015 Text: Ephesians 2:20 My dearly beloved, grace, mercy and peace from God our heavenly Father, Jesus Christ our Redeemer and the Holy …
Convention Digest
The 64th Annual Convention, held at Peace Ev. Lutheran Church, Oak Forest, Illinois, officially began at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 26th, with a Divine Worship Service of Convocation in which the local pastor, the Rev. David T. Mensing, served …
Sermon Preached at the Sunday Convention Service
Oak Forest, Illinois June 28, 2015 by Pastor Robert J. Lietz Oak Park, Illinois Text: Luke 16:29 In the name of Jesus Christ, dear friends: Our sermon text for this Convention Worship Service is Luke 16, verse 29, where it …
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“A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing”
This Latin hymn is attributed to the Venerable Bede (673-735). It was not found in any documents prior to the eleventh century. As part of his composition, Bede was very fond of bringing in the actual words of Scripture. We …
Martin Luther on the Word of God
Concordia Lutheran Conference
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THE WORD OF GOD IS A MOST PRECIOUS TREASURE. For the Word of God is the sanctuary above all sanctuaries, yea, the only one which we Christians know and have. For though we had the bones of all the saints …
Regarding the Differences Between Orthodox and Heterodox Churches
Concordia Lutheran Conference
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In our day [1889!], people either do not make this distinction at all, or at least not in the right manner. They not only fail to declare it the Christian’s duty to distinguish between orthodox and heterodox church bodies, but …
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Christianity Is Unique among the Religions of the World
There are, in fact, only TWO religions in the world when all religions — organized religions and personally-held “religious” philosophies — are categorized according to their simplest characteristics (according to their “least common denominator,” a math term well-known even to …
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The Ascended Savior’s Promise Was Fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost
And, being assembled together with them, [He] commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem but wait for the promise of the Father, “which,” saith He, “ye have heard of me.” — Acts 1:4 On Ascension Day the risen …
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How the Holy Spirit Gives Us Utterance Today. CL May – June 2015
“We speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth.” — I Corinthians 2:13 Related article The Truth about the Baptism of the Spirit One of the great blessings given to man by his Creator …
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