“Ye know that ye were…redeemed…with the precious blood of Christ.” I Peter 1:18-19 During this holy Lenten season, it behooves us to consider in true contrition and repentance not only our many sins by which we have offended our God …
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Christ’s Resurrection is a Prototype of Our Own
“[Christ] shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body…” — Philippians 3:21 Having once again, during the holy Lenten season, reviewed and examined in detail the vicarious atonement of our Savior in His …
Christ’s Prophetic Office Manifested in the Scripture
“Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures.” Luke 24:45 Our Savior’s official name is the title of His three-fold office, that of our Divine Prophet, our Divine Priest, and our Divine King: “[The] Christ” (from the …
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“Jesus, I Will Ponder Now”
This hymn, written by Sigismund von Birken and published in Nürnberg in 1653, is a great Lenten favorite in Lutheran hymnody. As are many of the hymns written during this period, this one is very subjective or personal in its …
Christ’s Epiphany in His Transfiguration
“And, behold, there talked with Him two men, which were Moses and Elias, who appeared in glory and spake of His decease which He should accomplish at Jerusalem.” — Luke 9:30-31 When we Christians speak of the Epiphany of our …
The On-Going Need for Faithful Christian Pastors
“The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few.” —Matthew 9:37 Not only did this word of the Lord Jesus pertain specifically to the situation at hand when He uttered it; but it certainly applies to our circumstances today, …
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God’s Universal Will of Grace
The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men. —Titus 2:11 During the season of Epiphany, one of the commonly focused upon church-themes is the manifestation of God’s grace to the world in the Gospel of the …
“As With Gladness Men of Old”
This hymn, #127 in The Lutheran Hymnal, is a moving petition to Christ Jesus, our precious Savior and our heavenly King. The writer of this edifying hymn was Mr. William C. Dix, a layman, who lived in Bristol, England. During …