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 …
Category: The Concordia Lutheran Issues 2010-Present
The Indispensable function of the Gospel in the Work of the Spirit
“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 …
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The Importance of Sound Theological Training for Continued Orthodoxy in Our Midst
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 …
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A Brief Survey of Anti-Trinitarian Religions
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 …
Ordination and Installation at St. Mark’s
“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 …
Propitiation
“…we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Righteous; and He is the PROPITIATION for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” — I John 2:1-2 During the holy …
The Fourfold Comfort and Assurance we have in the Message of the Easter Angel
“And he saith unto them: ‘Be not affrighted. Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. Behold the place where they laid Him. But go your way, tell His disciples and Peter that …
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τετέλεσται! “It is finished!”
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He said: ‘It is finished!’ And He bowed His head and gave up the ghost.” John 19:30 Work-righteousness — the most popular false doctrine! Millions of souls practice a false religion of human …
Is the Finite Capable of the Infinite?
“This is My body. …This is My blood” —Matthew 26:26, 28 Is it possible for the true body and blood of Christ to be present in, with, and under the bread and wine received by the communicants in the Sacrament …
Interim Report of the Committee on Missions
Epiphany is the season of the Church Year when we preach, teach, and bear witness to the one and only Savior for sinners, that Savior who revealed Himself in John 8 as “the Light of the world,” and then declared: …