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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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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“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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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 …
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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 …
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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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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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“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 …
“[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 …
“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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