“Ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord; walk as children of light.” —Ephesians 5:8 Before their conversion, all Christians were in spiritual darkness (I Peter 2:9b), spiritual blindness (I Corinthians 2:9a), and spiritual death (Ephesians …
“Behold, we go up to Jerusalem…” — Luke 18:31–34 On Ash Wednesday, February 22nd, we marked the beginning of another holy Lenten season —a period of six weeks during which we give special attention to the study of our Savior’s …
“Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour, whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the …
The holy Epiphany season — this year having consisted of the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord (January 6th) and four Sundays after the Epiphany — is so named because of the manifestation or appearing of our Savior to …
“Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” —Matthew 6:33 For worldly minded individuals, happiness at Christmas time revolves primarily around the acquisition of new and greater earthly treasures. …
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“And the angel answered and said unto her, ‘The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son …
“I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord!’ as said the prophet Esaias.” —John 1:23 John the Baptist, the Savior’s forerunner or “advance-man,” as we would call such a person today, …
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Without doubt one of the most popular and well-beloved thanksgiving hymns is that of Martin Rinckart entitled as above, “Now Thank We All Our God!” Not only is it found in The Lutheran Hymnal (1941) as Hymn #36 in the …
This past October 31st, we celebrated the four hundred ninety-fourth anniversary of the Reformation, the date on which Dr. Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. This historic event simply marks …
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The Concordia Lutheran – Official Organ of the Concordia Lutheran Conference STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: To set forth in simple and plain language the pure doctrine of God’s Word as taught by the true Lutheran Church in full accordance with …
