Want to know an organization which is centered on teaching Lutheran doctrine and practice to Africans? Lutherans in Africa is it. James May gave the last presentation at our Conference and talked about the need for Confessional Lutheranism in Africa and also the great hunger for confessional Lutheranism among the people and pastors of African congregations. What tools are used for this great work? That is the greatest part – Bibles, hymnals, catechisms, and the Book of Concord! James and his coworkers strive to translate material and then spend weeks in the field teaching and distributing it. Their teaching has More…
Pr. Sikora preached the sermon for the Divine Service on Saturday morning using the texts for Lent 1. Hopefully this one will help you in your future reading of Pastor Sikora’s wonderful sermons here on BJS. Thanks to Peter Slayton for doing a bit above and beyond for getting this one to happen among technical difficulties. Below is his sermon:
Pr. Wolfmueller gave the second presentation at the 2013 BJS Conference. His presentation was on the topic of coming out of Evangelicalism. He spoke within the framework of Psalm 119, trying to emphasizing the value and importance of God’s Word in our lives. He spoke of Evangelicalism’s pendulum between despair and prideful deception – a pendulum that often throws folks off. Throughout it all, you get a presentation that is more proclamation than presentation. Take a look: For all of the conference videos (one or two more yet to be released) go to our YouTube page:
On Friday night of our conference, right after hearing stand-up comedy by Pr. Wolfmueller we gathered in the sanctuary of Bethany Lutheran Church in Naperville to pray Evening Prayer together. Pr. Hans Fiene preached a fine sermon in which the Law was preached sternly and the Gospel sweetly. This sermon is a must watch for our regular readers. Here is the link to the video on the Steadfast Lutherans YouTube page: For all of the conference videos (more will appear throughout this week) go to our YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/steadfastlutherans
The conference is over, but the instruction continues. Courtesy of Peter Slayton’s expertise, we have videos from the conference presentations, stand up comedy routine, and sermons of the conference. The first is the presentation of Pr. Jonathan Fisk on Friday night at the 5th Annual BJS Conference. The second video is of the excellent stand-up comedy antics of Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller We gathered in the sanctuary of Bethany Lutheran Church in Naperville to pray Evening Prayer together. Pr. Hans Fiene preached a fine sermon in which the Law was preached sternly and the Gospel sweetly. This More…
The Conference is underway and day one is complete. Yesterday we gathered to hear Pr. Jonathan Fisk speak and discuss the crisis we have in catechizing our young ones (in homes, churches, and schools). He skillfully addressed the problems and honestly expressed his own ongoing struggle to find a solution with regards to how we pass down the faith from generation to generation (especially this new generation which is being entertained to death). Of particular note, Pr. Fisk discussed the phrase “I’ve been a Lutheran all my life, but…” which is how Lutherans confess non-Lutheran teachings and criticize Lutheran doctrine More…
For the second year in a row, long-term conference attendee Rick has offered a drawing of a premium edition of the Book of Concord to attendees at the Brothers of John the Steadfast International Conference on his blog. Be sure to register soon — registrations close soon for the conference. I have some extra copies of the Christian Book of Concord bonded-leather-cover edition from Concordia Publishing House, and thought I’d try to give away one of them here on Light from Light in conjunction with my attendance at an upcoming Lutheran conference. This is similar to the regular More…
Among the flood of stories going on right now at BJS I wanted to remind all of our readers (and many of the new ones) that if you want to have some great times among Lutherans come to the National Conference of the Brothers of John the Steadfast on February 15-16th (yep, next week already!). Registrations close on Monday night, so get your them in quickly. If you are new to the site and are interested in our organization and what it stands for, the conference may be a great idea. Some things to see at the conference: Lutheran More…
This year take the opportunity to come to the 5th Annual Brothers of John the Steadfast National Conference on February 15-16th. This year the theme is simple, “Lutherans in Africa, Out of Evangelicalism, and in the LCMS” and it describes our three speakers, Rev. James May of Lutherans in Africa, Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller of Hope Lutheran in Aurora, CO (my southern neighbor) and of Table-Talk Radio, and also Rev. Jonathan Fisk of Bethany Lutheran in Naperville, IL and Worldview Everlasting AND author of the recent book “Broken”. Here is a link to the schedule for the Conference. On top of More…
“Lutherans In Africa, Out of Evangelicalism and in the LCMS” The weekend closest to Valentines Day is always special for Confessional Lutherans because it means the annual BJS shindig which includes authentic Lutheran worship, no pietists allowed parties, high cholesterol food and great speakers. Next year’s conference will be on Friday and Saturday, February 15-16 here at Bethany Lutheran Church, Naperville, Illinois. We have a great line-up of speakers for you: Rev. James May, Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller and Pastor Jonathan Fisk. Our theme is “Lutherans!” Rev. May is the Director of Lutherans in Africa and will talk to us about that More…
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