“Born a Priest, Made a Pastor” (Sermon on Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Born a Priest, Made a Pastor” (Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16) Circuit Pastors’ Conference, November 10, 2015 Today is Martin Luther’s birthday. He’s 532 today,…
Pastor Chris Hull
“Born a Priest, Made a Pastor” (Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16) Circuit Pastors’ Conference, November 10, 2015 Today is Martin Luther’s birthday. He’s 532 today,…
When Martin Luther published his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517, he sought to redefine the foundation of late medieval piety: the sacrament of penance….
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In the early sixteenth century the Ottoman Empire had become the dominant power in the Middle East. When Suleiman the Magnificent (r.1520-66) became…
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“The popes have never seriously intended to wage war against the Turk; instead they used the Turkish war as a cover for their…
“For God the Almighty has made our rulers mad; they actually think they can do–and order their subjects to do–whatever they please. And…
St. Paul wrote to the churches in Galatia saying, “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again…
At his table one day Martin Luther said, “Christ is friendlier than we are. If I can be good to a friend, how…
For part one of this series, click here. When Martin Luther departed Worms in May 1521 his earthly future seemed bleak. According to…
“Christ finds not only Caiaphas among his enemies, but also Judas among his friends.” (Martin Luther, LW 40:66) Martin Luther wrote this sentence…
Our Lord speaks through His prophet Ezekiel saying, “The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of…
Yesterday, Reverend President Dr. Matthew Harrison posted a fantastic response to the inability of a panel of judges to carry out the charges…
The English verb, ‘to chant’ derives from the Latin word, ‘cantare,’ which simply means to sing. Some form of singing or chanting existed…
Christ the Lord says, “When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered…
“For inasmuch as the saints are always aware of their sin and seek righteousness from God in accord with His mercy, for this…
Christ our Lord spoke to His disciples saying, “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient…
“Doctrine and life must be distinguished. Life is bad among us, as it is among the papists, but we don’t fight about life…
Christ our Lord taught about preachers and their proclamation saying, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly…
Christ our Lord says, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of…
My pastor has been teaching on Paul’s epistle to the Galatians for the past several months in Bible study. As a good Lutheran…
There’s a ungodly type of mercy killing that receives a great deal of sympathy, if not support, in our world today. Consider the…
I recently returned from Madagascar where I, Professor John Pless, Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller, and Rev. Evan Goeglein, taught a group of Malagasy pastors…
Justification, according to the third article of the Formula of Concord Solid Declaration means to “pronounce righteous and free from sins and to…
Ulrich Zwingli and his colleagues responded to Luther’s treatise, That These Words of Christ, “This is My Body,” Etc., Still Stand Firm Against…