Sermon — Pr. Martin Noland — Behold Your King
Text: Matthew 21:1-9 [First Sunday in Advent] Today the Christian church changes its colors from green to purple. Although some churches use the…
Text: Matthew 21:1-9 [First Sunday in Advent] Today the Christian church changes its colors from green to purple. Although some churches use the…
“A Prayer to the God Who Acts” (Isaiah 64:1-9) Today is the First Sunday in Advent, the first day of a brand new…
The last time I wrote one of these e-mail blasts, I called myself the “pet layman” of the ACELC Board of Directors. While…
Sermon Text: Luke 17:11-19 November 27, 2014 Audio: Come back later for audio of this sermon. In the Name X of…
“A Very Ferguson Thanksgiving” (Habakkuk 1:2-4, 9-11; 3:17-19) I’m sure many of us were watching on our televisions the other night when we…
Originally posted on my blog at wp.cune.edu: “And, further, if I could bring it to pass among you, I should like to…
Do you engage the culture? Are you culturally relevant? If not, then how can you say that you believe in sharing the Gospel? Or didn’t you know that “lost people matter to God”?
I hear this a great deal, in the broader
The attached video is part of a presentation by Ian Morgan Cron at the Five Two Wiki conference this fall. It has the feel of a youth convention. Here is a tweet on the video clip on the Five Two web page:
There is something incredibly beautiful in chanting “shalom”
“Separating the Sheep from the Goats” (Matthew 25:31-46) Judgment Day is coming! Are you ready? This is an important question, because the Day…
Sermon Text: Matthew 25:31-46 November 23, 2014 AD Audio: Come back Monday for the audio of this sermon. Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN. Our text for this morning’s sermon is taken from St. Matthew’s gospel account the 25th chapter. Beloved in the Lord, A. The Advent of Judgment There will be an end. With each step the Savior of the World marches towards the passion of His
An Atheist Defends Religion
This is an Issues, Etc. interview with Bruce Sheiman, author of “An Atheist Defends Religion.” It is an altogether interesting interview with the highlight at the 37:00 mark where Pr. Wilken presents the Gospel. The interaction is instructive and the reaction memorable.
We are reposting this as a reminder to our users on what they might expect at the 2015 conference — be sure to…
This is a transcription of J.S. Bach’s setting for P. Nicolai’s Wachet Auf. This particular setting is used for Hymn 544 in the…
Recently a question was posted on the Confessional Lutheran Fellowship page on Facebook asking about alternatives to Operation Christmas Child. While it is…
The following is from an email I just received. This looks like a really great service to pastors and those laity who want…
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Readers of this site know how theologically vacuous and banal the writings are of many who have held themselves out as experts in…
The absolute worst place to discuss anything is the comments section on a website. Best construction: threads get too long to read (thus…
The 2015 BJS Conference cuisine has just been announced. The two day conference will include all the usuals (manly man breakfast, Chicago pizza…
“Pastor, my friends are visiting over the weekend. May they take Communion?” Implicit in the request is the assumption that love does not…
“Christ Has Brought Us out of Darkness” (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30; Zephaniah 1:7-16) Well, here we are in the middle of November….
Why do people put Face Book blogs up on the internet and then delete comments that they don’t like? I guess it is…
As found on the Lutheran Calendar here. Mark your calendars for this event! The Association of Confessional Lutherans and The…
Sermon Text: Matthew 25:14-30
As the great Day of the Lord approaches we who bear the burden of Adam’s sin are prone to suffer Adam’s curse. Adam’s sin produces in us all sorts of ungodliness, the most vexing of which is fear, fear of God and fear of one another. Such a frightening condition manifests itself in many and various ways but one particular aspect of fear is that it is always one of retreat. In fear, humanity retreats to the bushes. In fear humanity retreats from one’s neighbor.
This is a collection of sentiments from all of my sisters in Christ that I have met over the years. Please know that…