Check Out the D Min Program at Fort Wayne, by Pr. Rossow
I completed the D Min program at Concordia Theological Seminary a few years back and it was one of the highlights of my…
Month: November 2014
ACELC — Are the Errors We Face Serious?
Here is the latest email blast from the ACELC: It is Sunday morning, I have a few minutes before church begins, and…
Great Stuff — Talking Sheep: The Role of the Laity in the Church
Found over on Bible Beer and Babies written by Vanessa Rasanen: I’ve never been known for my tact. I rarely say the…
Why Do I Grovel beneath Pastors?
The former President of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod is decrying clergy dominance. The FiveTwo network is calling on people to become…
Good Lutheran Preaching is hard to find but easy to buy…
This is no game or playful philosophy. It is war and it is deadly serious. Our preaching is an act of war. We…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — The Christian Life
Dr. Harold Senkbeil refutes the notion that sanctification is an act of determination in which you rid yourself of sin and discusses the proper Biblical understand of the Christian life.
“The True Rapture” (Sermon on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“The True Rapture” (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) Maybe you remember a bumper sticker that was popular a few years back, which read: “In case…
To Heterodox Teacher Beth Moore – It is a Faithless Generation that Looks for Signs, by Pr. Rossow
In the Gospel reading for this week in the one year series Jesus says “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not…
Great Stuff — How I Became a… Church Growth Disciple
Found over on InternetMonk, written by Mike Bell: First of all a confession. The title is really just an attention grabber, and…
What can you expect in Naperville in February?
Snow? Maybe, though I hope not as I will be traveling by land from Wyoming. But seriously, why is the BJS conference worth…
Steal This Book
That’s the title of a 1971 book written by Abbie Hoffman encouraging the counter counterculture against the established one. I always liked the…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — No Oil No Fire: Why Johnny Can’t Love
Sermon Text: Matthew 25:1-13
November 9, 2014
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.
Unknowingly Righteous
“For inasmuch as the saints are always aware of their sin and seek righteousness from God in accord with His mercy, for this…
A Solution to the CUS Problem – So You Don’t Think I am Just a Bomb-Lobbing Curmudgeon, by Pr. Rossow
So you don’t think I am just a bomb-lobbing curmudgeon, I thought I would offer a few thoughts by way of solution to…
BW Teigen Reformation Lectures — Lutheranism and Apologetics
This past week Bethany Lutheran College held its annual BW Teigen Reformation Lectures. The theme was “Lutheranism and Apologetics.” Retired Bethany Prof. Allen…
Great Stuff — Livestream Broadcast of Hymn Festival in Honor of Richard Resch Tonight
FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Concordia Theological Seminary (CTS), Fort Wayne, Indiana, is pleased to announce a special livestreaming event this evening from the Good Shepherd…
Registration for BJS Conference, February 20 & 21, 2015
We have just opened registration for our upcoming conference. We have set the rates at $65 per person, $100 per couple, or $45…
FiveTwo: Spiritual Montanans
On a flight from Nice to Amsterdam, the man next to me and I talked about our work. After a while he exclaimed,…
LCMS Inc. – Please Stop Touting the Pagan Growth of the Concordias, by Pr. Rossow
The sprawling headline across the top of the most recent Reporter (November 2014), the official newspaper of the LCMS, brags “CUS Enrollment Hits…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Gazing Beyond the Grave
Sermon Text: Revelation 7:2-17
November 2, 2014
In the Name X Jesus. AMEN!
Introduction – The Image of Death
Looking around this world we live in we see, hear, and feel death everywhere. We see it in our movies, we hear it in so much of our music,
Jesus’ Church Doesn’t “Suck.” Period.
An author on another blog wrote, “Your church doesn’t suck because it’s small.” And he’s right!
But, large or small, your church might still suck. Sorry, but it had to be said.
The fact is, if you have built your church; if your church is the product of your own blood, sweat, and tears; if you have poured out your life to make your church what it is; I’m going to go so far as to say, your “church” does suck.
And it sucks, because it’s “yours.”