No Law for You (Part One)
This is part seven of a series of twelve newsletter articles written by Rev. Neil L. Carlson for the 500th anniversary of the…
Month: July 2018
A Laymen’s Commentary on the Augsburg Confession: Original Sin
Article II: Of Original Sin. 1] Also they teach that since the fall of Adam all men begotten in the natural way are…
Strength vs. Faith in Tragedy
When terror or tragedy strikes, it is common these days to claim strength in the midst of weakness and helplessness. For example, after…
Be at Leisure: A Lutheran Approach to Outreach, 5. Procreation
So, we’ve talked about why the Church need not fear for her survival. We’ve started the discussion of outreach with the importance of…
The Lord’s Supper — Vespers Sermon by Pr Rolf Preus
“The Lord’s Supper” Vespers Sermons on the Ordinaries of the Divine Service And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it,…
Open Communion: Strange to Lutherans
Open Communion: Strange to Lutherans Having seen Closed Communion taught from Scripture and practiced throughout church history, the question is whether the Lutherans…
Time to order your 2019 Pastoral Desk Diary from CPH
This resource is excellent. It includes a lot of features that are useful for the Lutheran Pastor (including the texts for the…
Lambs at Pasture for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity
Lambs at Pasture for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity and its Answer Key are now available for download. English Version English Answer Key…
Reviewing Forde – Forde’s “On Being a Theologian of the Cross” part 2
Editor’s Note: The following comes from Pastor Joseph Abrahamson of the ELS. He is the well known author our Redeeming Holy Days from…
“Jesus Tells His Christians to Judge” — Sermon by Pr Rolf Preus
The Eighth Sunday after Trinity “Jesus Tells His Christians to Judge” Matthew 7: 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in…
Some Notes on AC XIV
These are some notes I prepared when I taught at a circuit pastors meeting a couple months ago in the High Plains Circuit…
Trinity 8 – Wolves in sheep’s clothing
Trinity 8 2018 Matt. 7:15–23 University Lutheran Chapel, Boulder, CO In the Name of the Father, and of the X Son, and of…
Be at Leisure: A Lutheran Approach to Outreach, 4. Hospitality
A congregation that believes, teaches, and confesses sound doctrine is a place of divine outreach. When people are brought to that place, God…
Beware the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod — Sermon for Wednesday of Trinity VII
11 Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with [Jesus], seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. 12 But…
A Laymen’s Commentary on the Augsburg Confession: God
Article I: Of God. 1] Our Churches, with common consent, do teach that the decree of the Council of Nicaea concerning the Unity…
Reviewing Forde – Forde’s “On Being a Theologian of the Cross” part one
Editor’s Note: The following comes from Pastor Joseph Abrahamson of the ELS. He is the well-known author our Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan…
Lambs at Pasture for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity
Lambs at Pasture for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity and its Answer Key are now available for download. English Version English Answer Key The…
Open Communion: Strange to the Church
Now that we’ve seen what Scripture says about fellowship in the Lord’s Supper, we learn that Open Communion is strange to church history…
Hymn on the first half of 1st Corinthians 11
A friend from high school recently remarked that you hear a lot of hymns about the second half of 1 Corinthians 11 (Lord’s Supper),…
Eighth Sunday after Trinity – The Testimony of the Holy Spirit
The Eighth Sunday after Trinity July 17, 2016 “The Testimony of the Holy Spirit” Romans 8:12-17 Click this link to listen to audio of…
Be at Leisure: A Lutheran Approach to Outreach, 3. Beauty
No congregation can claim to be Christian without faithfulness to the Word of God, because it is the pure Word of God that…
Striving for Heavenly Things: An Example of Luther’s Preaching on Sanctification
In a previous post, I described how Dr. Luther recognized St. Paul’s pattern of teaching good works and virtues after the preaching of…
Reviewing Forde – Notes on various writings of Forde
Editor’s Note: The following comes from Pastor Joseph Abrahamson of the ELS. He is the well-known author our Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan…
The Lord’s care and provision – Trinity 7 – by Rev. Joshua Hayes
Seventh Sunday after Trinity Mark 8 University Lutheran Chapel, Boulder, CO In the Name of the Father, and of the X Son, and…
Lambs at Pasture for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity
Lambs at Pasture for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity and its Answer Key are now available for download. English Version English Answer Key The…