Lambs at Pasture for the Feast of the Holy Trinity and its Answer Key are now available for download. English Version English Answer Key The repetitive nature of Lambs at Pasture aids in familiarity and memorization of key passages. This is especially … Continue reading
The word “catechesis” means to “echo back.” It refers to a process of instruction in which the catechist asks questions and the catechumens recite set answers, echoing back the instruction they’ve received. When the catechumen is catechized in a catechism … Continue reading
To suspend a preacher from the ministry is an act of coercion. It is to force him to stop teaching in the name of the church. I have heard people argue that because suspending false teachers is an act of … Continue reading
Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away … Continue reading
Mary and Zechariah are great examples to every Christian. In our modern day, young boys and girls are told to look up to those who are famous and successful in this life. But I can’t think of a better role-model … Continue reading
When we left the Israelites, they were languishing under the hand of Midian. Israel suffered oppression from the enemy because they had forsaken the Lord and gone after other gods. Therefore the Lord had summoned the Midianites, who encamped against … Continue reading
Readers and friends of Steadfast. Our own Norm Fisher, Confessional Lutheran web guru and tech expert of this site and many others has suffered a stroke. Our Lord is granting him a recovery. Please include Norm and his wife in … Continue reading
Tune: Rendez à Dieu 1. Sing to the Lord a song of gladness – Christ is arisen from the dead! All sin and death with all its sadness Is conquered by our Lord and Head! His risen body shows salvation … Continue reading
Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, 2 covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. 3 He lays the beams … Continue reading
The frequent reappearance of questions surrounding the divinely instituted Office of the Holy Ministry are worth considering. They are intimately connected to the chief article of justification by grace through faith alone. The Augsburg Confession lays this out clearly in … Continue reading
Is this a ship that has sailed? We shouldn’t allow that! This paper is worth listening to. If you have already heard it, then listen to it again. If you haven’t, I commend to you this great confession against our … Continue reading
Did you know that “the doctrine of repentance- because it not only commands new works, but also promises forgiveness of sins- necessarily requires faith” (Apology V pg 123, 151)? Pointing this out is very important for all of us who … Continue reading
I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. 2 Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his … Continue reading
This week in the LCMS a number of men will receive their calls to serve as pastors in the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Here are some points that have been shared with me over the years since I received my first … Continue reading
“What is it that the Church can decide that has not already been decided by the Scriptures? (Dr. Martin Luther, Sämmtliche Schriften, St. L. XVIII, 1678).” This was the question Luther put to the heretic Erasmus over the debate for … Continue reading
The earth is the Lord‘s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, 2 for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. 3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And … Continue reading
A new Concordia Journal has been released which addresses the issues that caused pastors of both the Wyoming and South Wisconsin Districts to issue public rebukes. The editors of Gottesdienst have put together this response. Concordia Journal and Creation: a … Continue reading
Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! 2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among … Continue reading
In 1777, a German writer, philosopher, and play-writer named Gotthold Lessing published a short article entitled, “On the Proof of the Spirit and of Power.” Lessing had already published many other writings arguing that there is no one correct religion, … Continue reading
O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you! 2 Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! … Continue reading
“The Lord’s Prayer in the Lord’s Passion” is the theme of the Lenten devotion that Steadfast Lutherans has put together this year. The following sermon addresses the Conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer. For further reflection, read The Large Catechism, III. … Continue reading
“The Lord’s Prayer in the Lord’s Passion” is the theme of the Lenten devotion that Steadfast Lutherans has put together this year. The following sermon addresses the Sixth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer. For further reflection, read The Large Catechism, … Continue reading
“The Lord’s Prayer in the Lord’s Passion” is the theme of the Lenten devotion that Steadfast Lutherans has put together this year. The following sermon addresses the Sixth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer. For further reflection, read The Large Catechism, … Continue reading
This is a sermon from the Rev. Michael Kearney. Pastor Kearney is the pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Alden, Iowa and St. Paul Lutheran Church Buckeye, Iowa. The Scripture for our consideration was caused to be recorded by the … Continue reading
Most people are familiar with the famous line from 1st John 4:8, “God is love.” It is a stirring confession of who God is. That our Lord loves us, and that love is one of His principle attributes. That what … Continue reading