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LCMS Stewardship Ministry – October 2021 newsletter

The mercy of God is the starting point of stewardship. There is no greater mercy than what Jesus does for the failed steward at Calvary.

LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission – Webinar: ‘On Mission with the Master’

Rev. Dr. Roosevelt Gray director of LCMS Black Ministry, explored the biblical insights into outreach that can be found in the practice of Jesus Himself.

LCMS Worship – Hymn Suggestions for Revelation

LCMS Worship offers a list of hymn suggestions related to each pericope of the Book of Revelation.

Life Together with President Harrison – October 2021

In this Life Together Digest, the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, speaks with the Rev. Dr. James Baneck, executive director of LCMS Pastoral Education, about Set Apart to Serve, the Synod’s new long-term church work recruitment initiative.

LCMS Life Ministry – Bible study: ‘Gospel Relief for the Despairing: Speaking Christian Comfort to the Depressed and the Suicidal’

“Gospel Relief for the Despairing: Speaking Christian Comfort to the Depressed and the Suicidal” — that may benefit pastors as they meet with the despairing Christian.

LCMS Worship – 2021-22 hymn suggestions for Series C and One-Year Series

LCMS Worship provides hymn suggestions for Three-Year Series C and the One-Year Series to use during the 2021-22 church year.

LCMS Worship — November 2021 resources

Monthly worship planning resources include Three-Year Series prayers, One-Year Series prayers, lectionary summaries, hymn suggestions and more.

LCMS Worship – Advent Devotions for the Family Table – 2021

LCMS Worship suggests the following Advent devotions for use at home. Family members may take turns reading the prophecy for each day from Nov. 28, 2021, to Christmas Eve.

LCMS Worship – Suggestions for 2021 midweek Advent services

LCMS Worship offers suggestions for Advent Midweek services based on the 2021 theme of “Behold.”

LCMS Disaster Response – Congregations, districts may host Lutheran Early Response Team training events

Congregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod may host Disaster Response training for individuals in their area to join a Lutheran Early Response Team. LERT is a network of volunteers trained to respond in times of disaster.

Hispanic Heritage Month: Q&A with the Rev. Zabdi Lopez

Bilingual ministry with the Rev. Zabdi Lopez, pastor of Hope Lutheran Church, Woodburn, Ore.

LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces – Fourth Quarter 2021 newsletter

The LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces newsletter reminds readers that — even during war — God is with us during challenging chapters and saves us to live with Him forever.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – September 2021 newsletter

LCMS Stewardship Ministry encourages stewards to imitate the Good Samaritan and remove the focus from the individual steward.

Casiodoro de Reina, translator and publisher of first complete Spanish Bible

Casiodoro de Reina, a monk in the Seville area of Spain in the mid-16th century, was one of the first Spaniards to embrace the principles of the Protestant Reformation.

Juan de Frías, Lutheran martyr of Venezuela

In 1672, the Inquisition imprisoned four priests on the charge of being unrepentant Lutheran heretics. Three of the priests were Canary Islanders serving in Venezuela; the fourth was a native Venezuelan from Caracas named Juan de Frías.