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LCMS Stewardship Ministry – January 2020 newsletter

LCMS Stewardship Ministry discusses how God has a wonderful way of using various things and people to lead His people to engage the task for which they have been made and redeemed – stewardship.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 41 devotion: Physical wellness

Just like our homes, our bodies require maintenance and the restoration of Jesus.

LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission – January 2020 newsletter

LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission newsletter provides encouragement to readers about holding onto the hope of Jesus’ promises despite the challenges of this life.

LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces – First Quarter 2020 newsletter

The LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces newsletter encourages readers to consider their identity that is found in the cross of Jesus Christ. The Christian identity is one of contrast — the “sinner/saint dichotomy.”

Church Worker Wellness – Week 40 devotion: Emotional wellness

A little boy in a special needs classroom teaches us a lesson about God’s love and mercy.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 39 devotion: Emotional wellness

There are times in each of our lives when we simply need a friend.

Life Together with President Harrison – December 2019

In the Life Together News Digest for December 2019, LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison shares a message from the Gospel of John and encourages us all to take care of our pastors, teachers and other church workers during this busy season.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – December 2019 newsletter

Breakthroughs in stewardship only come when God’s Word is brought to bear on the lives of individual stewards and their congregations by the Holy Spirit.

LCMS Black Ministry – Winter 2020 newsletter

Read about ways the Gospel has been shared through St. Paul Christian Academy in Dallas, a tutoring program in Indianapolis and St. Philip Lutheran Church in Chicago.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 38 devotion: Spiritual wellness

Caring for others calls for us to recognize our own need for the care that comes from others.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 37 devotion: Spiritual wellness

God is good, even in the waiting. Jesus connects with us and gives us this body of believers to hold fast in the waiting.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – January 2020 bulletin blurbs and newsletter article

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Stewardship Ministry creates bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles each month to use in church publications.

CTCR paper – ‘The Child as a Gift of God’

This paper examines the many subtle ways that American culture rejects life as a fundamental gift of God and instead sees “having a baby” as a human accomplishment.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 36 devotion: Relational wellness

If you are feeling lonely, take comfort in knowing that the God who sent His Son into the world to save us from our sins will not let you down.

LCMS Worship – 2019-20 hymn suggestions for Series A and One-Year Series

LCMS Worship provides hymn suggestions for Three-Year Series A and the One-Year Series to use during the 2019-20 church year.