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Preach the Word – Module 4 – Applying God’s Word into people’s lives – Rev. Dr. Glenn Nielsen

Learn how to examine a text to see the application intended in the text for your hearers.

CTCR Bible studies on Justification

To help individuals and congregations commemorate the Reformation, the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) developed prepared Bible studies on the doctrine of justification.

‘Our Way Home: A Journey through the Lord’s Prayer’

The Rev. Dr. Daniel Paavola uses his book Our Way Home: A Journey through the Lord’s Prayer to explain how parish nurses can use each petition of the Lord’s Prayer to connect with the people they serve.

Life Together with President Harrison – February 2018

In this issue, please find a disaster response update from Texas, church-planting and evangelism program resources, and a new column in The Lutheran Witness.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – February 2018 newsletter

Stewardship of marriage is vital because it lays the foundation for creating and bringing to faith the next generation of believers.

LCMS Worship – A Lenten Prayer – 2018

LCMS Worship provides “A Lenten Prayer” for congregations to use in worship services or for families to use during devotions.

Heart Health

Jennie Johnson, RN-BC, Ph.D., parish nurse at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Rathdrum, Idaho, will present helpful information on the current understanding of how heart attacks and strokes develop and the connection with dementia during the February video lecture for parish nurses.

LCMS Worship – Suggestions for 2018 midweek Lenten services

LCMS Worship provides suggestions for liturgy, psalms, readings, hymns and collects to use during midweek Lenten services.

Every One His Witness — Lutheran Evangelism Program

An initiative of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, the Every One His Witness® Lutheran evangelism program puts sound doctrine into practical action for sharing the faith with people in our everyday lives.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – January 2018 newsletter

In the January 2018 issue of StewardCAST, LCMS Stewardship Ministry discusses stewardship of fellowship among believers — the Body of Christ.

Confidentiality, Prov. 11:13b

The Rev. Dan P. Gilbert, president of the LCMS Northern Illinois District, takes a look at confidentiality, what God teaches in His Word about it and how parish nurses should handle this issue.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – February 2018 bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles

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

LCMS Stewardship – December 2017 newsletter

In the December 2017 issue of StewardCAST, LCMS Stewardship Ministry talks about how pastors and the church are called to deal with the scars of the failed stewardship of Christian stewards. Both Law and Gospel should be applied in these situations.

The Holy Innocents

Holy Innocents is the often-overlooked feast day of the church calendar on December 28th that commemorates the slaughter of the infants in Bethlehem following the birth of Jesus.

An image of Albrecht Dürer's Virgin and Child with Half a Pear

Albrecht Dürer’s “Virgin and Child with Half a Pear”

At first glance, Dürer's Virgin and Child With Half a Pear may simply look like a lovely Renaissance mother holding her baby, but Dürer confesses much more as he paints the flesh, blood, and bone of the Son of God.