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LCMS Stewardship Ministry – June 2017 newsletter

LCMS Stewardship Ministry shares the disciplines of being a Godly steward. Faithful stewards are marked by a desire to learn more about who the Lord has created them to be as stewards.

Luther and Zwingli

In the year 1529, Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli came face to face in the city of Marburg, Germany for a discussion on political unity among protestants.

Luther and Erasmus

There are few men of the 15th and 16th centuries that deserve our attention more than Erasmus Desiderius of Rotterdam. He represents the pinnacle of Christian humanism, an intellectual movement that revitalized classical and biblical scholarship north of the Alps.

“Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord” – Hymn Feature

Theologically, this chorale is based on the work of the third Person of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit (Ghost), who is expressly celebrated on the Day of Pentecost.

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

Luther’s Love for St. Mary, Queen of Heaven

It’s probably not what you think. In his devotional writings on the Magnificat, Luther carefully outlines how we should and should not honor this “Most Blessed Virgin Mother.”

Parish Nurse Video Lecture Series: ‘Faith and Wellness’

Rev. Dr. David Ludwig presents a Parish Nurse Video Lecture Series program entitled “Faith and Wellness" for LCMS Health Ministry.

The Three Estates in Luther’s Theology

According to this schema Luther saw all of human life ordered across three spheres of structured relationships: the politia, the oeconomia, and the ecclesia.

LCMS Black Ministry – Second Quarter 2017 newsletter

Many LCMS pastors, deaconesses and lay leaders strongly believe in mission to their home communities around the world. Many return home to share God’s love in Christ and to enhance or begin ministry work in these places.

Preach the Word – Module 3 – Delivering the Gospel live and in person – Rev. Dr. Carl Fickenscher

Because preaching is of utmost importance, it should be done in the way that communicates best. In our daily oral communication, we don’t read or memorize what we are saying to others.

LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission — June 2017 newsletter

The June 2017 issue of Reaching Rural America for Christ shares insight into teaching the faith to adults in congregations. This task should be balanced between normal classroom learning and the learning that happens when individuals share life together and build up one another in Christ.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – July 2017 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.

The Reformers on the Ascension

What benefits do we gain from Jesus’ ascension? Lutheran Reformers in their sermons point us to the scriptural answers to these questions. They emphasize Christ’s victory over sin and his continual presence with his church in the world.

The Resurrection of Christians in the Lutheran Confessions

In this life, we need the church, where our sins are daily and richly forgiven for the sake of Christ. The Holy Spirit crucifies the Old Adam and the body of sin every day of our lives by daily contrition and repentance.

Preach the Word – Module 2 – The use of biblical text in sermon preparation – Rev. Dr. Dean Nadasdy

Textual preaching engages a biblical text to the extent that the text itself drives the preparation, structure, content and texture of the sermon.

Life Together with President Harrison – May 2017

Blessed Eastertide to all. Christ is risen, he is risen indeed! LCMS volunteers have been working hard to help with flood relief. Decades of mission work is bearing fruit in Togo. We've got articles on baptism, marriage and much more in the Digest this month.