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LCMS Stewardship Ministry – January 2017 bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles

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

The Advent wreath on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, at Church of the Reformation – Lutheran (Reformation Lutheran Church), Affton, Mo. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford

Lutheran Advent Traditions

There is so much beauty and rich tradition during the season of Advent to prepare Christians for the coming of Jesus, the babe of Bethlehem.

Parish Nursing as a Vocation

This presentation will help parish nurses recognize and appreciate their calling to parish nursing

Psalm tones from Lutheran Service Book

LCMS Worship is pleased to provide these tones from Lutheran Service Book, courtesy of Rev. Sean Daenzer. May they be of help in your worship planning.

LCMS Black Ministry – Fourth Quarter 2016 newsletter

The fourth quarter 2016 edition of Black Ministry’s TimeLine newsletter highlights how the Gospel is shared around the world from generation to generation.

LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission — December 2016 newsletter

In the December 2016 issue of Reaching Rural America for Christ, enjoy reading a recap and looking at pictures from the 2016 National RSTM Conference, which was Nov. 3-5 in Wichita, Kan. More than 160 pastors and lay leaders attended.

LCMS Parish Nursing – December 2016 newsletter

This December 2016 issue of the Parish Nurse Newsletter highlights ways parish nurses have reached out and served a particular population in their midst.

KFUO Audio: Aid in Living, Not Dying

Dr. Ken Stevens, spokesperson for the Physician Aid in Living Coalition, talked on Nov. 21 with KFUO Radio host Andy Bates about how euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide conflicts with the vocation of doctor.

“The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us” – Hymn Feature

The uplifting expression of faith and joy at Christ’s second coming in “The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us” (LSB 514) by Johann Walter and Michael Praetorius reminds us that there is meaningful history in so many of our great Lutheran hymns.

KFUO Audio: History of Chaplains in the Military

Chaplain Craig Muehler, director of LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces, spoke on Nov. 9 about the role and history of chaplains in the military during a World Lutheran News Digest program with KFUO host Kip Allen.

Concerning Christian Freedom

How free can one be? According to Martin Luther, human beings can be fully free toward God and toward one another.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – November 2016 newsletter

The November 2016 issue of StewardCAST highlights the critical union of stewardship and mission within the church. Their relationship is inseparable and has little to do with any kind of funding the mission concept.

Life Together with President Harrison – November 2016

A new manual for church planting, the 2016 Convention proceedings and a new resource from CPH on sexual morality. Journey around the country with a video telling the story of Rural & Small Town Ministry and see images from the LCMS response to Hurricane Matthew in Haiti.

The Four Horsemen of Albrecht Dürer

From Albrecht Dürer's Apocalypse series, this masterful woodcut illustrates Revelation 6:1-8, the release of the four horsemen.

Bible Study with Luther: Galatians 5:7-15

Instead of preaching the Gospel of forgiveness and salvation by grace through faith in Christ, apart from works of the Law (Gal. 3:16), the false teachers in Galatia were peddling a religion of works based on the Law.