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LCMS Stewardship Ministry – May 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.

LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces – Second Quarter 2017 newsletter

The LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces newsletter for April-June 2017 emphasizes the importance of Christians speaking up in the public square.

Serving school children in parochial schools and parishes

Braun’s presentation will provide helpful ideas for parish nurses with or without a school.

LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission — April 2017 newsletter

The April 2017 issue of Reaching Rural America for Christ shares the reflections of Craig Rinkus, a seminary student at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. Rinkus and four fellow seminary students got a taste of rural life and ministry during a week-long immersion experience in western Missouri.

2017-18 LCMS Church Year Calendars: Series B and One-Year Series

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod's Worship Ministry provides the Bible readings for the 2017-18 Series B and One-Year Series church year calendars.

Luther’s Reform of the Mass

If you want to start an argument among Lutherans, just bring up the topic of worship and the liturgy. What was Luther’s preference? Whose side was he on?

Lutheran Liturgical Practices During Lent

Each year, the Christian church embarks on a forty-day journey leading up to Easter, known as the season of Lent. When discussing Lenten liturgical practices of Lutherans, one can distinguish three categories into which each practice can be placed: Visual, Historical/Traditional, and Emotional/Spiritual.

‘Hope and Healing: A Bible Study’ shares Christ’s comfort with victims of sexual assault and violence

In Christ, there is hope and healing for survivors of sexual assault. The perfect peace of the Gospel is vital for women who are suffering.

Smalcald Articles Study: The First and Chief Article

Ask yourself: If you were writing your final testimony about the Christian faith, what would you identify as the first and chief article? The answer to the question reveals what lies at the heart of anyone’s understanding of God and Christianity. Luther’s answer is...

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – March 2017 newsletter

LCMS Stewardship Ministry highlights how individual and congregational stewardship is linked to trust — trust in the Lord and trust in steward leaders.

Life Together with President Harrison – March 2017

Blessed Lententide to all of you! There are many challenges facing us right now, but it's also true that we are richly blessed as we look forward to Easter.

Knight, Death, and the Devil: Albrecht Dürer’s Mystery Man

Who is the Rider? Although Albrecht Dürer's "Knight, Death, and the Devil" has been acclaimed as one of Europe's greatest masterwork engravings since its publication in 1513, it has also been one of the most provocative pieces of art in the past 500 years.

Luther’s Invocavit Sermons, Part 3 – Faith and Love, Must and Free

Luther’s emphasis on heeding the call to love and patience is insistent in these sermons. It even impacts that essential distinction between the “musts” and the “free.” Luther can see that even in the things which are “musts” and are matters of necessity, such as believing in Christ, love nevertheless never uses force or undue constraint.