“…they followed Him and took care of Him” (Mark 15:41). This past Sunday we “installed” the ladies of our Altar Guild. It was a beautiful morning! These women are specially trained to set up for Holy Communion, to take care of things afterward, and to clean and take care of the whole chancel area. One […]
To the members of Faith Lutheran: What a week it’s been! Good attendance on Sunday, with at least one new family. The 5-word prayer. Are you doing your homework? Tuesday was Altar Guild training. Wednesday was Sunday School teacher training. And this evening is a big Board of Directors meeting. Praise the Lord! This Sunday […]
To the members of Faith Lutheran: A little note here just for you! I enjoyed an excellent Elders meeting last evening. Thank you, men! This Sunday’s Divine Service theme will be a powerful five-word prayer found in Mark 9. The Lord’s Supper will be served. Let us prepare! And in ABC we’ll talk about God’s […]
“…a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise” (Ps. 51:17). “For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death” (2 Cor. 7:10). The Sacrament of Holy Baptism is the fourth chief part of the Small Catechism – that handbook of our faith and life. […]
“For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ” (Gal. 3:27). Do you really realize what happened in your Baptism? In Luke 8, Jesus heals a demon-possessed man. The first thing we are told about this man is that “For a long time he had worn no clothes” (vs. 27). […]
“Little children, let no one deceive you” (1 John 3:7). Seven times in his first epistle, the apostle John uses the term of endearment “little children.” He was probably in his eighties when he wrote 1 John. He was a true spiritual father to the Christians in Asia Minor, and he IS the same to […]