The Third Sunday of Easter – Sermon based on John 1:1-2:2
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You Are Prepared through Repentance for the Coming of the Lord
“The Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1) begins when John the Baptist appears and comes “proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (Mark 1:4). As the Prophet Isaiah had written, John is the messenger of the Lord, sent before His face to prepare […]
Read MoreThe Athanasian Creed
The natural knowledge of God tells us only that there is a god, something that virtually everyone acknowledges, even if it is only a “prime cause” or “nature.” We only know the living God, the God who is really there, because he has chosen to reveal Himself through the inspired […]
Read MoreHow We Are Saved From Sin And Death
How We Are Saved From Sin And Death (based on Ephesians 2:4-10) I. Why God Saves Us II. For What Future God Saves Us III. How God Saves Us IV. What He Accomplishes in Our Lives by Saving Us
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Read MoreLearning The Liturgy – Part 2
The Divine Service – Hymnary, p. 60:1-3 The Service of Preparation came into the historic liturgy of the church during the reformation. During the middle ages, the salutary use of private confession and absolution was abused into the “sacrament” of penance[1]. The reformers kept the practice of private confession and […]
Read MoreTHE OFFICE OF THE KEYS AND CONFESSION
What is the Office of the Keys? The Office of the Keys is the special authority which Christ has given to His Church on earth: to forgive the sins of the penitent sinners, but to retain the sins of the impenitent as long as they do not repent. Where is […]
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