Let No Man Put Asunder
Today religious leaders and societal leaders will claim that Christ never spoke on issues of same sex marriage and other forms of marriage. However, the Son of God did speak on these issues several...
View ArticleThe Three Outposts, part 8 – The State
Round 46 May 11, 2015 In part 8 of our series on “The Three Outposts” (three estates), Pr. Joe Abrahamson gives us the Scriptural teaching on God’s gift of, yes, government. How can government be more...
View ArticleLitany to the Holy Ghost, for Pentecost.
Kyrie EleisonKyrie EleisonChriste EleisonChriste EleisonKyrie EleisonKyrie EleisonO God, the Father in HeavenHave mercy upon us!O God the Son, Redeemer of the world,Have mercy upon us!O God the Holy...
View ArticleA Domestic Benediction for Christian Householders.
(To be used at the beginning of the week.)GOD the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, Most Holy Trinity, unto Thee I commit, for Thine own, this house and all it shelters. This house is Thine,...
View ArticlePrayers for the Festival of the Holy Trinity
p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; }The Trinity prayers from Seed-Grains of Prayer: A Manual for Evangelical Christians By Wilhelm Loehe, Translated from the Original German 36th Edition By...
View ArticleWorship Wars New and Old, well, really just Old.
p.first-line-indent { text-indent: 0.2in; }p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; }a:link { }Today there is massive pressure to change Confessional Lutheran forms of worship in order to adapt to...
View ArticleIntimidation: A Needed Reminder from 1884
October 3, 1884, CFW Walther introduced his fourth evening lecture on the Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel with the following remarks on intimidation used against Christian teachers. What he...
View ArticleLuther's Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity I-Dives and Lazarus
Trinity I: Luke 16:19-31New King James VersionThe Rich Man and Lazarus19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a...
View ArticleLuther's Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 2-Invitation: The Great Supper
Invitation: Luke 14:16-24New King James VersionThe Great Supper16 Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, 17 and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who...
View ArticleThe Three Outposts, part 9 – Conflicts between Church & Home
Steadfast Throwdown Radio ShowIn this installment of our series with Pr. Joe Abrahamson, we begin discussing areas of overlap and conflict between the three estates. Here we discuss the very real and...
View ArticleLuther's Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 3-The Lost Sheep
Evangelism:Luke 15:1-10New King James VersionThe Parable of the Lost Sheep and The Parable of the Lost Coin15 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. 2 And the...
View ArticleThe Three Outposts, part 10 – Conflicts between Church and Home (cont.)
Steadfast Throwdown Radio ShowWe continue discussing the conflicts between the estates of church and home with Pr. Joe Abrahamson. Why do pastors solemnize marriages as “agents of the state”? What...
View ArticleLuther's Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Nativity of John the Baptist
June 24th Luke 1:57-80New King James VersionBirth of John the Baptist57 Now Elizabeth’s full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son. 58 When her neighbors and relatives heard...
View ArticleLuther's Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 4- Christian Unity and Peace
Luke 6:36-42New King James Version36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.37 “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and...
View ArticleLuther's Notes on the Gospels: Sts. Peter and Paul the Apostles
June 29Matthew 16:13-20New King James Version 13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”14 So they said, “Some...
View ArticleLuther's Notes on the Gospel: Visitation
July 2Luke 1:39-47New King James VersionMary Visits Elizabeth39 Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, 40 and entered the house of Zacharias and...
View ArticleResources for the Liturgical and Doctrinal History of Marriage in the...
The following is a list of resources relevant to the study of the liturgical and doctrinal history of marriage in the Christian Church of the West. Initially this list is mainly a copy of the...
View ArticleLuther's Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 5-Discipleship
Following ChristLuke 5:1-11New King James Version5 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, 2 and saw two boats standing by the...
View ArticleLuther's Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 6-Sin and Righteousness
Matthew 5:20-26New King James Version20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.21 “You...
View ArticleLuther's Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 7-Providence
ProvidenceMark 8:1-9New King James VersionJesus Feeds the Four Thousand8 In those days, the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples to Him and said to them, 2...
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