When it comes to the Doctrine Of Creation, we are on a pretty small island. There are only a handful of Christian denominations that hold to the teaching of Holy Scripture and the Creation of the World. The Bible teaches us that God created the heavens and the earth and everything seen and unseen in […]
The very first thing that the Nicene Creed confesses is that God is our Father. Immediately, the Creed puts you in a relationship with the one, true, and only God. We do not know God as an angry judge, a distant deity, a lifeless idol, a sappy boyfriend, or some kind of a fickle superhero. […]
1700 years ago God raised up men and women who boldly confessed Jesus Christ and the truth of His Word. They stood their ground against immense pressure. And now it’s our turn, in our generation, in our era, to stand our ground and boldly confess Jesus Christ and the truth of His Word. And the […]
8 1/2 miles down Indian School Road — to the east of us — is St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. 50 years ago, the road was not fully paved. There were a group of people who attended St. Paul’s who lived here in the Litchfield Park area, and they wanted to plant a church out here. […]
The second and third words of the Bible introduce us to the Holy Trinity. In Genesis 1:1 it says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” If you were going to study this in detail, you would find that the word “God” is plural, and the verb “created” a singular. There is […]
What do you know about the Holy Spirit? Your first thought might be that of a dove — since the Holy Spirit appeared in the form of a dove at Jesus’ Baptism. But remember that dove was just a visible form; the Holy Spirit is not a dove! Nor is He the sound and fire […]
The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven is the beginning of the “End Times”. We are living our lives in the Last Days. The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven was like the firing of the starters gun in a track meet; or the click of the stopwatch. The timer is going; the countdown to the Last […]
One of the highlights of our lives as conservative Lutheran Christians is Confirmation Day. Confirmation Sunday, which we are celebrating today, is a day when our youth stand before their families, this congregation, the world, and their God to boldly confess their faith. They have been in training for up to four years, learning the […]
The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the central teaching of the Holy Christian Church; it is the most important thing in the Kingdom of God, and it is the Gospel Good News that brings forgiveness of sins and eternal life to every one of us! The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the […]
One of the ancient heresies is called Docetism; it plagued the Christian Church for centuries starting in the New Testament days. The word docetism comes from the word “to show or to appear,” and it taught that Jesus just appeared as a man, but He really was not God in flesh. It taught that Jesus […]