Almost out of the blue, the Bible introduces us to Abram. From the faithful line of Noah’s descendants, from Noah’s son, Shem, comes the first of the great patriarchs: “Abraham […]
From Adam to Jesus: The Rainbow
November 17, 2012 by
Priestly Service Last week, in our lesson at least, God finished creating the world. We also saw how Moses described the world’s creation in much the same way as the […]
From Adam to Jesus: The Sabbath
November 10, 2012 by
The eternal love story told to us in Scripture begins in a simple way: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Without toil or a “big bang,” […]
From Adam to Jesus, Lesson 1
November 1, 2012 by
Learning to Read the Old Testament with a Christian Heart and Mind Introduction Many of us have started to read the Old Testament with a blessed purpose: to learn God’s […]
Revelation, Lesson 18, Epilogue
October 27, 2012 by
We now find ourselves at the epilogue of Revelation. This section not only concludes the visions of chapter 21-22, but also of then entire book. This we can see […]
Revelation, Lesson 17: The New Heaven and the New Earth
October 19, 2012 by
In Chapter 20, John briefly described the end of the old creation: “Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth […]
First Communion during the Lutheran Reformation
October 16, 2012 by
This is our pastor’s article for SOTHLC ‘s November newsletter. Today, almost all of us have grown up seeing infant baptism as the norm. Later, a baptized child would […]
God’s Channels of Grace
October 15, 2012 by
This article was originally planned for SOTHLC’s November newsletter from our Stewardship Committee. They have chosen, instead, to publish another article. The other article will be forthcoming. God calls us to be […]
Revelation, Lesson 16: Christ and Satan
October 13, 2012 by
The Millennium (20:1-6) After Revelation covered Christ’s defeat of Satan’s earthly agents in chapter 19, we now see the defeat of Satan himself. Yet, we see Revelation describe this in […]
Revelation, Lesson 15: Christ’s Final Victory
October 6, 2012 by
Last week, we saw the only time Revelation showed what anti-Christic worship looked like, of course from an eternal perspective. It was full of lament. Now, in contrast, we again […]
