The Didache: Lesson 1, Introduction January 1, 2012 “Didache” (pronounced: dih-dah-KAY) is the Greek word for “doctrine” or “teaching” (as a noun). It has two titles: “The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles,” followed by “The Lord’s teaching to the Gentiles by the Twelve Apostles.” Today, many Christians, including Lutherans, view the Bible as the final […]
Christ’s Mass (Christmas) Day Sermon: Luke 2:20
December 25, 2011 by
“Oh, where shall joy be found? Where but on heavenly ground? Where the angels singing with all the saints unite, sweetest praises bringing in heavenly joy and light. Oh, that we were there! Oh, that we were there!” (LSB 386:4) Oh, that we were there! That about sums it up this Christmas morning. If we […]
The Didache
December 25, 2011 by
Starting on January 1st, we will begin a study on the oldest document in the New Testament Church outside of Scripture: The Didache. The Didache was an instruction book for adult Gentile converts coming into a mostly ethnically Jewish Christian Church. It is so ancient that only one of the four Gospels in the New […]
Christmas Eve: Isaiah 7:14, “The Virgin will Conceive”
December 24, 2011 by
Christmas Eve–it’s finally here. After all the preparation, the hurry, and the scurry, whether you’ve finished buying presents or not, Christmas is here, for real, tonight. And soon it will be time for presents! But what if we didn’t get any presents this year? Would it still be Christmas? Of course, for, after all, our […]
St. Thomas: John 11:1-16, 14:1-7
December 21, 2011 by
If Advent is the pregnancy before the delivery at Christmas, then we’ve just about come full term. In only a few days, we will celebrate our Lord’s birth, born of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Yes, indeed, it’s nearly Christmas! Even after all these years, these centuries, what wonder and surprise Christmas still brings. But what […]
Confessional Address for Advent 4: Luke 1:26-45
December 18, 2011 by
Few passages in Scripture astound as much as Elizabeth’s words to her younger cousin, Mary. Exclaiming loudly, she does with Mary what her unborn child, John the Baptizer, would later do for Jesus. She proclaims the coming of the Lord. Elizabeth’s prophetic words begin with, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit […]
Forgotten, Unknown, or Ignored New Testament Bible Passages
December 17, 2011 by
This Sunday, we are having a “onesie” Bible study for adult Sunday School. Since we are having no Sunday School on Christmas day, and we are starting a new study on January 1st, a one-study lesson seemed the way to go. In this lesson, we look at a few Bible passages many of our Protestant […]
New Radio Ads
December 15, 2011 by
At Shepherd of the Hills, one way we have chosen to let others know about our congregation is through radio advertising. We have chosen to air our ads on KOMC, 100.1 FM, a local Branson radio station, which are now airing at various times throughout the day on Wednesdays. To hear an ad, click on […]
St. Lucia: Revelation 7:14-17
December 14, 2011 by
Then [one of the elders in heaven] told me, “These are the ones coming out of the terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. That is why they are before the throne of God and worship him night and day in his Temple. The one […]
SOTHL Breaks Ground for a New Multipurpose Building
December 11, 2011 by
On November 20th, 2011, after our Divine Service, we had a groundbreaking ceremony for our new multipurpose building. Pr. Jeff Sippy, from Redeemer Lutheran in Springfield, was here to help participate in the festivities (wearing the stole). Our pastor, Rich Futrell (wearing the chasuble) is following the groundbreaking ceremony from the Lutheran Agenda and our […]
