After Jesus has broken six seals, and the Book of Revelation went into two interludes, pointing forward to a thematic shift–the last seal on the two-sided scroll that Jesus will break. However, instead of having four accounts of the 7th seal with the same themes, we find the first account of the 7th seal preparing […]
James 1:17-27: Be Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak
September 2, 2012 by
“Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” But before you can be a doer, you have to be a hearer. And so James would have us consider our hearing of the Word this morning, and our speaking, and our doing. The Word of God goes in, and the Word of God […]
Revelation, Lesson 12: The Two Interludes after the 6th Seal
September 1, 2012 by
After the Apostle John observed heavenly worship, he saw Jesus, represented as a wounded but victorious lamb, receive a double-sided scroll with seven seals. Revelation then moved into four successive visions of each seal as Jesus breaks each one. And, for the most part, we also see a fairly linear chronology. Seal 1: Mary gives […]
The Apocrypha Edition of The Lutheran Study Bible is Now Available
August 30, 2012 by
From Pr. Will Weedon’s Blog. He is the Director of Worship for the LC-MS. His original post is http://weedon.blogspot.com/2012/08/its-here-and-wow.html. You can purchase the Apocrypha Edition of The Lutheran Study Bible here. ———— What a beautiful volume, it is! CPH’s The Apocrypha: The Lutheran Edition with Notes is a most worthy companion to sit next to your […]
Ephesians 5:22-33; John 2:1-11: The Church as the Bride of Christ
August 26, 2012 by
Who, are what, is more significant, Christ or the Church? Who is to have the greater glory and honor? I know that’s a trick question. For if you are to honor Christ, you are also to honor His Bride, the Church. And when you honor His Church, you also honor the head of the Church, […]
Living Out the Faith in the Lutheran Church
August 20, 2012 by
By Pastor Rich Futrell All congregations and pastors in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod pledge to uphold and follow the Lutheran Confessions. That’s a basic requirement of membership. And that’s also what separates us from all other Christian churches. At my ordination vows, I, as your pastor, vowed to “perform the duties of [my] office in […]
John 6:51-69: Taking in the Real Jesus
August 19, 2012 by
Jesus preaches a Word that is hard for His followers to hear. His followers are now a large crowd. They were the same group of 5,000 that Jesus had fed with five loaves and two fish. And they loved the Jesus who fed them with free food. They loved Jesus as their bread king. They […]
Revelation: Lesson 10: The Seven Signs, Parts 4-5
August 18, 2012 by
After the Apostle John observed heavenly worship, he saw Jesus, represented as a wounded but victorious lamb, receive a double-sided scroll with seven seals. Revelation then moves into four successive visions of each seal as Jesus breaks each one. Seal 1: Mary gives birth to Jesus. Satan tries to kill the infant Jesus but fails. […]
SOTHLC’s Pantokrator Painting is Now Finished
August 14, 2012 by
The second of two paintings that SOTHLC has commissioned to be painted is now complete: The Pantokrator. This is a painting of the Jesus as the “all powerful,” which is what pantokrator means in Greek. It represents Jesus returning in glory and power on the Last Day to judge the living and the dead. Like […]
