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Christian Worship Lectionary February 2023

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/01/31
  • Post category:CW Lectionary/Forward in Christ

February 1: Zechariah 11:4-17; 2 Timothy 4:1-18 February 2: Zechariah 12:1–13:9; Titus 1:1–2:6 February 3: Zechariah 14:1-21; Titus 2:7–3:15 February 4: Job 1:1-22; John 1:1-18 February 5: Job 2:1–3:10; John…

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Christian Worship Lectionary January 2023

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:CW Lectionary/Forward in Christ

January 1: Isaiah 61:1-11; Luke 1:57-80 January 2: Isaiah 62:1-12; Luke 2:1-20 January 3: Isaiah 63:1-14; Luke 2:21-40 January 4: Isaiah 63:15–65:2; Luke 2:41-52 January 5: Isaiah 65:8-25; Luke 3:1-20…

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Read more about the article Psalm 130: When rocks fall

Psalm 130: When rocks fall

  • Post author:Richard E. Lauersdorf
  • Post published:2022/12/21
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

“DANGER! Falling Rocks!” the sign said. We were traveling down a secondary road alongside a steep cliff in the mountains of Colorado. What should we do? Turn the car engine…

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Christian Worship Lectionary December 2022

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/11/26
  • Post category:CW Lectionary/Forward in Christ

December 1: Isaiah 7:10–8:8; 1 Peter 3:1-22 December 2: Isaiah 8:9–9:7; 1 Peter 4:1-19 December 3: Isaiah 9:8–10:11; 1 Peter 5:1-14 December 4: Isaiah 10:12-27a,33,34; 2 Peter 1:1-21 December 5:…

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Read more about the article Fall in love with God’s Word

Fall in love with God’s Word

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2022/09/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

As Lutherans we value Scripture, but how much time do we really spend reading it? The phone rang in my office. The voice said, “I’m looking for a Lutheran church.”…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Where do we get the idea of the Trinity when that word isn’t mentioned in the Bible?

Please explain: Where do we get the idea of the Trinity when that word isn’t mentioned in the Bible?

  • Post author:James Aderman
  • Post published:2022/05/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Where do we get the idea of the Trinity when that word isn’t mentioned in the Bible? Have you ever had this conversation at your door? Your visitor asks, “Did…

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Read more about the article The book of James: Waiting for Christ’s return

The book of James: Waiting for Christ’s return

  • Post author:Richard E. Lauersdorf
  • Post published:2021/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Christ is coming! That was the Old Testament believers’ great hope. He did come to lowly crib and cross to save the world. Christ is coming! That is the New…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: Holding up the prophets’ hands

My Christian life: Holding up the prophets’ hands

  • Post author:Janet Klann
  • Post published:2021/10/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

How one woman turned her mission zeal into a lifetime of service "holding up the prophet's hands". For almost 60 years Delores Griepentrog has been writing letters of encouragement and…

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Read more about the article Bible study: Precious grace

Bible study: Precious grace

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/10/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

The German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote about “cheap grace.” By cheap grace, he meant that too many preach forgiveness without repentance and grace without the cross. In other words, people…

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