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Christian Worship Lectionary May 2022

  • Post author:Nicole Balza
  • Post published:2022/04/30
  • Post category:CW Lectionary

May 1: Exodus 32:15-35; Luke 6:39-49 May 2: Exodus 33:1-23; Luke 7:1-17 May 3: Exodus 34:1-28; Luke 7:18-35 May 4: Exodus 34:29–35:21; Luke 7:36-50 May 5: Exodus 38:21–39:8,22,23, 27-31; Luke…

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Christian Worship Lectionary April 2022

  • Post author:Nicole Balza
  • Post published:2022/04/05
  • Post category:CW Lectionary

April 1: Genesis 47:1-31; Mark 13:24-37 April 2: Genesis 49:29–50:7,14-26; Mark 14:1-11 April 3: Exodus 1:1-22; Mark 14:12-31 April 4: Exodus 2:1-22; Mark 14:32-52 April 5: Exodus 2:23–3:22; Mark 14:53-72…

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Christian Worship Lectionary March 2022

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/01/26
  • Post category:CW Lectionary

March 2: Genesis 1:1-19; Mark 1:1-13 March 3: Gen. 1:20–2:3; Mark 1:14-28 March 4: Gen. 2:4-25; Mark 1:29-45 March 5: Gen. 3:1-24; Mark 2:1-17 March 6: Gen. 4:1-26; Mark 2:18-28…

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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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Read more about the article The book of James: Active in using prayer

The book of James: Active in using prayer

  • Post author:Richard E. Lauersdorf
  • Post published:2021/10/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

From Jesus comes an example of how to pray. On the mountaintops and in the Garden of Gethsemane, he prayed for strength to do his Father’s will. From Jesus also…

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Read more about the article What it means to be truly Lutheran: Public ministers of the gospel are called to serve

What it means to be truly Lutheran: Public ministers of the gospel are called to serve

  • Post author:Joel Otto
  • Post published:2021/10/13
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Priests in the Middle Ages had two primary tasks: Correctly perform the sacraments of the church to earn God’s grace on behalf of the people and listen to confession. The…

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Read more about the article What it means to be truly Lutheran: The church is believers in Jesus

What it means to be truly Lutheran: The church is believers in Jesus

  • Post author:Joel Otto
  • Post published:2021/10/13
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

In Luther’s days, there were differing views about what the church looked like. The Roman Catholic Church considered the one holy church to be the church of Rome. Others, like…

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