Articles related to "Lutherans"
Bach's Coffee Cantata
Lutherans love coffee. It is almost a prerequisite to be Lutheran to love coffee. A seminary professor I had once commented that coffee was a secular sacrament in the Lutheran church. Well, our own J. S. Bach loved coffee--and even wrote a cantata! Enjoy the Coffee Cantata. (Be quiet, do not chat!)
bach
• lutherans
• coffee
• cantata
Eisenach
A look at Eisenach, where Luther attended school for three years and stayed in exile for ten months in the Wartburg Castle. It is also the birth town of the great composer, Johann Sebastian Bach. Enjoy this look BACH to a town rich in Reformation and Lutheran history.
luther
• bach
• lutherans
• eisenach
• wartburg
Lutheran Hour Ministries: From Radio To Internet
Lutheran Hour Ministries, known for decades for "The Lutheran Hour" radio program, is expanding their scope using multiple forms of media, especially the Internet. This presents a concise history of the ministry as well as its plans for the future. Thanks abundantly goes to Susane Jenkins for supplying this information!
lutheran
• hour
• ministry
• missouri
• synod
You Know You Might Be Lutheran if...
Feeling guilty for no reason? Of course you are...you're Lutheran! This section is for those who enjoy a light-hearted look at the phenomenon of being Lutheran, including unexplainable guilt. It's for those who can dish it out as well as take it. If you can laugh at yourself, read on!
lutheran
• jell-o
• casserole
• potluck
• hotdish
11. The Trinity
Scriptural support for the doctrine of the Trinity, that is one God with three person in the God-head. While we cannot comprehend or explain this mystery of God, nevertheless it is a Scriptural teaching.
lutheran
• god
• father
• son
• holy
12. The Atonement
A look at the Scriptural teaching of our atonement through the blood of Christ. The sad part isn't that Christ only died "for the elect," as some believe, but that he actually died and his blood pays for all sins! Thus, the sad truth is that unbelievers go to hell even though their sins are paid for--condemned because they did not make this sacrifice of our Lord as their own payment for their sins!
lutheran
• atonement
• sin
• death
• law
13. The Resurrection
A look at one of the key doctrines of the Christian Church--the resurrection of Christ from the dead as well as our own resurrections on Judgement Day. The Resurrection is so important to the Church that it is a high feast day, it was the primary celebration for early Christians, it was the day new converts were confirmed into the Church, and Sunday became the day of worship as a weekly celebration of resurrection (hence, the Sundays during Lent are called "Sundays IN Lent," not "Sundays OF Lent"). Finally, early Christians celebrated as feast days those days when a "saint" died--for this is considered the "birthday" into eternal life!
resurrection
• dead
• death. lutheran
• transfiguration
Good Sermon, Pastor
Rev. Jim Plocher of Burlington, Iowa, graciously allowed me to share his Pentecost sermon with you. It is an example of a sermon in the Lutheran church (as opposed to a homily--notice the focus and study on one reading--the Acts reading--for that Sunday. A homily will dwell on the theme of the readings for that Sunday). In addition to being an example of a Lutheran sermon, Rev. Plocher used this opportunity to teach his congregation on what makes a good sermon.
lutheran
• sermon
• homily
• pentecost
• word
Luther and Baptism
A piece someone sent me, dated from 1523, of a baptismal service which Luther translated into German and modified. It does indeed have the exorcism in it. This would have been written six years after the 95 Thesis (31 October 1517). While it seems long for a baptism, remember that baptsims were often done outside the church service proper. Luther speaks not of making a joke of the exorcism, but that those attending the baptism be mindful of the serious nature of sin. Luther also says, in his explanation, that many of the external elements could be left out, but he retained them for the sake of weak consciences. Maybe today it would be better to leave the exorcism OUT for the same reason. Do those who reinstate the exorcism also apply the mud and spittle? One should note the context of Luther when he did something, and often his reason. Sometimes it wasn't a Scriptural reason, but a matter of exercising Christian freedom and avoiding offense.
baptism
• exorcism
• sin
• grace
• luther