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Abide in My Word: Lutheran to Americanized Protestant, Step-by-Step
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Abide in My Word. Our Lord Jesus Christ says, "If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free" (John 8:31-32). Saturday, April 5, 2014. Lutheran to Americanized Protestant, Step-by-Step. Ceremonies don't have to be the same everywhere.". It's all adiaphora.". God doesn't tell us how to worship.". Worship should appeal to the unchurched.". Yes, I'll accept the nomination for District President.". Rev Thomas C. Messer, SSP. According to the ...
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Abide in My Word: . . . But Confirmation Ain't One!
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Abide in My Word. Our Lord Jesus Christ says, "If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free" (John 8:31-32). Monday, April 21, 2014. But Confirmation Ain't One! It's right there in the LSB Agenda. Pp 25-27). Pastors aren't making this up. They're not "doing their own thing." This is a recognized and authorized Rite we have agreed upon as a synod. The practice of First Communion Prior to Confirmation. Good Lord, I hope so! We need this co...
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Abide in My Word: COPs Gone Wild
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Abide in My Word. Our Lord Jesus Christ says, "If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free" (John 8:31-32). Thursday, June 20, 2013. The LCMS Council of Presidents (COPs) have often been referred to as the "8th Commandment Police," which is a nickname that only slightly edges out the other nickname by which they are also affectionately known: the "Blogging Police.". But, one wonders where the COPs are now? I mean, Harrison sounds like a...
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Abide in My Word: A "Christian" Is Not a Christian
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Abide in My Word. Our Lord Jesus Christ says, "If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free" (John 8:31-32). Saturday, April 26, 2014. A "Christian" Is Not a Christian. A friend of mine shared this blog post. What I want to say to this young man is:. Rev Thomas C. Messer, SSP. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Abide In My Word. Rev Thomas C. Messer, SSP. Alma, MI, United States. View my complete profile. The parish I serve:. A Christia...
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Abide in My Word: August 2013
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Abide in My Word. Our Lord Jesus Christ says, "If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free" (John 8:31-32). Friday, August 2, 2013. A Clergy Optional Church? In a blog post yesterday. The worst of the three examples Jerry provides is the third. What does he mean by "discernible aloofness" and "pharisaical demeanor"? The main Biblical texts used to support this theology are Matthew 28:18-20 (the so-called "Great Commission" text) and Eph...
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Abide in My Word: Dignified Informality
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Abide in My Word. Our Lord Jesus Christ says, "If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free" (John 8:31-32). Thursday, March 1, 2012. From today's "Thursday missive" by former LCMS Pres. Kieschnick: "To the greatest extent possible, pastors and other worship leaders do well to design and conduct services that . . . are conducted in what might be called a spirit of dignified informality.". What is "dignified informality"? So, reverent, bu...
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Abide in My Word: Ken Ham Won
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Abide in My Word. Our Lord Jesus Christ says, "If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free" (John 8:31-32). Thursday, February 6, 2014. I was finally able to finish watching the debate between Bill Nye the Science Guy and Ken Ham the Creationist Man, which aired live Tuesday night, and can be viewed here. Ken Ham won. Period. No two ways about it. He was the clear winner of that debate. It really wasn't even close. That reason alone is ...
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Abide in My Word: AC XIV or Not?
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Abide in My Word. Our Lord Jesus Christ says, "If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free" (John 8:31-32). Thursday, July 11, 2013. AC XIV or Not? Article XIV of the Augsburg Confession (AC XIV) states: "Of Ecclesiastical Order they teach that no one should publicly teach in the Church or administer the Sacraments unless he be regularly called.". Or, to summarize it even further: "Of Ecclesiastical Order WE teach that everyone is a min...
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Abide in My Word: September 2013
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Abide in My Word. Our Lord Jesus Christ says, "If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free" (John 8:31-32). Saturday, September 14, 2013. Let's Throw the Baby Into the Dirty Bathwater. Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater" is, according to Wikipedia. That's not avoiding throwing out the baby with the bathwater; that's throwing a baby into the filthy bathwater. And, that's gross. I mean, really, who would support throw...But, ...
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Abide in My Word: Haters Gonna Hate (from their moms' basements, in their beds, which are lined with Star Wars sheets)
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Abide in My Word. Our Lord Jesus Christ says, "If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free" (John 8:31-32). Friday, September 26, 2014. Haters Gonna Hate (from their moms' basements, in their beds, which are lined with Star Wars sheets). Also, the bed I sleep on when I visit doesn't have Star Wars. Sheets, but that would be totally cool, and I would not at all be opposed to that. Star Wars. And the double feature that night was Grease.
