Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Scripture Text: Matthew 13:47-50

Many kinds of people are drawn to the Church, but not all are members of the Church. Some have an outward appearance of of belonging, yet that does not make them true members of the spiritual kingdom of Christ.

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Scripture Text: 1 John 3:2-7

As worshipers come forward for Holy Communion, many pause at the baptismal font, place their fingers in the water, and make the sign of the cross on their forehead.

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:24-29

All those who by nature were born Jews, or Abraham’s seed, were given the law so that they might be an example to the nations of how God would have people live.

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

The Body of Christ is not an organization that merely goes through the motions of ceremonies. The Church has gifts in the heart, namely, the Holy Spirit and faith.

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Scripture Text: Ephesians 1:15-23

We deplore the condition of some church bodies, that they have abandoned the Word of God for culturally correct beliefs. Yet, we should not complain overly much.

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Scripture Text: John 20:19-23

The disciples were in hiding, very likely imagining that they were next, that the authorities would come for them too. They had crucified the Lord; what would they do to his followers?

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Scripture Text: Galatians 4:9-11

It is human nature to imagine that we can buy our way out of problems. The person caught speeding, therefore, pays the court to keep the offense off the books so that insurance rates will not increase

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Scripture Text: 2 Timothy 2:8–13

Let us continue to keep Christ at the center of all things. The promised Messiah, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin from the lineage of kings, suffered, was crucified and buried for our sins.

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Scripture Text: 1 John 4:7-10

The ability to love God is not something that we are born with or that we can develop on our own with this fallen nature of ours. In order to love God, one must first be born again.

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Scripture Text: Mark 7:6-8

Jesus rebuked the Pharisees because they valued their own traditions more than God’s commandments. We must be careful to evaluate those things that we believe and do.

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Scripture Text: Ephesians 3:8-12

It is easy for us to confuse the plain sense of things. Sometimes we need someone to come in to our midst and cut to the chase. What is the point that underlies everything we do?

Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions

Scripture Text: Matthew 7:21-23

If we go to church, feed the hungry, and buy coats and mittens for the poor, but have no faith in the God who calls us to do such things, do those good works save?


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