St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 29, 2009, 10:16 am
We unanimously believe, teach, and confess the following about the righteousness of faith before God, in accordance with the comprehensive summary of our faith and confession presented above.  A poor...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 27, 2009, 10:00 am
Beginning on Thursday, December 3, 2009, St. Mark will be offering a new evening opportunity that’s really a two-in-one.  It will be both a Bible class and an evening of ESL instruction calle...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 26, 2009, 7:30 pm
Thank You Jesus for the Ministry of Reconciliation In the Name of Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!  Al...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 25, 2009, 9:04 am
St. Mark wishes to announce it’s Advent and Christmas worship schedule.  In addition to the normal Sunday Divine Services, we will be offering midweek Advent services, and celebratory Christmas...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 23, 2009, 10:32 am
The season of Advent allows us to focus upon the coming of Christ — His coming in the clouds at the end of times, His coming in Word and Sacrament daily, His coming in the flesh in the manger at...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 22, 2009, 10:46 am
You Have Nothing to Fear from King Jesus In the Name of Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before hi...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 21, 2009, 4:42 pm
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and St. Mark will gather around the Word of God to say “Thank You” for another year of blessings. Our annual Thanksgiving celebration will take plac...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 21, 2009, 7:31 am
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 19, 2009, 10:28 am
Do you have children aged 4-11? Do you know children aged 4-11? Then you know people who should come to St. Mark on Saturday, December 12, 2009 for our annual Christmas for Kids, a one-day Bible schoo...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 15, 2009, 9:24 am
Saints Triumphant Say Thank You Jesus! In the Name of Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacri...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 12, 2009, 8:21 am
After some extensive study in the congregation, St. Mark has decided to make two key changes to her evening worship schedule. Evening worship services (year-round and seasonal services like midweek A...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 11, 2009, 1:42 pm
This Sunday, November 15, Cathy Garrett, after completing a course of study in the Word of God, will be welcomed into membership at St. Mark through the rite of confirmation. She has chosen as her con...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 10, 2009, 8:21 am
While our Sunday morning Bible study on the End Times isn’t yet over, we have reached a transition period in the study.  We’ve completed our look at Matthew 24-25.  The six lessons study...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 8, 2009, 10:51 am
The Verdict is in:  Innocent! In the name of Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh.  Amen. Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies.  Who is he that c...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 7, 2009, 10:29 am
53 The main proofs for our belief are in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Yet, the adversaries twist mutilated passages from this Epistle against us, as in this very passage, where it is said that every hi...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Nov 1, 2009, 7:00 am
The Gospel Cannot Be Destroyed In the name of Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh.  Amen. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: The book of Revelation is meant to increase understanding.  It reveal...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Oct 31, 2009, 10:13 pm
Ten years ago today — October 31, 1999 — Lutherans from the Lutheran World Federation and Roman Catholics got together at Augsburg, Germany, to sign a document purporting to resolve the ma...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Oct 31, 2009, 9:00 am
492 years ago, a single monk lit a fire that is still burning.  With his set of theses, or points for discussion, Martin Luther, monk, pastor, professor, began what is now called the Reformation. As ...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Oct 30, 2009, 10:08 am
It was on October 31, 1517, that a little-known German monk named Martin Luther posted his “95 Theses” on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. (The church door served as the town ...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Oct 27, 2009, 8:36 am
A couple of conference papers crossed my desk this week from various parts of the Wisconsin Synod (Arizona-California District and North Atlantic District) and I wanted to share them with you.  Both ...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Oct 26, 2009, 9:49 am
Christianity is Not a Spectator Sport In the name of Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh.  Amen. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Are you ready for Reformation?  You can almost taste it, can’t...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Oct 21, 2009, 3:09 pm
As Pope Benedict XVI announces that he’ll make some special arrangements to welcome angry Anglicans back into the fold of Roman Catholicism — read story at Catholic News Service here and h...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Oct 18, 2009, 12:30 pm
This sermon is the final in our series on the Lord’s Prayer, following the outline of Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, it deals with the Doxology and Amen. The Exclamation Point of Fai...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Oct 15, 2009, 10:05 am
St. Mark Lutheran Church will restart its English as a Second Language (ESL) classes on Monday, October 26 at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Classes are free of charge and open to anyone looking to w...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Oct 11, 2009, 1:56 pm
This sermon continues our series on the Lord’s Prayer following the outline of Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism.  It also was a sermon celebrating the Baptism of Samuel Joseph Tomczak....
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Oct 8, 2009, 8:28 am
So Daniel teaches us in praying to seize mercy, that is, to trust in God’s mercy and not to trust in our own merits before God.  We also wonder what our adversaries do in prayer, if the ungodly...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Oct 5, 2009, 2:50 pm
Two new pastors will be joining the South Central District in the next few weeks and you are invited to join in celebrating their installations into office. Next Sunday, October 11, Pastor Ralph Schar...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Oct 5, 2009, 12:57 am
This sermon continues the series on the Lord’s Prayer, following Dr. Luther’s outline in the Small Catechism.  This week, the Sixth Petition. In the name of Jesus Christ, the Word made fl...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Oct 4, 2009, 2:57 pm
This sermon was preached yesterday (October 3, 2009) at St. Mark for the opening service of the Fall Rally of the Red River Circuit of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society. In the name of Jes...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Sep 30, 2009, 1:00 pm
This came in the mail recently: Dear Christian friends, Your brothers and sisters in Christ at Abiding Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church in Killeen, TX are pleased to invite you to a church building ...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Sep 27, 2009, 9:54 pm
Continuing the series of sermons on the Lord’s Prayer, following Luther’s outline of the Small Catechism, this time, the Fifth Petition. Loosen the Purse Strings In the name of Jesus Chris...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Sep 23, 2009, 2:25 pm
The Proceedings of the 2009 WELS Synod Convention are now available online.  Check them out here. This document includes all convention business, as well as the essays, sermons, and reports which wer...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Sep 21, 2009, 9:27 am
This week our Adult Bible class began a study of the End Times based on Matthew 24-25 and selected portions of Revelation. The first lesson of that study, focusing on Matthew 24:1-14 is now available....
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Sep 21, 2009, 9:20 am
This sermon continues our series on the Lord’s Prayer following the outline of Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. Everything Hangs on the “If” In the name of Jesus Christ, the Word...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Sep 17, 2009, 1:16 pm
After brief summer breaks, St. Mark’s teaching ministry gets back into full swing!  This Sunday, September 20, our Sunday School, Adult Bible Class, and Confirmation (Lutheran Catechesis) class...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Sep 15, 2009, 3:40 pm
A sermon preached at the Thanksgiving for Ministry service recognizing 40 years in the teaching ministry for Profs. William Zeiger and Terry Vasold at Michigan Lutheran Seminary on Sunday, September 1...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Sep 4, 2009, 10:21 am
1 From the controversy about the Holy Supper a disagreement has arisen between the pure theologians of the Augsburg Confession and the Calvinists. The Calvinists have also confused some other theologi...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Aug 30, 2009, 2:56 pm
This is the next sermon in St. Mark’s series on the Lord’s Prayer following the outline of Dr. Martin Luther in the Small Catechism.  This week, The Third Petition. Your Will Be Done:  S...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Aug 29, 2009, 9:15 pm
The title of this post is one of the tag-lines used by the company “Ashley Madison,” the newest addition to the internet world.  Their product ?  A website where husbands or wives lookin...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Aug 27, 2009, 3:15 pm
Six times a year I receive a handy little newsletter entitled Preach the Word. It’s edited by fellow WELS pastors and discusses issues concerning, oddly enough, preaching the Word. Anyways, this...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Aug 23, 2009, 1:17 pm
This is another sermon in our series meditating upon the Lord’s Prayer, following the outline of Luther’s Small Catechism. Look for Jesus in the Right Places In the name of Jesus Christ,...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Aug 22, 2009, 4:03 pm
It would be easy for us to get all hot and bothered and worked up into a righteous lather over decisions such as those made by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America this past week — to allo...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Aug 22, 2009, 3:47 pm
WELS president expresses regret at ELCA decision on gay clergy Milwaukee, Wis.—Rev. Mark Schroeder, president of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), is expressing regret at the vote of...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Aug 22, 2009, 3:46 pm
I believe it was Charles Porterfield Krauth who is credited with describing the natural progression of heretical teachings.  First they cry to tolerance, “Just let us be.”  Then they cry...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Aug 21, 2009, 10:51 pm
Some interesting news from around the religious world that I ran across recently: US Jews Protest Catholic Document on Salvation Ever since the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), when people of the...
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St. Mark L. posted an article on The Blog of St. Mark - Aug 17, 2009, 4:20 pm
To deliver godly consciences from these mazes of the learned persons, we have attributed these two parts to repentance: contrition and faith.  If anyone desires to add a third — fruit worthy of...
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