It is finished. Jesus paid it once for all. His promises are kept.
"For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified." Hebrews 10:14
#JustAsHeSaid
#GoodFriday
Almighty God, You command wind and wave. Out of Your mercy, spare us from disaster. Give protection to those endangered by storms on land, sea or air; and give us faith both to call to You in trouble and to trust that You will work everything for our good for the sake of Christ.
The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, having received 52.32% of the votes cast, is the president-elect of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) for a fifth term of office, 2023–2026. Election details here:
#AshWednesday
is one of the few church festivals that focuses on a teaching instead of an event. Ash Wednesday begins the season of
#Lent
, a season of repentance. We remember that we are sinners as we meditate on Christ's death and resurrection in the coming weeks.
PRAYER FOR UKRAINE
We offer these petitions for you to use in your personal or family devotions, small group, Bible study, or to add to the prayers of the church on Sunday.
We pray God's blessing on LCMS Chaplain Gregory N. Todd who assumed the rank of Rear Admiral (Lower Half), Chaplain Corps, United States Navy, today, Thursday, June 21, 2018, at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C.
Why is the Church Year so important? The Church Year teaches us the life of Christ, our salvation, through repetition. It teaches us to believe that “Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.”
A PRAYER FOR OUR NATION
In [Christ] was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:4-5
MARCH FOR LIFE UPDATE
If you are marching with the LCMS today and meeting our group before 12:30, we are now on the southeast corner of 12th and Constitution due to increased security.
#eyesoflife
#marchforlife
#whywemarch
#lifeempowers
He is Risen! He is Risen, indeed! Alleluia!
We rejoice that Christ has defeated death and sin. The season of repentance culminates in Christ’s ultimate victory for us. We trust in him and have a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
#LivingHope
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. John 10:14–15
As we celebrate
#ReformationDay
, we remember that the righteousness of God is “that righteousness by which Christ lives in us, not the righteous that is in our person.” As Luther discovered this, the Gospel set him free!
#ReformationScriptures
We give thanks to God, through His Son, Jesus Christ, for this opinion released on the Nativity of St. John, the one who leapt in the womb at the voice of Mary, the mother of our Lord.
📷 by LCMS Life Ministry: After today’s Supreme Court decision…
#LCMSlife
@lcmslife
Today we remember and commemorate Martin Luther, doctor and confessor. When Luther finally breathed his last on this day 475 years ago, he left this age in the confidence both of sins forgiven through the blood of Christ and death destroyed by the Savior's death and resurrection.
Looking for a way to introduce newcomers to the Divine Service, lead a class or Bible study on Lutheran worship, or discover the biblical basis for what you do every Sunday morning? Check out this new resource from The Lutheran Witness at
In your college phase of life you are called by God to make sure that you can keep attending a faithful Lutheran church. Can't find one near your chosen school? Then maybe that it isn't the right school for you!
By grace! None dare lay claim to merit;
Our works and conduct have no worth.
God in His love sent our Redeemer,
Christ Jesus, to this sinful earth;
His death did for our sins atone,
And we are saved by grace alone.
By grace I'm saved, grace free and boundless (LSB 566:2)
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:34–36
Over 2,000 children enrolled in LCMS schools were baptized last year. In September's Life Together Digest, Pres. Matthew C. Harrison highlights this and other amazing work being done by Lutheran schools. Read the full newsletter and subscribe today:
Scripture constantly speaks of God’s grace as the reason for our salvation in opposition to our works. By showing Himself gracious to us through the Gospel God creates faith in our hearts that clings solely to His grace in Christ.
#ReformationScriptures
#ReformationDay
It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning. The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments.
On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. - Luke 23
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28–30
Psalm 136:1–2
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
For all who offer prayers and supplications, that God would hear them on account of His Son who has enlightened the darkness of our hearts and every corner of creation by His incarnation, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” John 3:16-17
Today, the church remembers those often considered to be the first Christian martyrs; the children murdered by King Herod in his effort to destroy the new born king of the Jews.
John 19:29-30
A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
“Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.” Mark 16:6-7
For all who come and hear God’s Word, that they would rightly fear God and learn what He has done for their souls, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
We confess what Scripture teaches, that “...men cannot be justified before God by their own strength, merits, or works but are freely justified for Christ’s sake through faith...” (Augsburg Confession, Article IV)
#ReformationScriptures
#ReformationDay
For the whole Church on earth, that by the Spirit’s power all the baptized may become imitators of God as beloved children and walk in love, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
Almighty and everlasting God, You sent Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take upon Himself our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross. Mercifully grant that we may follow the example of His great humility and patience and be made partakers of His resurrection.
John 6:51
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.
And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” Luke 24:31-32
"God wants you to be happy, healthy and wealthy." It's quite seductive, but it's a lie. God's primary concern is with your eternal salvation, not your temporal comfort. Here's how to recognize the prosperity gospel heresy.
19 years ago today. Through tragedies, disasters, and sorrows we are taught this truth: that we cannot lengthen the span of our days by worry, nor find a safety or peace that endures through our own efforts. These only come through Christ.
#September11
#WeRemember
#Neverforget
Matthew 14:26-26
But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”
Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison is the president-elect of
@thelcms
with 3,014 votes (51.76 percent);
Rev. Dr. David P.E. Maier received 2,323 votes (39.89 percent); and
Rev. Timothy M. Klinkenberg received 486 votes (8.35 percent).
#JoyfullyLutheran
Christians stick to the Bible with its clear message of Christ crucified because it makes the wisdom of the world nothing. "For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Cor. 1:18
#Lent
To the Lord, blessed forever, Father of Christ, our strength and shield, who hears the voice of our pleas for mercy and helps in every need, that He would never cease to save His people and bless His heritage, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
President Harrison answers this important question as Lutherans in Japan and Australia slip away from our historic confession, as a "Lutheran" church confesses the "Sparkle Creed" and as Thrivent celebrates Pride Month.
Ash Wednesday. Today
#Lent
begins. It's a season of repentance and we consider our place before God. Who are we? We are nothing. We bring nothing to God. We have nothing to offer. We are sinful and evil. And God is justified to judge us guilty.
#AshWednesday
#Psalm51
#LivingHope
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26
Our inheritance from Martin Luther is the clear confession that Jesus alone — not my works, thoughts, feelings, words, money, or anything else — saves me from my sin.
A suggested collect for the twentieth anniversary of 9/11 to add to your personal or family devotional prayers, or during Bible study, or the prayers of the church on Sunday.
“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it." Mark 8:34-35
But he was speaking about the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. John 2:21–22
3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." Matthew 5:2–5
After John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:14–15
It is finished. Jesus paid it once for all. His promises are kept.
"For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified." Hebrews 10:14
#ItIsFinished
#GoodFriday
Rise! To arms! With prayer employ you,
O Christians, lest the foe destroy you;
For Satan has designed your fall.
Wield God’s word, the weapon glorious;
Against all foes be thus victorious,
For God protects you from them all.
Rise! To arms! With prayer employ you (LSB 668:2)
Today begins the penitential season of Lent. Does your LCMS congregation have an
#AshWednesday
service today? List the location and time below so visitors can find you.
#ThisIsLove