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Daily Lectionary: Leviticus 17:1-16; Luke 10:23-42
For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” (Romans 10:13–15)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. C.F.W. Walther was sent to preach. He, along with a group of Lutherans, emigrated from Saxony to America to find a home for confessional Lutheranism in the New World. It wasn’t an easy journey, and nothing worked out as planned. Eventually Walther served several congregations in the St. Louis area before becoming the first president of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and the first president of the newly formed Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. He wrote numerous books and articles, as well as several hymns that American Lutherans still sing.
Through it all, Walther maintained his confession of faith, and saw it as instrumental in proclaiming the Gospel to Lutheran immigrants and to those already in America who would joint their ranks. The formation of Concordia Seminary was crucial, for it meant that pastors could be properly trained to preach, and the faithful could hear and believe in the Name of the Lord and be saved.
To this day, Walther’s legacy remains, in the continued training of pastors who proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, crucified and risen for the forgiveness of sins. His early tenacity in clinging to the confession of faith also remains in the catechesis of our congregations.
Jesus for you. That was Walther’s main concern. The Son of God made man for you and your salvation, the blood of Jesus covering your sin. The death of death in Jesus’s work for you. Your resurrection to life everlasting because of Jesus’ resurrection for you. You call on the Name of the Lord, because in Him you have life, and you have it abundantly, through the work of Jesus for you. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. –Rev. Duane Bamsch
He’s risen, He’s risen, Christ Jesus the Lord; He opened death’s prison, the incarnate, true Word. Break forth, hosts of heaven, in jubilant song And earth, sea, and mountain their praises prolong. (He’s Risen, He’s Risen, LSB 480:5)
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By Higher Things®Daily Lectionary: Leviticus 17:1-16; Luke 10:23-42
For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” (Romans 10:13–15)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. C.F.W. Walther was sent to preach. He, along with a group of Lutherans, emigrated from Saxony to America to find a home for confessional Lutheranism in the New World. It wasn’t an easy journey, and nothing worked out as planned. Eventually Walther served several congregations in the St. Louis area before becoming the first president of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and the first president of the newly formed Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. He wrote numerous books and articles, as well as several hymns that American Lutherans still sing.
Through it all, Walther maintained his confession of faith, and saw it as instrumental in proclaiming the Gospel to Lutheran immigrants and to those already in America who would joint their ranks. The formation of Concordia Seminary was crucial, for it meant that pastors could be properly trained to preach, and the faithful could hear and believe in the Name of the Lord and be saved.
To this day, Walther’s legacy remains, in the continued training of pastors who proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, crucified and risen for the forgiveness of sins. His early tenacity in clinging to the confession of faith also remains in the catechesis of our congregations.
Jesus for you. That was Walther’s main concern. The Son of God made man for you and your salvation, the blood of Jesus covering your sin. The death of death in Jesus’s work for you. Your resurrection to life everlasting because of Jesus’ resurrection for you. You call on the Name of the Lord, because in Him you have life, and you have it abundantly, through the work of Jesus for you. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. –Rev. Duane Bamsch
He’s risen, He’s risen, Christ Jesus the Lord; He opened death’s prison, the incarnate, true Word. Break forth, hosts of heaven, in jubilant song And earth, sea, and mountain their praises prolong. (He’s Risen, He’s Risen, LSB 480:5)