Six Chief Parts

Issue 59

It is common to hear people talking about keeping their faith simple.
Today’s unused quotation from the forgotten files challenges this notion.

“Never take advantage of the ambiguity of terms by failing mentally to substitute definitions that restrict and explain them.”

You are to be commended if you want to make the effort to keep your confession of faith simple for the sake of the unlearned, the very young, the very old, or the intellectually challenged, but that is much different than keeping your faith simple.
It takes great effort and serious study to speak in a simple way. It requires knowledge and wisdom to be clear and succinct. Please recognize the difference between communicating something simply and being a simple-minded Christian. The world needs you to know your stuff! Study the Scriptures!

Concordia currently offers the following classes:

Sunday at 9:00am, Revelation

Wednesday at 11am, Men’s Study on Genesis

Wednesday at 6pm, Family Night

Thursday at 12:30pm, “Death, Heaven, Resurrection, and the New Creation

Saturday at 10am, The Augsburg Confession

Pastor Wiist

Theological Leftovers: Do Not Prevent

Easter Sunday's attendance at Concordia is a parable for us to consider.

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Augsburg Confession Article XI: Confession

You can prepare for our Confessions class (Saturdays at 10:00) by listening to Pr Sean Smith on KFUO.

This week on Concord Matters:
The Lutheran confessors condemn what the Roman Catholic practice of confession had become, yet why do the confessors urge the private confession and absolution should be retained in the churches? Also hear discussion on the reactions most people have when urged to go to confession, misconceptions about the practice, and why it’s important for God’s people. What benefits of private confession and absolution should encourage us to make this a practice in our Christian life? Should the Lutheran church return to the practice of private confession?

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Missionary Moment

Matthew and Kali Wood are LCMS missionaries in Indonesia. Matthew helps train pastors and lay leaders as a partner with the Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church (GKLI). He is from Mound, MN. He was ordained in 2011. His wife is originally from Milwaukee. Both graduated from Concordia University in St. Paul, MN. They have three daughters (Laurel, Eleanor, and Caroline. Please pray for them as they get used to their new surroundings and learn the language. Pray that God would bless them and their important work. If you would like to follow the adventures of the Wood family you can check out their website, linked below.

Wood Family Website

Sermon for the Second Sunday after Easter

Today's Readings: Ezekiel 37:1–14,1 John 5:4–10, John 20:19–31

The Introit is: Psalm 81:1, 7a, 10, 16b; antiphon: 1 Peter 2:2a

The Collect of the Day:
Almighty God, grant that we who have celebrated the Lord’s resurrection may by Your grace confess in our life and conversation that Jesus is Lord and God; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The daily readings for this week: April 24: Ex. 20:1–24; Luke 4:1–15; 25: Ex. 22:20–23:13; Luke 4:16–30; 26: Ex. 23:14–33; Luke 4:31–44; 27: Ex. 24:1–18; Luke 5:1–16; 28: Ex. 25:1–22; Luke 5:17–39; 29: Ex. 31:1–18; Luke 6:1–19; 30: Ex. 32:1–14; Luke 6:20–38.