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The 665 Saxon immigrants of 1838-39 played a crucial role in the formation of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, one of the largest Lutheran Church bodies in the United States today.This book is an English translation of an 1867 account of that Lutheran migration written by immigrant pastor J. F. Koestering. It compiles eyewitness accounts and personal reflections on the journey from German homeland to unfamiliar American soil and their struggles with all types of tragedies and challenges in the first years of settling in Missouri.

The world is bustling with consumerism and digital connection. Yet, there's still a bone-deep longing for something personal. In a world that has given you distraction and impersonal modes of communication, reach out to the Holy Spirit to guide you toward the most personal connection of all: one with God.Christina Hergenrader invites you to travel with her and the Holy Spirit in four weeks to re-evalute your spiritual habits. Read personal annecdotes from Christina's journey on the same path and find yourself in her stories. Focused on four cornerstones of healthy spiritual habits-word, prayer, praise, and reflection-you can find fulfillment of that soul-deep want for connection with guidance from the Holy Spirit.This Bible study is perfect for individual study, groups of all sizes, or as an event kick-off. Each day ends with Bible verses to read or challenges to take your journey into your life and off the page. Pray at the end of each session to connect with God and the Holy Spirit as you go forward and reconnect, personally, with Him.

We know what it means to be a good citizen. We follow the law, obey local regulations, and listen to governmental authorities. From a young age, children learn how to be good citizens of their city, state, and country.But there is a new kind of citizenship-digital citizenship: the appropriate and responsible use of technology. Now, educators and parents have the responsibility of teaching children how to be God's faithful people in a digital world.Faithfully Connected integrates biblical principles with the concepts of digital citizenship for the formation of young people in a variety of educational settings. Drs. Boche and Hollatz speak authoritatively as Christian educators with a pulse on the generation growing up with digital media as its first language.Whether in the classroom, church, or home, Faithfully Connected equips you to teach students what it means to be both a digital citizen and a faith citizen. Lesson plans and discussion guides for Christian schools and catechism classes are included.

Albrecht Dürer, 1471-1528, is said to be the greatest German artist of the Northern Renaissance. His works include woodcuts, engravings, sketches, and paintings of both oils and watercolors. Born into a Nuremburg family of goldsmiths, he learned the art of engraving at an early age.Dürer's genius in printmaking forever changed the world of art. Up until this time woodcuts had been merely combinations of black and white. His innovative technique of cross hatching brought new shades of grays making a pallet of contrasts between light and dark. This greatly enhanced the woodcuts of his Small Passion giving visual depth, dimension, and drama to the biblical narratives.The Small Passion contains the largest number of scenes, but is known as "small" due to the 3x5 inch size of the intricate woodcuts.Bearing the Cross combines the great artwork of Albrecht Dürer's Small Passion, gems of hymnody, and Holy Scripture into faith enriching devotional vignettes. The reader is escorted from Genesis to Revelation in a personal, intimate journey with Christ.Foreword by Matthew Harrison.

About This Volume On the End of the World and On Hell consists of two of Johann Gerhard's commonplaces. The first, On the End of the World, considers the transition of fallen creation to the New Heaven and New Earth in the Eschaton through Gerhard's position that, besides mankind and the angels, all of creation will be totally annihilated before being made new. Within, Gerhard devotes the most pages to the chapters "On the Form of the Consummation" and "On the Attendant Circumstances of the Consummation of the Age," covering his annihilation position and dealing with several Chiliastic/Millennialistic controversies. The second, On Hell, or Eternal Death, provides a comprehensive, scriptural argument for the existence of Hell, against the teaching Universal Salvation apart from faith in Christ. It continues by examining the structure of Hell through the methodology of the four Aristotelian causes. Yet, this commonplace remains resolutely hopeful, as Gerhard repeatedly emphasizes the importance of these teachings to instill rightly ordered fear of God in the Christian life. About This Series The Theological Commonplaces series is the first-ever English translation of Gerhard's monumental Loci Theologici. Gerhard was the premier Lutheran theologian of the early seventeenth century. Combining his profound understanding of evangelical Lutheran theology with a broad interest in ethics and culture, he produced significant works on biblical, doctrinal, pastoral, and devotional theology. Gerhard interacts with the writings of the church fathers, Luther and his contemporaries, and the Catholic and Calvinist theologians of his day. His 17-volume Loci is regarded as the standard compendium of Lutheran orthodoxy, with topics ranging from the proper understanding and interpretation of Scripture to eschatology. Useful for research on Lutheran doctrine, Gerhard's accessible style makes this a must-have on the bookshelf of pastors and professional church workers. Each embossed hardback volume includes¿ the translation of Gerhard's Loci (originally published from 1610 to 1625) ¿ a glossary of key theological, rhetorical, and philosophical terms ¿ a name index ¿ a Scripture index ¿ a carefully researched works cited list that presents guidance for deciphering the numerous abbreviations of the other titles from which Gerhard quotes.

About This VolumeOn the Resurrection of the Dead and On the Last Judgement consists of two of Johann Gerhard's commonplaces: On the Resurrection of the Dead and On the Last JudgementOn the Resurrection of the Dead consists of extensive arguments for the resurrection of the dead from both Old Testament and New Testament sources against the doubts of Jewish doctrine, skeptics, and human reason. He argues that God has both the will and the power to restore us in this way, focusing on the material reality of the resurrection. Every man and woman will be raised again in their own bodies to demonstrate the glory of God and to prepare them to stand for judgement, either increasing in glory in their raised bodies in heaven or physically suffering in their bodies in condemnation.On the Last Judgement establishes the purpose of the final judgement as a confirmation of God's truthfulness in His Word, justice according to His Law, and kindness towards the Godly in His Mercy. While Gerhard acknowledges the mystery of the time and place of the judgment, only confessing that the Christ's second coming will herald the beginning of judgement. Despite this, he does cover and interpret a number of signs of this coming, including the multiplication of heresies, general agitation in the world, increased persecution of the godly, and changes in the heavens.About This SeriesThe Theological Commonplaces series is the first-ever English translation of Gerhard's monumental Loci Theologici. Gerhard was the premier Lutheran theologian of the early seventeenth century. Combining his profound understanding of evangelical Lutheran theology with a broad interest in ethics and culture, he produced significant works on biblical, doctrinal, pastoral, and devotional theology. Gerhard interacts with the writings of the church fathers, Luther and his contemporaries, and the Catholic and Calvinist theologians of his day. His 17-volume Loci is regarded as the standard compendium of Lutheran orthodoxy, with topics ranging from the proper understanding and interpretation of Scripture to eschatology.Useful for research on Lutheran doctrine, Gerhard's accessible style makes this a must-have on the bookshelf of pastors and professional church workers.Each embossed hardback volume includesthe translation of Gerhard's Loci (originally published from 1610 to 1625) ¿ a glossary of key theological, rhetorical, and philosophical terms ¿ a name index ¿ a Scripture index ¿ a carefully researched works cited list that presents guidance for deciphering the numerous abbreviations of the other titles from which Gerhard quotes.

God's Song of Deliverance is your song, too. Dive into Exodus with author Reed Lessing to discover the beat, rhythm, and cadence of Exodus-of your story and your song.Learn how Exodus expounds on Genesis, continuing the never-ending song while telling the riveting story of the Israelites being delivered out of Egypt, out of slavery, and into God's care through the wilderness. Be encouraged by reminders of God's presence and His actions in your life through His delivering of the Israelites from slavery. Find Christ in the Old Testament through His presence, predictions, and patterns. See how God reveals His name and character to His people throughout Exodus.Lessing will dig deeper into the Ten Plagues, the Ten Commandments, and more with a theological background and easy-to-understand vocabulary. Are you ready to dive in?

Help catechism students dig deeper.As readers learn Luther's foundational teachings in the Small Catechism, this volume will encourage them to go further in their doctrinal knowledge by studying the Large Catechism.Written by Martin Luther in 1529, the Small and Large Catechisms provide a clear summary of God's Word on the essentials of the Christian faith. This edition combines the two catechisms and includes the woodcuts found in Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions.Lutherans from confirmation age on up will want this standard reference edition in their libraries. The book makes a great gift for pastors and students.

About This VolumeHow much do I need to read the Bible? How often do I need to worship? When our life in Jesus Christ becomes a checklist to be okay or right with the Lord, we are no longer living by faith in Christ. Having been saved and changed by His grace, we read the Bible differently. No longer do we read merely for a checklist of what we ought to do. Now we read the Bible for the saving list of what the Lord has done and what He continues to do, what He gives and what He works now to bring us under His Gospel.This volume will equip you to:Turn off the noiseRead the Bible using Luther's simple wayRead for the particularsFind God's pattern of Law and GospelRead the Scriptures through the lens of the Lord's PrayerAbout The SeriesThe You Can Do It Series encourages and equips believers to live out life as a disciple of Jesus Christ, being formed and shaped by God's Word. Written in a clear and encouraging style, each of these topical books gives Christians achievable goals for strengthening their faith and relationships. Each book features a consistent presentation of a topic in five parts with each part consisting of a presentation, summary, discussion questions, and several action steps.¿¿Books In The SeriesUnderstand the Bible BetterWitness ChristMake Your Marriage StrongerRead the Bible PrayerfullyHave a Faithful Prayer LifeAppreciate Science and Love the BibleHave a Stronger FamilyLive a Jesus-Centered LifeMake Your Congregation a Caring Church

There are five stages of grief. God gives you eight gifts to get through them.Grief can make you feel as if there is no way out. But before you give in, know that that is not true. Your loss and pain do not have the last word, Jesus does. In Getting Through Grief for Youth: Eight Biblical Gifts for Living with Loss, young adults will look to the Word to wrestle and watch as God's promise to make all things new and His promise of life transform their hope.

Pastor Mark Jeske brings the Word of God to viewers through his outreach media ministry Time of Grace. The Time of Grace weekly 30-minute program is broadcast on six continents to 660 million households. Pastor Jeske calls the little daily devotions in this book "Bible studies for busy people" in the hope that these short meditations will soothe the soul and give encouragement and hope for tomorrow.The dominate theme of each devotion is grace-the amazing promise of Scripture that God chooses to love unlovely people. Note lines are provided for the reader to write thoughts and reflect on what was read.

Those who follow the "pied piping" of the New Age philosophy must be confronted with the Gospel of the God who loves them enough to die for them in Jesus Christ.What is the New Age Movement? This book gives insightful answers to many questions regarding this movement and the practices associated with it. You will learn how to identify New Age beliefs when you are confronted with them.Be informed and respond.Topics include:the six broad principles that form the roots of the New Age MovementNew Age claims compared with Scripturereasons for the popularity of the New Age Movement todayhow to confidently share your faith with those involved in the New Age MovementMost important, this easy-to-follow book gives you practical advice for sharing the Gospel with people involved in the New Age Movement. As you begin to understand their beliefs, you will be able to more effectively show them their need for Christ.This insightful series equips Christians with detailed information on contemporary non-Christian religious movements. Each book compares the teachings of these movements with Scripture and shows how to respond with the Gospel.

The daily news makes us conscious of Jewish organizations, a Jewish state, the Jewish vote, and anti-Semitic acts against Jews....How do we respond? Our commission from the Lord is to "make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:18-20), to be His witnesses "to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8).Over the centuries, the Christian Church has responded to Judaism in various ways including anti-Semitism, peaceful coexistence, and evangelism. With this book, you will see what the Bible says about the Jewish people and learn how you can respond to this historic faith.Be informed and respond.Topics include:what Judaism is and what it teachesthe three branches of Judaismhow we can counter anti-Semitismhow Judaism compares to ChristianityMost important, you'll get valuable advice for clearly and sensitively sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with Jewish people.This insightful series equips Christians with detailed information on contemporary non-Christian religious movements. Each book compares the teachings of these movements with Scripture and shows how to respond with the Gospel.

If we are to take the Gospel seriously, we must be aware of our obligation to the vast multitude of Muslims throughout the world.There are over one billion Muslims worldwide, and the number continues to rise. With this practical book, you will gain a better understanding of what this growing religious group believes and its views on Christianity.Be informed and respond.Topics include:Muhammad and the origins of IslamMuslim presence in North Americathe difference between Islam and the Christian Churchhow to confidently share your faith with MuslimsMost important, this book helps you witness to Muslims and clearly present the hope of the Gospel.This insightful series equips Christians with detailed information on contemporary non-Christian religious movements. Each book compares the teachings of these movements with Scripture and shows how to respond with the Gospel.

This insightful series equips Christians with detailed information on contemporary non-Christian religious movements. Each book compares the teachings of these movements with Scripture and shows how to respond with the Gospel.