LCMS Southern District and Southern CEF Convention
The 77th Convention of the LCMS Southern District and Southern CEF will be held March 24-25, 2025 (a Monday and Tuesday). Visit the convention web page here.
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March 2025
The Annunciation of Our Lord
Isaiah 7:10–14 Hebrews 10:4–10 Luke 1:26–38 Incarnate by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary and Made Man “It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins” (Heb. 10:4). But “nothing will be impossible with God” (Luke 1:37). He opens ears to hear and wombs to conceive. “Let it …
LCMS Southern District and Southern CEF Convention
The 77th Convention of the LCMS Southern District and Southern CEF will be held March 24-25, 2025 (a Monday and Tuesday). Visit the convention web page here.
Commemoration of Joseph, Patriarch
Joseph was the son of the patriarch Jacob (February 5) and Rachel. The favorite son of his father, he incurred the jealousy of his older brothers, who sold him into slavery in Egypt and told their father he was dead (Genesis 37). In Egypt he became the chief servant in the home of Potiphar, a …
April 2025
Commemoration of Lucas Cranach, Albrecht Duerer, Artists
Lucas Cranach (1472-1557), a close friend of Martin Luther, was a celebrated painter of portraits and altar pieces and a producer of woodcuts of religious subjects. Albrecht Duerer (1471-1528), a native of Nuernberg, Germany, was one of the most learned of Renaissance artists and also an ardent admirer of Martin Luther. His paintings and woodcuts …
Commemoration of Johannes Bugenhagen
Johannes Bugenhagen (1485-1558), from Pomerania in northern Germany, was appointed pastor of Wittenberg in 1523 through the efforts of Martin Luther and thus served as Luther’s own pastor and confessor. One of the greatest scholars of the Reformation era, he helped translate the New Testament into Low German and wrote a commentary on the Psalms. …
Commemoration of Anselm of Canterbury
Born in Italy in 1033, Anselm is most closely associated with England, where he served as Archbishop of Canterbury for many years. A brilliant scholar and writer, Anselm used his political skills with the British kings on behalf of the established Christian church, affirming that it is the leadership of the church and not the …
Commemoration of Johann Walter, Kantor
Johann Walter (1496-1570) began service at the age of 21 as a composer and bass singer in the court chapel of Frederick the Wise. In 1524, he published a collection of hymns arranged according to the church year. It was well received and served as the model for numerous subsequent hymnals. In addition to serving …
St. Mark, Evangelist
Isaiah 52:7–10 2 Timothy 4:5–18 Mark 16:14–20 St. Mark, Evangelist The Lord sends His messengers out “as lambs in the midst of wolves” bearing the message, “Peace be to this house” (Luke 10:3–5). St. Mark does “the work of an evangelist” (2 Tim. 4:5) and “publishes peace” (Is. 52:7). He is remembered as the lion-hearted …
May 2025
St. Philip and St. James, Apostles
Isaiah 30:18–21 Ephesians 2:19–22 John 14:1–14 St. Philip and St. James, Apostle “Lord, show us the Father.” Philip did not yet recognize that the Father is glorified in the Son. In His name we have access to the Father, for they are one. Jesus is “the way, and the truth, and the life. No one …
Commemoration of Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius was born in Alexandria in Egypt in A.D. 295. He served as a church leader in a time of great controversy and ecclesiastical disagreements. At the Council of Nicaea in 325, he defended Christian orthodoxy against the proponents of the Arian heresy, which denied the full divinity of Jesus Christ. During his 45-year tenure …
Commemoration of Friedrich Wyneken, Pastor and Missionary
Friedrich Wyneken is one of the founding fathers of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, along with C.F.W. Walther and Wilhelm Sihler. Born in 1810 in Germany, he came to Baltimore in 1838 and shortly thereafter accepted a call to be the pastor of congregations in Friedheim and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Supported by Wilhelm Loehe’s mission society, …
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