a Lutheran’s Confessions

     Preachers never preach it. Bible students ignore it. The church all but skips over it in the lectionary readings.
     But the book of Leviticus is the Word of God. Almost every main section begins with the words, “And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying….”
     Shouldn’t you know what God has to say, and what His Word in Leviticus means for you and your faith in Jesus Christ?
     We’ll be reading chapters 1-5 throughout Lent, learning about the major sacrifices and their fulfillment in Christ.
     Come to our Wednesday Lenten worship services, 6:30pm, and bring a friend. Come also to the Fellowship Meal at 5:45pm. Childcare is available during worship.

     Experts say it takes 21-28 days to form a new habit, and the Lenten season lasts 40 days. What better habit could you form than to be in God’s Word every day?
     Please check out the display in the foyer regarding Lenten devotional materials for every age—young children through adult, and please take what you need to build the habit in yourself and in your household.
     Jesus said, “If you abide (remain) in My Word, you are truly My disciples.”
     We don’t live by bread alone but by every Word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
     Paul writes, “Fathers, do not exasperate your children, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”

     Dr. David Scaer, of Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, has made the point that Jesus was not a great writer like Shakespeare or Aristotle.
     He produced no books or works of art.
     He never left the immediate vicinity of Palestine and was virtually unknown outside his own country.
     Yet he asked His followers, “Who do people say I am?” and “Who do you say I am?”
     By what right does anyone ask these questions?
     The questions suggest that Jesus must be something other people are not.
     Pay close attention to the words of the Nicene Creed as you speak them. They spell out clearly what manner of man our Lord Jesus is.

I believe in one God,
the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth
and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of His Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light,
very God of very God,
begotten, not made,
being of one substance with the Father;
by whom all things were made;
who for us men and for our salvation
came down from heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary
and was made man;
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
He suffered and was buried.
And the third day He rose again
according to the Scriptures
and ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of the Father.
And He will come again with glory to judge
both the living and the dead,
whose kingdom will have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord and giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son together
is worshiped and glorified,
who spoke by the prophets.

And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.