Rev. Kristen: "I say this with a full and complete understanding (and appreciation!) of the fact that the actual work is done by the Holy Spirit through the means of grace – but it is a great privilege and a great joy to be an instrument in ‘administering God’s grace’ in the form of worship gatherings."
http://ichabodthegloryhasdeparted.blogspot.com/2009/05/rev-kristen-administers-means-of-grace.html
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AC V has left a new comment on your post "Elton Stroh Explains How He Managed To "Help" Waun...":
At your 2009 post linked above, anonymous said:
St. Andrew is a great WELS congregation. Their Waunakee worship services are an excellent example of the 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 passages which close with these important words:
"...I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. 23I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
NEVER did St. Paul design a "worship service" to accommodate the unbeliever. His "all things to all men" was for the sake of the elect. Re-read St. Paul's approach to evangelism: he always went to the local synagogue or place of prayer first whenever he entered a city. Even his Areopagus sermon seems to be more of an opportunity that presented itself than part of a long range "mission and vision" plan.
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LutherRocks has left a new comment on your post "Elton Stroh Explains How He Managed To "Help" Waun...":
I remember that bio of Kristin. I believe it got re-written shortly after it appeared on Ichabod.
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AC V has left a new comment on your post "Elton Stroh Explains How He Managed To "Help" Waun...":
At your 2009 post linked above, anonymous said:
St. Andrew is a great WELS congregation. Their Waunakee worship services are an excellent example of the 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 passages which close with these important words:
"...I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. 23I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
NEVER did St. Paul design a "worship service" to accommodate the unbeliever. His "all things to all men" was for the sake of the elect. Re-read St. Paul's approach to evangelism: he always went to the local synagogue or place of prayer first whenever he entered a city. Even his Areopagus sermon seems to be more of an opportunity that presented itself than part of a long range "mission and vision" plan.
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LutherRocks has left a new comment on your post "Elton Stroh Explains How He Managed To "Help" Waun...":
I remember that bio of Kristin. I believe it got re-written shortly after it appeared on Ichabod.
