Some Synod Managers May Want To Purchase This

 

Remodeling Continues

 

Tile has been broken away, drywall will be coming today.

Future branch managers.

Odors of the Upcoming Great Collapse - Clowns Already at Work

The Faithless Five - ELCA-LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic) - they want everyone's gold, silver, and jewels, but they have no use for the Gospel of our Savior.

Every day, without fail, another large church emerges from its Stygian source to boast the efficacy of its Barnum and Bailey circus splendor. They have 5,000 members plus - and add to their boasting, "Watch us grow!"

KJV Exodus 32:6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

That happened when the people of Israel, after receiving the Ten Commandments, gathered their precious metals and jewels to fashion pagan idols. Aaron joined in the fun, until Moses appeared in his wrath.

The Faithless Five - ELCA-LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic) - have gathered around Aaron and his golden calf for many decades. The analogy is clear - God has given us the Traditional Old Testament Hebrew text and the Traditional Greek New Testament text (in short, the KJV). But the Faithless Five worship the atheists at Fuller Seminary, Trinity Divinity, Willow Creek, and more - unified by their hatred of Jesus' Promise - Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My Words will never pass away.

KJV 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Going back a few decades, the mega-church concept was isolated and rare. Now there is a rush in all denominations: multi-campus, supersized, fun, food-courts, hip Bibles, and adulterous. One "growther" wrecked his LCMS congregation, moved his proclivities to WELS, and nestled into a big, old church, the blind leading the blind.

These Synagogues of Satan drive faithful members away. 

One ELS-LCMS pastor told me I should publish against the Church Growth Movement, but he never did. 

The greatest joke of all from these apostates is being very sensitive about ELCA, not wanting to offend those clowns who own so much real estate. They were sure - one expert told them - that the new ELCA would donate an enormous group of dissenters that would join LCMS (laughing), WELS (gagging), the mini's puking. They Four Waltherian Cults also declined because they drank from the same River Styx. Or perhaps - the real life Cloaca Maxima, the Roman Empire's sewer.

Cloaca Maxima

ELCA Presiding Bishop Liz Eaton canned the first tranny bishop, Megan Rohrer. ELCA seminaries have been producing gay women, men, and undecided since 1987 (and before - let's be honest). The Four Waltherian Cults - LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic) only object to Justification by Faith and the Means of Grace.

Daily Luther Sermon Quote - Trinity 12 - "Therefore it is not within our power to pray in strong confidence; the Holy Spirit does it. Whenever we pray for anyone and are able to add, “It will be done,” then it will certainly be done; but whenever we pray, we must add, “Thy will be done.” If, then, I must let it go according to his will..."

 

Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, Mark 7:31-37. 

Concerning Faith and Love

16. But to pray powerfully is not within our strength; for the Spirit does not always vouchsafe to us to pray with power. Paul prayed that all Israel might be saved, Romans 9:1f; why did it not come to pass? The difference lies in the faith, for the Spirit did not give it to him; had he been able to add this faith, it would surely have come to pass. For if Paul had said, “I pray for all Israel,” and had believed and said: “Lord, I am certain that thou wilt do it,” then it would certainly have come to pass. But though he often prayed for them from his heart, the Spirit did not vouchsafe, to him that he should confidently believe it. Therefore it is not within our power to pray in strong confidence; the Holy Spirit does it. Whenever we pray for anyone and are able to add, “It will be done,” then it will certainly be done; but whenever we pray, we must add, “Thy will be done.” If, then, I must let it go according to his will, I cannot suggest to him either the person, or the time, or the manner, but must freely leave it all to him; then, indeed, I am sure of it. In this manner Christ acted also, who himself prayed thus: “O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me,” but at once added: “Nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.” Matthew 26:39.

17. Therefore, when I am to pray for an entire city or community, I ought to say: “O Father, I pray for all of them.” Nevertheless, however, I must give honor to his name or will, and say: “Dear Father, I pray for these; I know it is thy will, that I should pray, that I should not despise prayer; but thy will shall be done always; for I might ask something for some one who is not worthy of it before thee; or again, I might possibly cast aside some one who is worthy; therefore do thou act according to thy divine will, for thou wilt certainly do better than I could ever conceive.” Thus you see that we cannot always add these words: It will be so. But if we are certain in our hearts that we may add: “It will be certainly so,” then it will come to pass.

18. This we see in our text. These people approach the Lord in strong confidence, praying for the poor man, and their prayer is also heard. In the same manner, when baptism is performed we see this take place in the children’s faith. There are the infants, bare and naked in body and soul, having neither faith nor works. Then the Christian Church comes forward and prays, that God would pour faith into the child; not that our faith should help the child, but that it may obtain a faith of its own. If it has faith, then after that whatever it does is well done, whether it suckle its mother’s breast, or whether it soil itself, or whatever it may please to do. But if it does not obtain faith, our faith is of no value to the child.

19. Therefore my faith can help you in no way except that it may assist you to obtain a faith of your own. Hence, to sum up all, everything depends upon personal faith, as strong as it is, so much does it need the faith and prayer of other people in order to increase in strength. Now you can easily judge, that those people were the greatest fools, who held masses and vigils with the brotherhoods; for the wise virgins have sufficient oil only for themselves, and scarcely have enough. This is a simple explanation of the story of the Gospel lesson. Now let us briefly consider the meaning which our Lord puts into it.

PART 2. THE SPIRITUAL MEANING.