ICHABOD, THE GLORY HAS DEPARTED - explores the Age of Apostasy, predicted in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, to attack Objective Faithless Justification, Church Growth Clowns, and their ringmasters. The antidote to these poisons is trusting the efficacious Word in the Means of Grace. John 16:8. Isaiah 55:8ff. Romans 10. Most readers are WELS, LCMS, ELS, or ELCA. This blog also covers the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, and the Left-wing, National Council of Churches denominations.
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
This Hymn May Be Overlooked among the Many Lenten Offerings - "Jesus, All Our Ransom Paid"
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"Jesus, All Our Ransom Paid"
"The Seven Words on the Cross"
by Thomas B. Pollock, 1836-1896
1. Jesus, all our ransom paid,
All Thy Father's will obeyed,
By Thy sufferings perfect made:
Hear us, holy Jesus.
2. Save us in our soul's distress,
Be our Help to cheer and bless
While we grow in holiness:
Hear us, holy Jesus.
3. Brighten all our heavenward way
With an ever holier ray
Till we pass to perfect day:
Hear us, holy Jesus.
The Lutheran Hymnal
Hymn #185
Text:John 19:30
Author: Thomas B. Pollock, 1870
Composer: Bernhard Schumacher, 1939
Tune: "Septem Verba"
The tune here is Warren, which is not in The Lutheran Hymnal, so do not even hum it.
Hymn - "Soldiers of Christ , Arise" - Trying Singing This to "Crown Him with Many Crowns"
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"Soldiers of Christ, Arise"
by Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
1. Soldiers of Christ, arise
And put your armor on,
Strong in the strength which God supplies
Thro' His eternal Son;
2. Strong in the Lord of hosts
And in His mighty pow'r.
Who in the strength of Jesus trusts
Is more than conqueror.
3. Stand, then, in His great might,
With all His strength endued;
But take, to arm you for the fight,
The panoply of God,
4. That, having all things done
And all your conflicts past,
Ye may o'ercome through Christ alone
And stand entire at last.
5. From strength to strength go on,
Wrestle and fight and pray;
Tread all the powers of darkness down
And win the well-fought day.
Hymn #450
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: Ephesians 6:10-18
Author: Charles Wesley, 1749, cento
Composer: James Nares, d. 1783, ad.
Tune: "Aynhoe"
Sung to "Crown Him with Many Crowns" - Diademata
Hymn - "Let Songs of Praises Fill the Sky"
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"Let Songs of Praises Fill the Sky"
by Thomas Cotterill, 1779-1823
1. Let songs of praises fill the sky:
Christ, our ascended Lord,
Sends down His Spirit from on high
According to His word.
All hail the day of Pentecost,
The coming of the Holy Ghost!
2. The Spirit by His heavenly breath
Creates new life within;
He quickens sinners from the death
Of trespasses and sin.
All hail the day of Pentecost,
The coming of the Holy Ghost!
3. The things of Christ the Spirit takes
And shows them unto men;
The fallen soul His temple makes,
God's image stamps again.
All hail the day of Pentecost,
The coming of the Holy Ghost!
4. Come, Holy Spirit, from above
With Thy celestial fire;
Come and with flames of zeal and love
Our hearts and tongues inspire.
Be this our day of Pentecost,
The coming of the Holy Ghost!
Hymn #232
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: Romans 5:5
Author: Thomas Cotterill, 1819
Composer: Herman Ilse, 1910
Tune: "Erfurt"
Hymn - "Lord of My Life, Whose Tender Care
"Lord of My Life, Whose Tender Care"
by "Omega," Chelsea, 1838
1. Lord of my life, whose tender care
Hath led me on till now,
Here lowly, at the hour of prayer,
Before Thy throne I bow.
I bless Thy gracious hand and pray
Forgiveness for another day.
2. Oh, may I daily, hourly, strive
In heavenly grace to grow,
To Thee and to Thy glory live,
Dead to all else below!
Tread in the path my Savior trod,
Though thorny, yet the path of God.
3. With prayer my humble praise I bring
For mercies day by day.
Lord, teach my heart Thy love to sing;
Lord, teach me how to pray.
All that I have and am, to Thee
I offer through eternity.
The Lutheran Hymnal
Hymn #24
Text: Psalm 95:6
Author: "Omega," Chelsea, 1838
Tune: "O Jesu"
1st Published in: Evangelisches Gesangbuch
Town: Hirschberg, 1741
I Like Streaming Video on the Internet - Far Better than Zoom
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| This is a screen grab, using the Snipping Tool, from the Ustream video. |
Bad Zoom!
Zoom can give a view of everyone online at once, looking like cells in a beehive. Wearing masks would make it even better as the members crane their necks to spot others.That seems like a lot of bandwidth to waste when a church service broadcast is really one-sided, with people listening at home, in the car, or in the office.
The funny part, which I have heard, is the clatter of dishes being put away while the meeting, discussions, or sermon is live. Others add road noise as they participate with the cell phones in the car.
Sometimes the speaker can mute everyone, which is good, but participants never had a great need to be on, for. My last academic meeting featured text questions from the faculty with the leader answering.
Good Ustreaming - Live and Saved Online
We have used Ustream for more than 12 years, starting with Cox Cable, then fiber optic lately at the same price.Ad-free, it starts at $100 per month. Those files are saved online and easily shared like YouTube. Some convert them to YouTube.
Some requirements:
- A web camera - about $50.
- Monthly fee of $100 for broadcasting and storage of the videos. Rates vary with usage and complexity of the program.
- A broadcasting computer with an excellent CPU and a boatload of RAM.
- The highest bandwidth available, about $50 a month. Fiber optic is far more reliable than cable and handles better quality videos. Outage complaints disappeared when Cox did.
- We monitor the broadcast from another computer, to get the sound right and make sure it is looking good.
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| Jesus has wise words about broadcasting the Word. It is not about testing the soil, as Fuller hallucinates, but trusting in the efficacy of the Gospel Word. Matthew 13. |
Our little congregation is very active in broadcasting the Word. Hint - broadcasting used to be an agricultural term, when seed was tossed by hand onto soil.
All our media ministries are linked here - they are independent and work in harmony with each other.
I suggested to our Philippine missionary, Pastor Jordan Palangyos, that he take advantage of blogging, Facebook, and internet video. He jumped into all three immediately, and these media mutually support the impact of his Gospel work there.
What we do is rooted in our faith in the Word. I expected nothing from starting a blog, but now we have people hating us all over Lutherdom. Mark 10 - it is all true.
The Accidental Paul McCain Blessing
Paul McCain, when promoting Rome and Objective Justification, hurled this blessing at our little congregation - "He broadcasts from the spare room of a rented house." Little did he realize the accidental reference to Bethlehem, since Ft. Wayne graduates are taught everything began with the immaculate conception of CFW Walther.The ALPB+ Online Forum leveraged the McCain gambit by placing our chapel in the garage. I wonder if they ever heard of worship in the catacombs. "Don't worry, Maximus. These Christians are gathering in the underground tombs. Nothing will come of that. We own all the marble buildings - and we have entertainment!"
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| Baby Walther was not born, but delivered, without sin, as LCMS advocates constantly teach (in the name of Luther). |
Most Popular New Post - About the Senescent ALPB Online Forum's Champion Writer's Arrest.
Stetzer Is Being Read - A 12 Year-Old Post
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| Discipline in the LCMS-WELS-ELCA-ELS means applying the lash - in love. |
It should be a major news item in a blog, when an ELCA pastor who has posted 10,000+ times is arrested. The ALPB+ Online Forum, the Sominex of Lutherdom discussion sites, has ignored their own story. Pride is not something to keep hidden, or celebrated only one month a year. Charles Austin is quick to snap at anyone who questions the isms of ELCA; he is always endorsing the cutting edge. He should be first to discuss the inevitable, given his synod's alphabet soup, which ends with a plus.
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| From Seminex to Sominex, the ALPB Online Forum is definitely non-habit-forming. |
They could even hat-tip with a slight name change - ALPB+ Online Forum, elegant and subtle.
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| +1. Dicipleship! Spelling don't count! |
The other popular post is about Ed Stetzer, who copyrighted this magnificent four-color chart. I am not stealing it, selling it, or licensing it to my readers at a special discount. Manufacturing disciples - or diciples - is a serious business where the rules must apply.
When I saw this post popping up as popular, I thought about the millions of dollars gathered by the denominational experts who paraded their skills in making congregations grow. The opposite happened, yet they are collecting their professorships, their executive directorships, and the lecture fees ad infinitum.
How in the world can they walk around - shamelessly - when their work has plunged their supposedly conservative denominations into apostasy and pussy-footing. There is hardly a pastor today who will even clear his throat when the denomination makes another leap into error or beatdown the faithful.
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| John Deere's motto was that he would not put his name on a product unless it was the highest quality. Why do rationalistic-pietistic sects put Luther's name on their product? They are stetzier than Stetzer. At least he is honestly dumb. |
Selnecker - An Editor of the Book of Concord - "Let Me Be Thine Forever" -
TLH #334
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| Nicholaus Selnecker was an editor of the Book of Concord, drawn to sound doctrine by Martin Chemnitz. |
292 - Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide
321 - O Faithful God, Thanks Be to Thee
334 - Let Me Be Thine Forever
600 - O Lord, My God, I Cry to Thee
"Let Me Be Thine Forever"
Stanza 1 by Nikolaus Selnecker, 1572
Stanzas 2 and 3, author unknown, 1688
Translated by Matthias Loy, 1828-1915
1. Let me be Thine forever,
Thou faithful God and Lord;
Let me forsake Thee never
Nor wander from Thy Word.
Lord, do not let me waver,
But give me steadfastness,
And for such grace forever
Thy holy name I'll bless.
2. Lord Jesus, my Salvation,
My Light, my Life divine,
My only Consolation,
Oh, make me wholly Thine!
For Thou hast dearly bought me
With blood and bitter pain.
Let me, since Thou hast sought me,
Eternal life obtain.
3. And Thou, O Holy Spirit,
My Comforter and Guide,
Grant that in Jesus' merit
I always may confide,
Him to the end confessing
Whom I have known by faith.
Give me Thy constant blessing
And grant a Christian death.
Hymn #334
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: Romans 6:16
Author: Stanza 1, Nikolaus Selnecker, 1572
Author: Stanza 2 and 3, author unknown, 1688
Translated by: Matthias Loy, 1880, alt.
Titled: "Lass mich dein sein und bleiben"
Tune: "Ich dan' dir, lieber Herre"
1st Published in: Musika Deutsch
Town: Nuernberg, 1532
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