A day is coming when people will sing, ‘Give thanks to the LORD! Call for him to help you! Tell all the nations what he has done! Tell them how great he is! Sing to the LORD because of the great things he has done. Let the whole world hear the news.’ (verses 4,5) Read… Read more

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Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! For in our union with Christ he has blessed us by giving us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world. Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ, so that… Read more

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So then, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you will be healed. The prayer of a good person has a powerful effect. Elijah was the same kind of person as we are. He prayed earnestly that there would be no rain, and no rain fell on the land… Read more

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Three Australian Lutheran College graduates have joined the ranks of pastors of the Lutheran Church of Australia this week.

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Be patient, then, my friends, until the Lord comes. See how patient farmers are as they wait for their land to produce precious crops. They wait patiently for the autumn and spring rains. You also must be patient. Keep your hopes high, for the day of the Lord’s coming is near.   (verses 7,8) Read James… Read more

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You have not paid any wages to those who harvest your crops. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty. Your life here on earth has been full of luxury and pleasure. You have made yourselves fat for the day of… Read more

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So then, submit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil and he will run away from you. Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites! Be sorrowful, cry, and weep; change your laughter into crying, your joy into gloom! Humble yourselves before the… Read more

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I pray that your love will keep on growing more and more, together with true knowledge and perfect judgment, so that you will be able to choose what is best. Then you will be free from all impurity and blame on the Day of Christ. Your lives will be filled with the truly good qualities… Read more

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‘You, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High God. You will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his road for him to tell his people that they will be saved by having their sins forgiven.’  (verses 76, 77) Read Luke 1:68-79 Sometimes how we prepare to meet a person make… Read more

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So it is with the tongue: small as it is, it can boast about great things. Just think how large a forest can be set on fire by a  tiny flame! And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our… Read more

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