The Reformation is not just an event that happened 500 years ago. It is all about Grace alone, Scripture alone, and Faith alone in CHRIST ALONE ! ! !
-Remi Tufts, Member of Atonement Lutheran Church
Luther's soul was tormented by the fear that he was a sinner condemned by God. Then one day a new light broke upon him, which in its results was like a miracle. He was reading the words of the Apostle Paul. "The just shall live by faith." So that was the real meaning of the Gospel! Life would come not by works but by faith. Not by what a man had to try to do but by what the love of God had done already. Not by fasting and scourgings and by all sorts of desperate efforts supposed to win God's mercy, but by the mercy that was declared in Christ. Jesus was not most of all the Judge; He was the Saviour. He, Martin Luther, poor sinner though he might be, through the love of Jesus crucified was already saved!
The Reformation is not just an event that happened 500 years ago. It is all about Grace alone, Scripture alone, and Faith alone in CHRIST ALONE ! ! ! -Remi Tufts, Member of Atonement Lutheran Church Author and Composer: Martin Luther , 1483-1546
English Translation: Frederick H. Hedge, 1805-1890 Tune Name : "Ein' Feste Berg" Scriptural Reference: Psalm 46 One of the important benefits of the Reformation was the rediscovery of congregational singing. `Luther became intensely interested in encouraging it. He said, " I wish to compose sacred hymns, so that the Words of God may dwell among the people also by means of song." He felt that the people should have hymns as well as the Bible, in their own language, so that they could " read God's Word and speak to Him in their songs." The Protestant Church services were no longer to be in Latin, but in the common language of the people. The first Protestant hymnal was published in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1524. It contained only eight hymns, four of them written by Luther himself. This powerful hymn, written about 1529, became the battle cry of the people, a great source of strength and inspiration even for those who were martyred for their convictions. The first line is inscribed on Luther's tomb in the famous old town of Wittenberg. - Remi Tufts, Member of Atonement Lutheran Church Thomas Edison reportedly tried to invent the light bulb 10,000 times before he found success. In reference to his long-awaited achievement, a reporter asked, “How did it feel to fail 10,000 times?”
Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleuia! Now we have a job to do as resurrection people here at Atonement Lutheran Church. Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
This year, as the calendar turns from March to April, Atonement Lutheran Church will be in the midst of its Holy Week observance. This month I would like to help us all prepare for Holy Week by taking a brief moment to consider the incredible unity of the Holy Scriptures. I want us to see in greater clarity the connections between the events of Holy Week as recorded by the four Biblical Gospels and the week of creation as recorded in the first chapter of Genesis. We will refer to an article by Professor Charles Arand of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis to help draw out these connections. It is my prayer that our trust in our Creator God who in the fullness of time sent forth his Son to renew all creation might grow. |
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