The Annunciation commemorates the visit of the angel Gabriel to the blessed Virgin Mary, announcing that the eternal Son of God would take up human flesh in her womb and, in accordance with Isaiah’s prophecy, be born of a virgin.
As disciples of Jesus, we recline at the table with Him to eat and drink in peace (Mark 14:18). In Him, we see “the God of Israel” (Ex. 24:10), and yet He does not lay His hand on us to punish us.
Good Friday calls for sober reflection on the cost of our redemption. Jesus, the Lamb of God, is led to the slaughter of His cross as the Sacrifice of Atonement for the sin of the world.
By the shed blood of Christ, eternal death has passed over us, and now we pass with Christ through death into life everlasting. For Christ the crucified One is risen!
Join us in Denver for the Colorado March for Life 2024 on April 12.
The conference, which is being hosted by National Mission together with DOXOLOGY, will be held April 15–16, 2024, at The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod International Center in St. Louis.
The 2024 Illinois March for Life is Wednesday, April 17th in Springfield, IL.
The LCMS Board for National Mission is scheduled to meet on Thursday, April 18, and on Friday, April 19, 2024.
The workshop is based on Paul’s words in Philippians 1, where we see how the leadership of the congregation is working together in the realm of stewardship.
Join us for the 2024 California March for Life in Sacramento on April 22, 2024.
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod celebrates its birthday on April 26. Initial members, which included 12 pastors representing 14 congregations from Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, New York and Ohio, signed the church body’s constitution on April 26, 1847, at First Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Chicago, Ill.
The Midwest March for Life is May 1, 2024 in Jefferson City, Mo.