• Comfort Beneath the Cross: Exegesis of Romans 8:18–39, with Special Emphasis on Election 

  Biebert, Nathaniel (Eastern Conference, 2022-10-18)

  Romans 8:18-39 brings about the age-old question of "cur alii prae aliis" (why some and not others) and the doctrine of election. However, rightfully understanding these verses requires seeing the Forest - the bigger ...

• Take Every Thought Captive - Make It Obedient to Christ: On Being a Lutheran at “Reformation 500” 

  Koelpin, Paul E. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10)

  Since the Reformation, the Lutheran Church has been answering the question of what the Lutheran identity means. The Lutheran Church has endured The Thirty Years War, its identity challenged by Roman Catholics and the ...

• The Genus Maiestaticum and Phil 2:5-11: Who’s the “Who” in Philippians 2? 

  Treptow, Earle D. (Northwestern Publishing House, 2018)

  The “conventional approach” to Philippians 2:5-11 hinges on the understanding that ὅς at the beginning of verse 6 refers to the pre-incarnate Christ. Therefore, Jesus’s incarnation was the humiliation, and his resurrection ...

• Preaching the Gospel on the Dakota-Montana Prairies 

  Sievert, Karl G. (Dakota-Montana District, 1970)

  “History is the record of God’s dealing with sinful man. It records the grace and mercy of God as it is revealed to man in the building of His church.” Through a multitude of economic, social, and political forces, God has ...

• Crossing the Line: Where Baptism Divides Us 

  Kurbis, Caleb J. (Cottenbelt Pastors Conference, 2019-10-15)

  Baptism is the line in the sand that separates the various Christian denominations. Christians use this one word as a litmus test to determine the doctrinal differences among denominations. It reveals the framework of the ...

• 1957 - 1959 WELS Exploratory NorCal Work Correspondence 

  Diehl, Walter A.; Heyn, Paul; Keibel, Armin K. E. (1959)

  This is a collection of 9 letters sent by various pastors in the Arizona-California District to members in the San Francisco Bay Area. They were corresponds from 1957-1959 regarding the requests for a missionary from the ...

• A God-wrought Reformation 450th Anniversary 1517-1967: Essays-Sermons 

  Zimmermann, Gotthold F.; Hochmuth, Robert H.; Franzmann, Thomas B.; Valleskey, David J.; Waldschmidt, Robert O.; Keibel, Armin K. E.; Frey, Immanuel G.; Gerlach, Joel C. (Reformation Committee, 1967)

  This Anniversary Booklet represents a seven-week observance of the 450th Anniversary of the Reformation by the churches of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod in northern California begun Sept. 17 and ending Oct. 29, ...

• Messianic Prophecy and English Translations with Addendum 

  Nass, Thomas P. (2012-10)

  With the recent publication of NIV11, many people in the WELS raised concerns regarding the translation’s handling of messianic prophecies. The problem arose from the classifications of Old Testament prophecies: Direct (or ...

• [A Reaction to] See How They Love One Another! The Ministry of Compassion in Scripture and Early Christianity to 300 AD by Dr. Keith Wessel 

  Wendland, Paul O. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-09-19)

  This is Paul O. Wendland's reaction to Keith C. Wessel's "See How They Love One Another! The Ministry of Compassion in Scripture and Early Christianity to 300 AD" for 2022 Symposium on Compassion Ministry.

• A Reaction to Rev. Ryan Kolander’s "Cultivating a Culture of Compassion: The Opportunity is Ours" 

  Wordell, Bradley D. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-09-20)

  This is Bradley D. Wordell's reaction to Ryan D. Kolander's "Cultivating a Culture of Compassion: The Opportunity is Ours" for 2022 Symposium on Compassion Ministry.

• A Reaction to “Christian Compassion through the Centuries” 

  Micheel, Jonathan A. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-09-19)

  This is Jonathan A. Micheel's reaction to Glen L. Thompson's "Christian Compassion Through the Centuries" for 2022 Symposium on Compassion Ministry.

• The Formation and Function of WELS Hymnals: What can we discover about worship from the story of our hymnals? 

  Zabell, Jon F. (National Conference on Worship, Music, and the Arts, 2008-07)

  The publication of the Christian Worship Supplement provides the opportunity to reflect on the important roles that hymnals play in the story of the Lutheran church and the WELS, especially regarding worship. Since the ...

• Cleansed and Fed: The Sacramental Life 

  Zabell, Jon F. (Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, 2011-07-25)

  Jesus gives his bride - the Church - the Gospel in Word and Sacraments. Through these means, we received the love and forgiveness of our Savior and our hearts’ alignment with Christ’s doctrine. Through baptism, Jesus took ...

• The Trinity: Glory Be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit! 

  Wordell, Bradley D. (Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference, 2021-05)

• The Church Grows Under the Cross: Mission Expansion in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, 1929-1983 

  Otto, Joel D. (2019-04)

  In 1929, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) was a small church body serving primarily German immigrants with congregations in twelve states, mostly in the Midwest; the only “foreign” work was a mission on the ...

• Cultivating a Culture of Compassion: The Opportunity is Ours 

  Kolander, Ryan (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-09-20)

• Christian Compassion Through the Centuries 

  Thompson, Glen (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-09-19)

• See How They Love One Another! The Ministry of Compassion in Scripture and Early Christianity to 300 AD 

  Wessel, Keith C. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-09-19)

• Theologische Quartalschrift Vol 48 

  Lawrenz, Carl; Sasse, Hermann; Toppe, Carleton; Lillegard, George; Dallman, W.; Meyer, John (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Faculty, 1951)

• Theologische Quartalschrift Vol 47 

  Lehninger, M.; Sasse, Hermann; Meyer, John; Hopf, Friedrich Wilhelm; Lillegard, George; Dallman, W.; Kretzmann, P.E. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Faculty, 1950)

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