Download Audio Divider page for the Exposition Luther’s Small Catechism: Apostles’ Creed, with an image of a stained glass window with the shield of the Trinity, showing that each Person, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are God, but that the persons are distinct from each other. On the shield at the three […]
Download Audio The Difference Between the law and the Gospel When we hear or read God’s law, we learn that God is serious about sin. Martin Luther understood the message of the law. It accused him of sin and convinced him that he should be punished. In order to try to appease God’s anger against […]
Download Audio THE CONCLUSION What does God say about all these commandments? He says, “I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me […]
Download Audio THE NINTH COMMANDMENT You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. What does this mean? We should fear and love God that we do not scheme to get our neighbor’s inheritance or house, or obtain it by a show of right, but do all we can to help him keep it. THE TENTH COMMANDMENT […]
Download Audio THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. What does this mean? We should fear and love God that we do not tell lies about our neighbor, betray him, or give him a bad name, but defend him, speak well of him, and take his words and actions in […]
Download Audio THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT You shall not steal. What does this mean? We should fear and love God that we do not take our neighbor’s money or property, or get it by dishonest dealing, but help him to improve and protect his property and means of income. PROPERTY Use Possessions as God’s Gifts God […]
Download Audio THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT You shall not commit adultery. What does this mean? We should fear and love God that we lead a pure and decent life in words and actions, and that husband and wife love and honor each other. MARRIAGE Honor God’s Gift of marriage God designed marriage to be a lifelong […]
Download Audio The Fifth Commandment You shall not murder. What does this mean? We should fear and love God that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and befriend him in every bodily need. LIFE Protect God’s Gift of Life Life certainly is important to each of us. Our […]
Download Audio THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT Honor your father and mother, that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth. What does this mean? We should fear and love God that we do not dishonor or anger our parents and others in authority, but honor, serve, and obey […]
Download Audio THE THIRD COMMANDMENT Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. What does this mean? We should fear and love God that we do not despise preaching and his Word, but regard it as holy and gladly hear and learn it. WORSHIP Hear and learn God’s Word Are you tired? The body can […]