Download Audio THE FALL – The Ruin of God’s Creation When God created the world, he said that all he created was good. It’s impossible for us to comprehend what life was like in God’s perfect creation. What would life be like with no pain, no sickness, no arguments or hurt feelings, no death, no […]
Download Audio PRESERVATION God the Father Almighty: Our Provider and Protector Often when we get something new that we really like, we pay a lot of attention to it. But after a while, we tire of it and may even forget about it. God doesn’t feel that way about his creation. e universe exists because […]
Download Audio THE FIRST ARTICLE Creation I believe in God the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth. What does this mean? I believe that God created me and all that exists, and that he gave me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my mind and all my abilities. And I […]
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 […]