Download Audio THE POWER OF BAPTISM Third: How can water do such great things? It is certainly not the water that does such things, but God’s Word which is in and with the water and faith which trusts this Word used with the water. For without God’s Word the water is just plain water and […]
Download Audio THE BLESSINGS OF BAPTISM Second: What does Baptism do for us? Baptism works forgiveness of sin, delivers from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this, as the words and promises of God declare. What are these words and promises of God? Christ our Lord says in the […]
Download Audio Divider page for the Exposition Luther’s Small Catechism: BAPTISM with a picture of a stained-glass window with a dove descending in front of a cross above a shell dripping water, and the caption, “The shell, water, and dove remind us of Christ’s baptism and the work of the Holy Spirit in our own […]
Download Audio MEANS OF GRACE God’s means for Blessing Us The Christian life is full of challenges. In the Lord’s Prayer, we place all of our challenges into the hands of our gracious and powerful God, confident that he will give us everything we need to face them. But how does God help us in […]
Download Audio THE DOXOLOGY For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen. What does this mean? We can be sure that these petitions are acceptable to our Father in heaven and are heard by him, for he himself has commanded us to pray in this way and has promised […]
Download Audio THE SEVENTH PETITION But deliver us from evil. What does this mean? In conclusion, we pray in this petition that our Father in heaven would deliver us from every evil that threatens body and soul, property and reputation, and finally when our last hour comes, grant us a blessed end and graciously take […]
Download Audio THE SIXTH PETITION Lead us not into temptation. What does this mean? God surely tempts no one to sin, but we pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us, so that the devil, the world, and our flesh may not deceive us or lead us into false belief, despair, and […]
Download Audio THE FIFTH PETITION Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. What does this mean? We pray in this petition that our Father in heaven would not look upon our sins or because of them deny our prayers; for we are worthy of none of the things for which […]
Download Audio THE FOURTH PETITION Give us today our daily bread. What does this mean? God surely gives daily bread without our asking, even to all the wicked, but we pray in this petition that he would lead us to realize this and to receive our daily bread with thanksgiving. What, then, is meant by […]
Download Audio THE THIRD PETITION Your will be done on earth as in heaven. What does this mean? God’s good and gracious will certainly is done without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may be done among us also. How is God’s will done? God’s will is done when he breaks […]