Download audio The WELS Mission for the Visually Impaired presents The Peoples Bible – Jude by Mark A. Jeske. Published by Northwestern Publishing House, Copyright 2002. EDITOR’S PREFACE The People’s Bible is just what the name implies—a Bible for the people. It includes the complete text of the Holy Scriptures in the popular New International […]
Download audio PART TWO Diotrephes—An Abusive Tyrant Third John verses 9 and 10 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will have nothing to do with us. So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, gossiping maliciously about us. Not satisfied with that, he refuses […]
Download audio The WELS Mission for the Visually Impaired presents The Peoples Bible – Third John by Mark A. Jeske. Published by Northwestern Publishing House, Copyright 2002. Third John EDITOR’S PREFACE The People’s Bible is just what the name implies—a Bible for the people. It includes the complete text of the Holy Scriptures in the […]
Download audio PART TWO Walk in Truth and Love Second John verses 4 through 6 It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us. And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from […]
Download Audio For those preparing to receive the Lord’s Supper 1. Do you believe that you are a sinner? Yes, I believe that I am a sinner. 2. How do you know this? I know this from the Ten Commandments, which I have not kept. 3. Are you sorry for your sins? Yes, I am […]
Download Audio THE RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION Fourth: Who, then, is properly prepared to receive this sacrament? Fasting and other outward preparations may serve a good purpose, but he is properly prepared who believes these words: “Given” and “poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins.” But whoever does not believe these words or […]
Download Audio THE POWER OF HOLY COMMUNION Third: How can eating and drinking do such great things? It is certainly not the eating and drinking that does such things, but the words “Given” and “poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins.” These words are the main thing in this sacrament, along with the […]
Download Audio THE BLESSINGS OF HOLY COMMUNION Second: What blessing do we receive through this eating and drinking? That is shown us by these words: “Given” and “poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins.” Through these words we receive forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation in this sacrament. For where there is forgiveness […]
Download Audio Divider page for the Exposition Luther’s Small Catechism: THE LORD’S SUPPER, with a picture of a goblet, grapes and stalks of wheat from a church window, and the caption, “Christ gives us his body and blood under bread and wine.” THE INSTITUTION OF HOLY COMMUNION First: What is the Sacrament of Holy Communion? […]
Download Audio CONFESSION First: What is confession? Confession has two parts. The one is that we confess our sins; the other, that we receive absolution or forgiveness from the pastor as from God himself, not doubting but firmly believing that our sins are thus forgiven before God in heaven. Second: What sins should we confess? […]