TOPIC INDEXMinistry of the Church (12)

  1. Reforming Worship

    book
    06/02/22
    11 mins
    By Philip Bartelt
    The relationship between faith and prayer or belief and worship is mutual. Faith produces prayer and prayer expresses faith.

  2. Judas at Mass

    book
    05/02/22
    10 mins
    By Philip Bartelt
    On May 2nd, Cantate Sunday, in the year 1507, Luther celebrated his first Mass.

  3. The Demon of Acedia

    book
    03/02/21
    13 mins
    By Philip Bartelt
    Apathy, melancholy, and disillusionment plague the footsteps of the up-and-coming generations more than ever, especially in the realm of religion, and it’s worth asking, “Why?”

  4. The Eucharist and the Council of Trent

    book
    10/12/20
    10 mins
    By Philip Bartelt
    What is it that the 13th session actually has to say about the Eucharist, and how does it compare to what Luther and the reformers confessed about the Lord’s Supper?

  5. Cyprian on Rebaptism

    book
    08/31/20
    8 mins
    By Philip Bartelt
    Cyprian actually rejected the accusation that he believed in rebaptism because he considered only the baptism within the church to be a valid or true baptism.

  6. Luther and the Leipzig Debate

    book
    07/23/20
    12 mins
    By Philip Bartelt
    Both Hus and Luther arrived at the same conclusion: neither councils nor the pope had final authority in the church. Headship in the church belongs solely to Christ.

  7. Make Haste, O God, to Deliver Me

    book
    04/02/20
    8 mins
    By Philip Bartelt
    In this final article in the series, “The Lord’s Prayer During Lent,” Philip Bartelt talks about the 7th Petition (“Deliver us from evil”) and the Conclusion (“For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.”)

  8. Apostle of Ireland: St. Patrick's Life and Ministry

    book
    03/17/20
    6 mins
    By Philip Bartelt
    Despite the grave threat of martyrdom during his roughly thirty years of ministry, St. Patrick persevered and experienced enormous success.

  9. A New You

    book
    01/01/20
    10 mins
    By Philip Bartelt
    Looking back on the year, the narrative we’re fed is that we should be able to show how much we’ve grown, how much we’ve done, all the successes we’ve had, how improved we are.

  10. The Church is Hidden, the Saints Concealed

    book
    11/29/19
    11 mins
    By Philip Bartelt
    Instead of defining the true church in the way of the law, Augustine approaches the issue pastorally in the way of the gospel.

  11. Is Absolution a Sacrament?

    book
    11/20/19
    11 mins
    By Philip Bartelt
    If someone confesses their sins into my ears, I have no options but to forgive them in the name of Christ.

  12. A Look at 1 Peter 3: Baptism Now Saves You

    book
    09/12/19
    12 mins
    By Philip Bartelt
    When we read this chapter, we find that we are actually shaped by the word.