Martin Luther's Evening Prayer
"An Unchanging Faith for Changing Lives" describes the message of God for us in the turmoil of the 21st Century. This faith is taught at St. John's Lutheran Church of Taylor, Michigan, and other congregations of the Lutheran church-Missouri Synod. Rev. Dr. Richard Zeile, Pastor at St. John's, applies the Word of God to our everyday experiences. God's LAW always accuses, but God's GOSPEL shows where grace can be found, through Jesus Christ who died for our sin, but rose that we may have eternal life.
Martin Luther's Evening Prayer
Philippians 3- Enemies of the Cross
Portions of Vespers (Evening Prayer) are included in this episode along with Dr. Zeile's meditation on St. Paul's words concerning enemies of the Cross. They are those who object to Christ's suffering on our behalf, and even more of our suffering in following Christ. They want to replace Christ's atonement with something else, and we ourselves may object to the cost of following Christ, and thus becomes enemies of the Cross as well. The classic hymn, "When I Survey the Wonderous Cross" reminds us to pour contempt on our pride in our own works.