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
Matthew 16:17-19 Office of the Keys
This message, delivered for the Festival of Saints Peter & Paul, addresses the Office of the Keys, the authority of the Pastoral Office (or Office of the Holy Ministry). Many Protestants believe that pastors' only authority is human-bestowed and can be taken away by human institutions, but the Biblical doctrine is that Christ Himself appointed men to be pastors and gave them authority. Dr. Zeile's exposition is accompanied by the noted hymn "By All Your Saints in Warfare for all Thy Saints at Rest," and station collects for each of the saints celebrated.