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 15: Caesar and Christ
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After the Te Deum hymn "Holy God We Praise Thy Name", Dr. Zeile speaks on Christ's teaching that we are to render temporal things to Caesar (the government), and spiritual/eternal obedience to God. The Kingdom of God transcends time and place, and yet the state has coercive power because of human sin, to curb crime and encourage civil righteousness. Then follows the Communion Rite, and a closing hymn of prayer, "God Bless our Native Land."