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.
Episodes
406 episodes
Psalm 12 in 3 Classic English Translations
Dr. Zeile reads the Psalm in the 16th Century Book of Common Prayer, the 17th Century King James Version, and the 18th Century Challoner revision of the Douai-Rheims translation.
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4:24
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-bestowe...
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Psalm 22 in 3 Classic English Translations
Dr. Zeile reads the Psalm in the 16th Century Book of Common Prayer, the 17th Century King James Version, and the 18th Century Challoner revision of the Douai-Rheims translation.
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14:27
SLOTH
A Lenten midweek service begins a series on the Seven Deadly Sins. The first, Sloth or Laziness, is the deadest of the deadly sins, as Dr. Zeile explains in his meditation.
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28:33
John 12 The Palm
This meditation was from a series entitled "Objects of the Passion" for Wednesday evening services in Lent. The palm, often associated with oriental royalty (picture the slave waving the palm branch to create a breeze for the sitting king), rec...
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28:07
Genesis 3 You Are Dust
This Ash Wednesday message confronts us with the fact of death and its meaning, which shows our need for the Savior who suffered and died for us. The classic Luther hymn based on Psalm 130 ,"From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee," is inc...
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29:52
I Samuel 2 God's Word Guides Us
Dr. Zeile's message reflects on the burden given to young Samuel who had to speak of God's judgment against the house of Eli the priest, Samuel's own foster father. The message is accompanied by a hymn inspired by the story, "Speak, O Lord, You...
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28:09
Luke 7:11-17 A Widow's Dead Son
After the Antecommunion (also called the Service of the Word, anciently the Service of the Catechumens) which includes Confessional rite, Introit, Kyrie, Gloria in Excelsis and collect, Dr. Zeile shares a meditation on the traffic jam that occu...
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28:20
Mark 1:9-15 Ups and Downs
The Litany is prayed in procession, an ancient prayer imploring God for every blessing temporal and spiritual. Dr. Zeile's message reflects on the varieties of experience in Mark's brief account of a few days in Jesus' early ministry and how ty...
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Revelation 7:9-17 Tribulation
While some have taken the "tribulation" in Revelation to singular, pertaining to the generation that will witness the Parousia (Christ's Return in Glory) and speak of THE Great Tribulation, Revelation 7 speaks of "These are those who have come ...
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Mark 1:29-32 Connecting With Jesus
Matins, the Church's morning prayer based on the Psalms is presented in this program including the Sunday Psalm 95 Venite and the canticle Te Deum Laudamus. Dr. Zeile's meditation discusses the power for healing and...
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Psalm 11 in 3 Classic English Translations
Dr. Zeile reads the Psalm in the 16th Century Book of Common Prayer, the 17th Century King James Version, and the 18th Century Challoner Revision of the Douai-Rheims translation.
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4:06
2 Kings 13: The Death of Elisha
Dr. Zeile points out that certain aspects of Elisha's death point to the sacrificial death of Jesus the Christ. For one, the name "Elisha" means "God is my Salvation." Portions of the Good Friday liturgy of Tenebrae accompany this meditation, i...
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Psalm 10 in Three Classic English Translations
Dr. Zeile reads the Psalm in the 16th Century Book of Common Prayer, the 17th Century King James Version, and the 18th Century Challoner revision of the Douai-Rheims version.
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8:54
Mark 1: A Day in the Life of Jesus
Mark's Gospel presents Jesus as a man of action, and the events presented in his first chapter of Jesus' activities on a Sabbath in Galilee are instructive for us, as Dr. Zeile explains in this meditation. Included are Psalm 113, a reading from...
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28:43
I Corinthians 6:12-20 Flee Sexual Sin
Dr. Zeile presents St. Paul's instructions to the Corinthian Church, a seaport notorious for its sex trade. The particular nature of sexual sin, that it affects the body and becomes part of the individual, presenting memories that invite the si...
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31:08
Psalm 9 in Three Classic English Translations
Dr. Zeile reads the Psalm in the 16th Century Book of Common Prayer, the 17th Century King James Version, and the 18th Century Challoner revision of the Douai-Rheims version.
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8:37
Mark 10: Marriage
After the John 2 account of the wedding at Cana where Christ performed His first miracle of turning water into wine, the children's choir sings "Father I Adore You." Dr. Zeile explains the Christian understanding of marriage declared by Christ,...
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28:09
Psalm 8 in Three Classic English Translations
Dr. Zeile reads the Psalm in the 16th Century Book of Common Prayer, the 17th Century King James Version, and the 18th Century Challoner revision of the Douai-Rheims version.
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4:07
Psalm 7 in 3 Classic English Translations
Dr. Zeile reads the Psalm in the 16th Century Book of Common Prayer, the 17th Century King James Version, and the 18th Century Challoner revision of the Douai-Rheims version.
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7:44
Acts 5:12-20 Signs and Wonders
After the rehearsal of the Decalog (Ten Commandments), Confession of sins, and Kyrie, Dr. Zeile discusses the role of signs and wonders in the early Church and whether they are a part of our life today. The favorite hymn "I've Got Peace like a ...
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28:50
Luke 24:1-12 First Easter Perspective
After a choral anthem, "Christ is Risen from the Dead," Dr. Zeile shares the perpsective of those followers of Jesus on the first easter where the resurrection came as a complete, unbelievable surprise. The Rite of Adult Confirmation and ...
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29:53
Mark 9: Only By Prayer
Bells, the hymn "Jesus Has Come and Brings Pleasures Eternal," Confession with Absolution, the Introit, collect prayer, and Isaiah 55 reading leads into Dr. Zeile's meditation on the evil spirit who attacked a boy. The apostles were unable to c...
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29:08