St. Paul Lutheran Preston Kansas

Christian Education:

SUNDAY SCHOOL

SEAL OF THE LCMS 

In the center is:

· a blue shield, representing the Christian's faith;

· a prominent gold cross proclaiming that we preach Jesus Christ crucified and risen from the dead;

    · Latin words under the cross reading "Jesus Christ is Lord";

     · three equilateral gold crosses symbolizing the Holy Trinity;

     · three gold stars on the shield standing for the three Christian creeds:  Apostolic, Nicene and the Athanasian.

· Beneath the shield is Luther's seal .

· Three gold stars on each side of the shield stand for the six Lutheran Confessions that were published in one book, titled "Concordia," in 1580.

· Grape vines fill the bottom white spaces, symbolizing Christ's words in John 15:5.

· Around the inner circle are the words on which Lutheranism is founded: Sola Scriptura, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide (by Scripture alone, by grace alone, by faith alone).

· The exterior circle contains the proper name of the church and the year it was founded--1847.

Websites of interest…

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod     www.lcms.org

Kansas District of the LCMS     www.kslcms.org

Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, Indiana     www.ctsfw.edu

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri     www.csl.edu

Lutheran Hour Ministries     www.lhm.org

Lutheran Women’s Missionary League     www.lwml.org

Issues, Etc. Radio     www.issuesetc.org

KFUO Lutheran Radio     www.kfuo.org

Children’s Christian Concern Society     www.cccskids.org

Lutheran Heritage Foundation     www.lhf.org

LCMS Youth Higher Things     www.higherthings.org

Around the Word  www.whatdoesthismean.org

Worldview Everlasting  www.worldvieweverlasting.com

Lutherans for Life  www.lutheransforlife.org/about/y4life   

+ FROM LUTHER'S SMALL CATECHISM +

Morning Prayer

In the morning, when you get up, make the sign of the cross and say:

In the name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may also say this little prayer:

I thank You, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.

Then go joyfully to your work with joy, singing a hymn, like that of the Ten Commandments, or whatever your devotion may suggest.

Evening Prayer

In the evening, when you go to bed, make the sign of the holy cross and say:

In the name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may also say this little prayer:

I thank You, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day, and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.

Then go to sleep  at once and in good cheer.

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THE LORD'S PRAYER

Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever.

Amen.