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
In the morning, when you get up, make the sign of the cross and say:
Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may also say this little prayer:
Then go joyfully to your work with joy, singing a hymn, like that of the Ten Commandments, or whatever your devotion may suggest.
In the evening, when you go to bed, make the sign of the holy cross and say:
Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may also say this little prayer:
Then go to sleep at once and in good cheer.
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Vater unser im Himmel,
geheiligt werde dein Name;
dein Reich komme;
dein Wille geschehe,
wie im Himmel so auf Erden.
Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute.
Und vergib uns unsere Schuld,
wie auch wir vergeben unsern Schuldigern;
und führe uns nicht in Versuchung,
sondern erlöse uns von dem Bösen.
Denn dein ist das Reich und die Kraft
und die Herrlichkeit in Ewigkeit.
Amen.