Recent Additions to the Essay File

Fan into Flame the Gift of God

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:01:31 +0000

The Church's Ministry

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:45:08 +0000

The Church and her Members

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:44:15 +0000

What is the Church?
How does the Church come to exist?
Where is the Church?
What is the difference between the invisible Church and visible churches?
How do we determine that a church is a right teaching church?
How can a visible church rightly be called a church and still adhere to wrong teaching?
Are there members of the Church in churches that hold to wrong teaching?
What is our attitude and responsibility toward churches and church members who hold to wrong teachings?

The Church and its Ministry

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:41:46 +0000

What does the Church do?
How does the Church proclaim Christ and confess truth at the same time?
What is the derivation of the Church’s public ministry?
Are there primary and secondary tasks in the Church’s ministry?
How is the individual service of a Christian different from his/her participation in the public ministry? How are we to regard the public ministry of churches that adhere to wrong teachings?
Is the ministry of churches that mix truth and error efficacious?

The Church and its Ministers

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:38:56 +0000

How are individuals appointed to positions in the public ministry?
What is the relationship between the office of pastor and that of other public ministers?
What is the relationship between the pastor and pastors in his own fellowship?
What is the relationship between the pastor and the right teaching church to which he belongs?
What ought to be the attitude the pastor in a right teaching denomination holds over against pastors and theologians who belong to wrong teaching churches?

Essay File to Receive Updates

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:42:17 +0000

It's been more than a year since we relaunched the essay file website. In that time we've received more than 75,000 visitors and more than 350,000 page views. We want to make sure the essay file remains a useful resource for the tens of thousands of visitors who use the site. To that end we'll be updating the Drupal software that runs the site, and making a few minor layout and interface improvements to help you find content faster and more easily.

Lectures on Revelation: Part 8

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:21:07 +0000

In 1981 Prof. Siegbert Becker gave a series of eight lectures on the last book of the Bible: Revelation. The lectures were originally given as part of an adult enrichment series. It is our hope that these lectures give a clearer understanding of this often misunderstood book, and that your faith be strengthened by a fuller understanding of Revelation.

Lectures on Revelation: Part 7

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:09:44 +0000

Lectures on Revelation: Part 6

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Lectures on Revelation: Part 5

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:43:08 +0000

Lectures on Revelation: Part 4

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:56:48 +0000

Lectures on Revelation: Part 3

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:29:45 +0000

Lectures on Revelation: Part 2

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:52:06 +0000

Lectures on Revelation: Part 1

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:43:31 +0000

Exegetical Brief: How has the Son of God been “made perfect”? (Hebrews 2:9-11; 5:9; 7:28)

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:51:09 +0000

Brothers in Ministry Arrange for Congregational Health

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:09:24 +0000

An essay presented at the 2009 Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Symposium on Congregational Health

Twenty-first Century Pastors Address Congregational Health

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:07:26 +0000

An essay presented at the 2009 Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Symposium on Congregational Health

God’s Bible Men Assess Congregational Health

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:03:48 +0000

An essay presented at the 2009 Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Symposium on Congregational Health

Ephesians 3:14-21

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:58:23 +0000

The Pastor's Stewardship of Time

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:54:43 +0000

All…Preached the Word Wherever They Went

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:54:41 +0000

The Pastor's Personal Relationship with His Lord

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:52:20 +0000

Our Mission and Our Resources

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:50:06 +0000

A Comparison of the Mission Methods Used in the Early New Testament Church with Those Used Today in the WELS Home Mission Progra

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:44:55 +0000

Defeatism in the Church: Its Nature, Danger and Cure

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:53:35 +0000

This essay, written at the height of the Great Depression, is a warning for Christians of every era against a sinful, defeatest attitude in the Church, and an exhortation to put our trust in the Lord.