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Next Church Service Sunday March 1, 2026@ 10:30am
Holy Communion 3rd Sundays of the month
Holy Communion 3rd Sundays
Martin Luther's Morning/Evening Prayer
Make the sign of the Holy Cross and say:
Morning Prayer
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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.
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.
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.
2026 LCC Synod Convention June 12-15, 2026
2026 LCC Synod Convention June 12-15, 2026
2026 LCC Synod Convention - Lutheran Church–Canada
2026 Convention Updates - The Canadian Lutheran
Welcome to the 2026 LCC Synod Convention Info-page
Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s 13th Regular Convention will be held in Winnipeg from June 12-15, 2026, gathering under the theme “Together One: One Lord, One Faith, One Body” (Ephesians 4:4-6). The Convention was last held in the Central Region in 2008 under the theme “Give Jesus Glory – His Calling, Our Praise.”
The start of business related to this synod convention will begin on March 20, 2025, with the first meeting of the Commission on Nominations and Elections (CNE). The CNE manages the nomination process for elected positions at the synodical and regional levels, monitors the vetting process of nominees, and supervises the election of candidates to various positions at conventions of LCC.
News pertaining to LCC’s Synod Convention will be released on an ongoing basis in The Canadian Lutheran and on CanadianLutheran.ca; as well as in LCC’s weekly e-newsletter InfoDigest.
SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
(1 March 2026)
Genesis 12:1–9
Romans 4:1–8, 13–17
John 3:1–17
The Word of the Gospel Opens the Eyes of Faith and Fixes Them on Christ Jesus
The Lord called Abram (Abraham) to leave his home and go to a land that God would show him. He also promised to make of Abram “a great nation,” to bless him and make his name great as a blessing to “all the families of the earth” (Gen. 12:2–3). “Abram went, as the LORD had told him” (Gen. 12:4), and in Canaan “he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD” (Gen. 12:8). He “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness” (Rom. 4:3). Here the grace of God is manifested, that He “justifies the ungodly” (Rom. 4:5), not by works of the Law, but through faith in His promises. He removes all of our sins and lawless deeds through Jesus Christ, the offspring of Abraham in whom all the Lord’s promises are realized. This forgiveness of sins is the Word of the Gospel, the voice of the Holy Spirit, which “gives life to the dead” (Rom. 4:17). It opens the eyes of faith to behold Christ Jesus, the Son of Man lifted up on the cross, “that whoever believes in him may have eternal life” (John 3:14–1 LCMS Summaries.
Introit (Psalm 105)
P: God remembers His promise forever.
C: He remembers His word for a thousand generations.
P: Search-for the Lord and His strength.
C: Always search-for Him!
P: Remember the wonderful work He did.
C: Remember His saving work and His judgment.
P: You children from His servant Abraham,
C: Children of Israel, His chosen people.
P: He is the Lord our God.
C: He judges all the earth.
All: Glory give to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, the same as it was in the beginning, is now, and will continue forever. Amen.
Prayer for God’s Word
P: O God, You see that we have no strength. Use Your great power and protect us from troubles in our body. Save us from evil thoughts that attack and hurt our soul. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Jesus lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: (copy) Amen.
What Is a Lutheran?
While there are a variety of ways one could answer this question, one very important answer is simply this, “A Lutheran is a person who believes, teaches and confesses the truths of God’s Word as they are summarized and confessed in the Book of Concord.” The Book of Concord contains the Lutheran confessions of faith.
Perhaps you have attended an ordination of a pastor and heard him promise that he will perform the duties of his office in accord with the Lutheran Confessions. When people are received into membership into a Lutheran congregation through confirmation they are asked if they confess the doctrine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, as they have learned to know it from the Small Catechism, to be faithful and true.
These solemn promises indicate to us just how important the Lutheran Confessions are for our church. Let’s take a look at the various items contained in the Book of Concord and then we will talk about why the Lutheran Confessions are so important for being a Lutheran.
What are the Ecumenical Creeds?
The three ecumenical creeds in the Book of Concord are the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed. They are described as “ecumenical” [universal] because they are accepted by Christians worldwide as correct expressions of what God’s Word teaches.
What is the Augsburg Confession and Apology of the Augsburg Confession?
In the year 1530, the Lutherans were required to present their confession of faith before the emperor in Augsburg, Germany. Philip Melanchthon wrote the Augsburg Confession and it was read before the imperial court on June 30, 1530. One year later, the Lutherans presented their defense of the Augsburg Confession, which is what “apology” here means. It too was written by Philip Melanchthon. The largest document in the Book of Concord, its longest chapter, is devoted to the most important truth of the Christian faith: the doctrine of justification by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
What are the Small and Large Catechisms?
Martin Luther realized early on how desperately ignorant the laity and clergy of his day were when it came to even the most basic truths of the Christian faith. Around 1530, he produced two small handbooks to help pastors and the heads of families teach the faith.
The Small Catechism and the Large Catechism are organized around six topics: the Ten Commandments, the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, Holy Baptism, Confession, and the Sacrament of the Altar. So universally accepted were these magnificent doctrinal summaries by Luther, that they were included as part of the Book of Concord.
What are the Smalcald Articles and the Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope?
In 1537, Martin Luther was asked to prepare a statement of Lutheran belief for use at a church council, if it was called. Luther’s bold and vigorous confession of faith was later incorporated into the Book of Concord. It was presented to a group of Lutheran rulers meeting in the town of Smalcald. Philip Melanchthon was asked to expand on the subject of the Roman pope and did so in his treatise, which also was included in the Book of Concord.
What is the Formula of Concord?
After Luther’s death in 1546, significant controversies broke out in the Lutheran Church. After much debate and struggle, the Formula of Concord in 1577 put an end to these doctrinal controversies and the Lutheran Church was able to move ahead united in what it believed, taught and confessed. In 1580, all the confessional writings mentioned here were gathered into a single volume, the Book of Concord. Concord is a word that means, “harmony.” The Formula of Concord was summarized in a version known as the “Epitome” of the Formula of Concord. This document too is included in the Book of Concord.
What is the connection between the Bible and the Confessions?
We confess that, “The Word of God is and should remain the sole rule and norm of all doctrine” (FC SD, Rule and Norm, 9). What the Bible asserts, God asserts. What the Bible commands, God commands. The authority of the Scriptures is complete, certain and final. The Scriptures are accepted by the Lutheran Confessions as the actual Word of God. The Lutheran Confessions urge us to believe the Scriptures for “they will not lie to you” (LC, V, 76) and cannot be “false and deceitful” (FC SD, VII, 96). The Bible is God’s “pure, infallible, and unalterable Word” (Preface to the BOC).
The Lutheran Confessions are the “basis, rule, and norm indicating how all doctrines should be judged in conformity with the Word of God” (FC SD RN). Because the Confessions are in complete doctrinal agreement with the written Word of God, they serve as the standard in the Lutheran Church to determine what is faithful Biblical teaching, insofar as that teaching is addressed in the Confessions.
Now may:
The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and show grace to you.
The Lord look on you and give you peace.
Be safe, keep each other in prayer and, God willing, we will all see each other next Sunday!
Pastor Ken
Scripture Readings March 1, 2026 (ASL Format)
March 1, 2026
The Old Testament lesson is from Genesis chapter 12.
In the country named HARAN the Lord said to a man named ABRAM, “Leave your country. Leave your family and your father’s house. Go to a country I will show you. And I will make you become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous. You will become a blessing for other people. If someone blesses you, I will bless that person. If someone curses you, I will curse them. Through you, I will bless all families on earth.”
Now ABRAM went same-as the Lord ordered. His nephew named LOT went with him. ABRAM was 75 years old when he moved from HARAN. He brought SARAI his wife and LOT his nephew and all the things they had and the
servants they had in HARAN. They began traveling to the country named CANAAN.
They arrived in CANAAN and ABRAM walked through the country to the place named SHECHEM, to the OAK tree at MOREH. The people named CANAANITES lived in that country.
The Lord appeared to ABRAM and said, “I will give this country to your future family.” Then ABRAM built an altar there to remember the Lord’s visit. Then he moved his tent to the hills east of BETHEL. His tent was between the cities BETHEL on the west and AI on the east. In that place he built an altar to the Lord and prayed to Him. Then ABRAM continued traveling to the area named the NEGEV.
This is the word of the Lord.
C: (copy) Thanks give to God.
The New Testament lesson from Romans chapter 4.
What can we say about ABRAHAM, the father of Jewish people? If ABRAHAM became holy because he did good works, then he has a reason for boasting. But he can’t boast to God. Why not? What does the Bible say? “ABRAHAM believed God, and God named his faith righteous.”
If you work, then the boss pays you. The money you get is not a gift. The boss owes you. If you don’t trust works, but you believe that God makes sinners become holy, then God says your faith is the same-as righteousness for you.
DAVID also says how God blesses people and announces them righteous without works. DAVID said, “God blesses people when He forgives their law breaking and He forgets their sins. Happy is the man when the Lord doesn’t judge him for his sin.”
God promised ABRAHAM and his future family that he will inherit the world. God gave that promise through righteous faith, not through the law. If people inherit because they obey the law, then faith is nothing and the promise is worthless. Because the law brings anger. But if there is no law, then there is no law-breaking.
All this depends on faith. Then God’s promise depends on grace, and His promise is good for all ABRAHAM’s children. His promise isn’t only for people obeying the law. God’s promise is also for people having faith the same-as ABRAHAM. ABRAHAM is the father for us all. The Bible says, “I (God) made you (ABRAHAM) the father of many nations.” God gave that promise to
ABRAHAM, and he believed. God gives life to dead people and He creates new things from nothing.
This is the word of the Lord.
C: (copy) Thanks give to God.
The Gospel lesson is from John chapter 3.
C: (copy) Glory to You, O Lord.
A man named NICODEMUS was a PHARISEE and a Jewish leader. At night, he went to Jesus and said, “Lord, we know You are a teacher and God sent You. You can’t do these wonderful things unless God is with You.”
Jesus answered him, “Honestly, I tell you; unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
NICODEMUS said, “How can an old man be-born again? Can he enter his mother a second time and be-born?”
Jesus answered, “Honestly, I tell you; unless a person is born from water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
“Flesh gives-birth to flesh. And Spirit gives-birth to spirit. Don’t worry that I said to you, ‘You must be-born again.’ The wind blows any place it wants. You hear the wind, but you don’t-know the place the wind began or the place the wind stops. Everyone born from the Spirit is the same.”
NICODEMUS answered, “How can these things happen?”
Jesus said, “You are a teacher in Israel and you don’t-know these things? Honestly, I tell you; we talk about the things we know, and we witness about the things we see. But you don’t accept our witness. If I tell you about earthly things and you don’t believe, then how will you believe the heavenly things I tell you? No one went up to heaven except the Son of Man, and He came-down from heaven.
“MOSES lifted-up the snake in the desert. The same, people must lift-up the Son of Man. Then any person believing in Him will have eternal life. Because God loved the world, how? God gave His only Son, then everyone believing in Him will not die, but will have eternal life. Because God didn’t send His Son into the world to judge the world, but to save the world.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C: (copy) Praise to You, O Christ.