With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation (Isaiah 12:3). The post Preparing for fulfilment appeared first on Lutheran Church of Australia ..read more

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ (Ephesians 1:3). The post Preparing for blessings appeared first on Lutheran Church of Australia ..read more

Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray (James 5:13a). The post Preparing in prayer appeared first on Lutheran Church of Australia ..read more

See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains (James 5:7b). The post Preparing patiently appeared first on Lutheran Church of Australia ..read more

Early this month, LCA Daily Devotions reached a milestone worth celebrating when the total number of emails sent to subscribers reached 5 million! Since this very popular ministry began in 2017, many thousands of members and friends of the LCANZ have welcomed the devotions into their email inboxes. The post Daily Devotions – 5 million sent! appeared first on Lutheran Church of Australia ..read more

The General Church Board has appointed members to nine of the LCANZ’s boards, committees and commissions for the 2024–2027 synodical term. The post Governing bodies’ members appointed for next synodical term appeared first on Lutheran Church of Australia ..read more

The four pathways to ordination in the LCANZ are explained in the new ‘Candidacy Pathways for the Office of the Public Ministry’ document released this month. The post Bishops explain ordination pathways appeared first on Lutheran Church of Australia ..read more

Many don’t know or relate to the story at Christmas – it’s just a nice story for children, in the same way as Santa Claus is – fictitious and harmless! Who is God? Everyone seems to have an idea of who a god is for them, but do they know the real God, who is the only one to offer eternal life? The post Witness at Christmas appeared first on Lutheran Church of Australia ..read more

Reducing the amount of paper files at the LCANZ Churchwide Office has been a goal for some time, but with preparations underway for the move to the new Church House in Frome Street, Adelaide, next year, that task has become more urgent. The post Partnership solves puzzle of file storage appeared first on Lutheran Church of Australia ..read more

Now listen, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.’ Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes (James 4:13,14). The post Preparing for nothing appeared first on Lutheran Church of Australia ..read more