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What is Lutheranism?
"The loyalty of the Evangelical Lutheran Church is accounted for by these experiences. We are faithful to this church, not because it is the church of our Fathers, but because it is the church of the Gospel; not because it is the church of Luther, but because it is the church of Jesus Christ. If it became something else, if its teaching were something other than a correct exposition of the plain Word of God it would no longer be our church... Nor is it the Evangelical Lutheran Church, as a separate church is Christendom that matters. The moment it becomes anything else than the stand on which the lamp which alone is the light upon our path, it becomes a sect and must disappear. We would not be Lutheran if we did not believe this! Since this is the character of Lutheran confessionalism, it is in harmony with the breadth of genuine ecumenical feeling. We are confident that the Evangelical Lutheran Church which is faithful to its Confessions is truly the Church of Jesus Christ; that its office of teaching the Gospel and administering the Sacraments is an office instituted by Jesus Christ; and that it is effectual by reason of the institution and commandment of Jesus Christ, even if it is exercised by weak and sinful men; that Christ the Lord is really and personally present in the Word and Sacraments of our church, and that the communion of saints, the fellowship of justified sinners, is built up in our midst by this Word and Sacraments." (The Rev. Dr. Herman Sasse, Lutheran theologian and pastor (1895-1976), "Here We Stand," 1937, 173)
Our worship services: Divine Service, Setting One (The Service of Word and Sacrament)
Our worship services: Divine Service, Setting Three (The Service of Word and Sacrament)
Understanding What Makes Worship Lutheran (Rev. Herbert Mueller, District President, Southern Illinois District, LCMS)
The Practice of the Lord's Supper (Rev. Herbert Mueller)
Our Holy Communion Policy at Emmaus (An Explanation to Members and Visitors)
The Sacrament of the Altar: On the Lutheran Doctrine of the Lord's Supper (Rev. Dr. Tom G. Hardt)
What is a Confessional Lutheran? (The Rev. Rolf Preus)
1. The Athanasian Creed 2. The Athanasian Creed (Interspersed with selected hymn stanzas)
About the Augsburg Confession
The Book of Concord (The Confession of the Lutheran Church)
The Small Catechism (Martin Luther)
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle to the Galatians (1535)
On the Freedom of a Christian/Concerning Christian Liberty (1520) (Luther's Treatise on Christian Liberty)
NEW: Two Kinds of Righteousness (The Rev. Dr. Luther)
Lutheran Catechetical (Teaching) Review by A.H. Lange (The Six Chief Parts; 451 Questions Comprehensively Summarizing the Lutheran Christian Faith)
Unchanging Truth in Changing Times - The Complete Collection of the "What About...?" Pamphlets
The Historic Nature of the Missouri Synod as a Church Where Doctrine Reigned Supreme (Rev. Laurence White)
The Blue Ribbon Task Flop (A critical analysis of our Synod's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod Structure and Governance (BRTFSSG) which has set down 20 changes in our synod's structure and governance that, if ratified at this summer's national convention, would centralize power in the Missouri Synod at the expense of congregations)
It's Time: LCMS Unity and Mission - The Real Problem We Face and How to Solve It (Rev. Matthew C. Harrison)
The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod: Its Past, Present and Future (The Rev. Dr. Wallace Schulz)
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