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By grace, God’s table has become yours, and it is abundant with blessings.

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WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership
Registration is open for the conference taking place at the Hilton, Chicago, on January 16 – 18, 2023.

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You may need to break to shine
The dark days of life often mean our light of faith can be seen more clearly.

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100 Missions in 10 Years
A WELS Home Missions initiative to plant 100 new home mission churches and enhance 75 existing ministries from 2023-2033.

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More than we ask or imagine (1) — More than we ask or imagine
"Pastor, we would like to meet with you to baptize our daughter.”…
2022/12/01/by Mara Rugen

Together-VideoClip-FICChristmas-11292022 — Together Video Update – November 29, 2022
Forward in Christ asked and its faithful readers answered!…
2022/11/29/by WELS

700×411-CallReport — Call Report – November 28, 2022
The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS.
2022/11/28/by Sarah Proeber

711×400-OpenBible — Still open, and open wide
If walls could talk, I’d be asking the walls of the Lutheran…
2022/11/28/by Marissa Krogmann

Berg in UK 711×400 — Supporting our missionaries
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Vietnam is a long way from here, as are India,…
2022/11/28/by agoede

711×400-ThanksgivingVideo2022 — Happy Thanksgiving from WELS Missions!
Sometimes it takes a bad situation to bring out the best in us.

Medical…
2022/11/23/by Marissa Krogmann

700×411-CallReport — Call Report – November 21, 2022
The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS.
2022/11/21/by Sarah Proeber

A Rich Welcome — A rich welcome
Dear Heavenly Father,

The hymns have been sung, the Scripture…
2022/11/17/by Mara Rugen

700×411-TogetherPresidentSchroeder2020 — Visit to Kenya and Ethiopia
Along with Rev. Larry Schlomer, WELS World Missions administrator,…
2022/11/15/by WELS

700×411-SCFall2022 — Synodical Council holds its fall 2022 meeting
The Synodical Council (SC) held its fall meeting on Nov. 4-5,…
2022/11/15/by WELS

700×411-Indonesia2022 — Growth and partnership in Indonesia
In July 2022, WELS Friendly Counselor Rev. Gregory Bey made his…
2022/11/15/by WELS

700×411-CallReport — Call Report – November 14, 2022
The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS.
2022/11/14/by Sarah Proeber

Christ Our Refuge, Waco, TX — Blessings and answered prayers
431 days. That is the number of days between my first day living…
2022/11/10/by Mara Rugen

Togethervideo-IanRelief-11082022 — Together Video Update – November 8, 2022
Hear from Rev. Dan Sims, director of WELS Christian Aid…
2022/11/08/by WELS

Devotions

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Advent Devotion – Come, Lord Jesus – Day 3

December is a crazy busy, difficult month…

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Better Days – December 3, 2022

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Advent Devotion – Come, Lord Jesus – Day 2

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Our King comes in gentleness – December 2, 2022

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Join other WELS members for the game Dec. 30, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. Order your tickets by Nov. 28!

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WELS Connection – November 2022

This month, learn about WELS Military Services and its ministry to WELS members who serve in the United States Armed Forces and their families.

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Today we also welcomed juniors from Michigan Luthe

Today we also welcomed juniors from Michigan Lutheran Seminary to the WELS CMM! Welcome, Cardinals. Glad to have you here at your synod building.

This morning we welcomed 30 Advanced German class

This morning we welcomed 30 Advanced German class students accompanied by Prof. Souk from Luther Preparatory School to the WELS Center for Mission and Ministry and to the WELS Archives.

Lord God, your Son came among us not to be served

Lord God, your Son came among us not to be served but to serve and to give his life for the sins of the world. Lead us by his love to serve those to whom the world offers no comfort and little help. Through us give hope to the hopeless, love to the unloved, peace to the troubled, and rest to the weary; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. (Christian Worship: Altar Book (2021), page 388.)

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Merciful Father in heaven, Every good and perfect

Merciful Father in heaven,

Every good and perfect gift comes from you. My heart should be overflowing with thankfulness, yet so often it is filled instead with envy, greed, and discontentment. Forgive me, Lord. Wash me in the priceless blood of your Son, Jesus Christ, who takes away the sin of the world. In his name, I humbly fall before your gracious throne to declare the thanks and praise of which you are most worthy.

I thank and praise you, Father, for all you do to care for my soul. I praise you for the gift of your Son, whose perfect life and sacrificial death count for me and whose glorious resurrection has sealed my eternal victory. I praise you for the gift of your gospel in Word and Sacrament through which the Spirit works to fill me with both saving faith and strength to live for you. I praise you for the company of fellow believers who help me to carry the burdens of life in this broken world.

I thank and praise you, Father, for all that you do to care for my body. I praise you for the gift of daily bread, all that I need to sustain body and life. I praise you for the gift of family, friends, and loved ones. I praise you for the gift of this nation, imperfect but free. I praise you for the gift of all those who work hard to provide the goods and services that sustain life.

I thank and praise you, Father, even for the trouble that you allow into my life. I praise you for difficulties that cause me to fall on my knees in prayer. I praise you for times of controversy that lead me to your Word to look for answers. I praise you for times of doubt and depression that drive me into the arms of your Son for strength and solace. I praise you for every challenge that forces me to rely on you and your grace alone.

Father, I can no more thank you for all the blessings that you shower upon me than I can count the sins that I have committed against you. In the name of your Son, whose holy blood has washed me clean of all those sins, I stand before you as your grateful child and say with the psalmist: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever (Psalm 118:1.) Amen.

Prayer by Rev. Dan Sims, director of @WELSChristianAidAndRelief

Join us this December for 🏀WELS Night at the Bu

Join us this December for 🏀WELS Night at the Bucks!🏀 Deadline to buy tickets ends November 28, 2022.

Join other WELS members December 30, 2022, at Fiserv Forum to watch the Milwaukee Bucks take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Game time is 7:00 p.m. Learn more at https://wels.net/event/wels-night-at-the-bucks/.

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