The following is from the archives of our late Pastor Alvin Holmgren, published in the October 1999 church bulletin. BUT THE CAUSE IS THINE   In commemoration of the Reformation, I have chosen to provide you with excerpts from the account of Luther’s appearance before Emperor Charles V at the Diet in Worms.  These paragraphs are selections from J.H. Merle D’Aubigne’s famed History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century; published by Moody Press in 1955 in the book entitled The Life and Times of Martin Luther.   “At length the doors......

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  The strains of the triumphant hymn “A Mighty Fortress is Our God” again are heard as churches throughout the christian world celebrate another anniversary of the reformation.  This mighty hymn of faith, composed by Martin Luther, remains the church’s living testimony to its faith in the power of God.  Christian hearts rise in praise and thanksgiving as with renewed confidence they sing of the One whose invincible power has done marvelous things, whose right hand and holy arm have obtained victory for them. (Ps. 98)  He it is who ransomed them......

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Philippians 4:6   None of us is without cares in this life.  There are different things and varying circumstances which can make us anxious—from childhood and into advanced age.  The Apostle Paul wants to teach us that we should not bear these anxieties, but place them all upon the Lord, leaving ourselves in His care.  In Philippians 4:6, he writes: “Let your requests be made known unto God.”   We have an almighty Father who can help his children in every situation.  This Father loves us and he gives whatever will serve......

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