tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.comments2023-09-15T03:33:05.816-05:00Watt's Whatwattswhathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02556138082050504542noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-4884602923211519122020-11-04T16:15:30.667-06:002020-11-04T16:15:30.667-06:00God Bless and thank you for this message God Bless and thank you for this message Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200092887237286902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-3052319582369395402018-03-18T01:54:03.297-05:002018-03-18T01:54:03.297-05:00THE ILLUSTRATION OF THIS MESSAGE IS SO POWERFUL! Y...THE ILLUSTRATION OF THIS MESSAGE IS SO POWERFUL! YOU MADE MY DAY. BLESSINGSAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392882394289058292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-24225451527050878742016-12-10T06:35:33.410-06:002016-12-10T06:35:33.410-06:00Praise God, Jonathan, for such a wonderful post!
...Praise God, Jonathan, for such a wonderful post!<br /><br />I do hope this manages to find you because you wrote it in 2007 and I am just reading it in 2016!<br /><br />Reading it was such a blessing and fits so beautifully in this season of Advent ... the waiting ...the pondering ...the anticipation ...and the perfect example of where to place our questioning of the ways of Christ: because there we have the perfect example of John the Baptist, who offers all his doubts to Jesus himself! <br /><br />And what perfect answers John, and we shall always receive!<br /><br />May God continue to bless you, your family and your loved ones.<br /><br />Paul McLaughlin / Lincolnshire / England<br />PMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14922977883135290452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-32874777443306059762016-12-07T04:20:43.334-06:002016-12-07T04:20:43.334-06:00The premise for this movie is an interesting one a...The premise for this movie is an interesting one and brought with it the chance to lay down some solid comedy.<br /><a href="https://compactanalysis.com/" rel="nofollow">Owen</a><br /><br />secretsubjecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10570505554150297208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-32205823810714258442015-11-08T06:50:40.550-06:002015-11-08T06:50:40.550-06:00I really love this hymnal. I wish the WELS church...I really love this hymnal. I wish the WELS church I now go to would consider using it. Sadly where I live, the LCMS churches have abandoned the liturgy for more evangelical mumbo jumbo. So I now find myself a Missouri Lutheran in exile in the Wisconsin Synod .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120291042445654209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-61308807411172175962013-09-16T18:19:40.487-05:002013-09-16T18:19:40.487-05:00I Peter 3:21...Let's take another look at this...I Peter 3:21...Let's take another look at this controversial Bible verse <br /><br />1 Peter 3:21 (ESV)<br /><br />1 Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,<br /><br />Ask an orthodox Christian what this Bible passage says and this will be his response, "Baptism saves you." Pretty simple interpretation of the passage, right?<br /><br />Ask a Baptist or evangelical what this passage says, and he will say something like this: "Water baptism is a picture of our appeal to God for a clean conscience which occurs in our spiritual baptism: our decision for Christ/our born again experience. This passage is not talking about water baptism, it is talking about spiritual baptism."<br /><br />Ok. Let's take a look at another passage of Scripture:<br /><br />Hebrews 10:22 ESV<br /><br />let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.<br /><br />What is it that gives us the full assurance of faith according to this Bible passage? Our decision to accept Jesus into our hearts? Our decision to be born again? Our decision to make a decision for Christ? No. The simple, plain rendering of this passage of Holy Scripture tells us that our assurance of faith is based on God sprinkling our hearts, cleansing us of our evil conscience, AND washing our bodies with pure water!<br /><br />There can be only one explanation for the "when" of full assurance of salvation: WATER BAPTISM!<br /><br />Both of these passages talk about having our consciences cleansed, and the verse in Hebrews clarifies that this cleansing does not take place in our mind or as a public profession; it takes place in our heart, our soul; and this cleansing occurs at the same time as "pure" water is applied to our body! This is water baptism, Baptist and evangelical brothers and sisters! Stop twisting and contorting the plain, simple words of God to conform to your sixteenth century false teachings!<br /><br />Believe God's plain, simple Word.<br /><br />Gary<br />Luther, Baptists, and Evangelicals<br />an orthodox Lutheran blogGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-44065853144222055802013-08-17T19:42:45.209-05:002013-08-17T19:42:45.209-05:00Great sermon Pastor! Thanks for convincing me and...Great sermon Pastor! Thanks for convincing me and pointing me to Jesus. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-79817432137785496632013-04-30T23:51:03.110-05:002013-04-30T23:51:03.110-05:00Excellent sermon Pastor Watt. Many of your sermons...Excellent sermon Pastor Watt. Many of your sermons that I hear on Pirate Christian Radio are well done and this one really hit me, just what I needed to hear today. May the LORD keep you in the ministry and in His Peace.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906263908969226703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-36375069465975191362012-05-20T06:53:01.134-05:002012-05-20T06:53:01.134-05:00Well done, good and faithful servant!Well done, good and faithful servant!Robert E Moellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248957220229902630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-57714935165917331652012-04-20T06:07:59.491-05:002012-04-20T06:07:59.491-05:00Always insightful, always inspirational. Thanks fo...Always insightful, always inspirational. Thanks for sharing, bro. :)Tejashttp://blog.tejaskumar.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-3033265318453342232012-04-14T15:41:21.709-05:002012-04-14T15:41:21.709-05:00So beautiful, so convicting, so true.So beautiful, so convicting, so true.Tejashttp://blog.tejaskumar.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-7660155010463154942012-03-31T03:01:50.506-05:002012-03-31T03:01:50.506-05:00"The consistent feeding of faith is necessary..."The consistent feeding of faith is necessary."<br /><br />I fully agree with this statement. I believe going to Church is like going to the gym (and I go to both). One works the body and the other works the faith. Thoughts like "Church is unnecessary" are usually the first step of sin to take a stronghold in your life. It's an opening of a doorway through which all sorts of garbage pours in.Dr Rahulhttp://rahulgladwin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-13660478483086258932010-08-03T17:52:09.412-05:002010-08-03T17:52:09.412-05:00"Not that Jesus is teaching but it’s the only..."Not that Jesus is teaching but it’s the only place in the bible where Jesus is asked to teach." Truer words were never uttered.Cammie Novarahttp://intelligentdesignfacts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-74293096225397935852010-06-22T05:37:19.577-05:002010-06-22T05:37:19.577-05:00dear pastor,
thank you for posting your message o...dear pastor,<br /><br />thank you for posting your message on the web so others like myself can benefit. at times, when schedules get busy, i go to the web so i can get a framework or idea and i want you to know that i have found some of your thoughts most useful and it has saved me precious time.<br /><br />many thanks and may the Lord bless you richly!<br /><br />lily sohAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-13916198072334831022010-05-30T00:14:31.426-05:002010-05-30T00:14:31.426-05:00The flyover makes all the difference in the world....The flyover makes all the difference in the world. I get it now! :)IggyAntiochushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448305182789845259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-2877942303316348322010-04-04T10:44:18.685-05:002010-04-04T10:44:18.685-05:00Thus the Synod's division deepens. Father, he...Thus the Synod's division deepens. Father, help us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-41549292900638238152010-02-27T16:37:40.766-06:002010-02-27T16:37:40.766-06:00Pastor Watt,
Thanks for adding the links to the a...Pastor Watt,<br /><br />Thanks for adding the links to the art images. I was needing something to add to my youth group Bible study Powerpoint. Your links were just what I needed. God bless. <br /><br />Jason Glaskey, DCE<br />www.immanueljoplin.comdcejasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780744273277810613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-8627043351028534122010-01-25T09:06:42.751-06:002010-01-25T09:06:42.751-06:00Pretty nice blog you've got here. Thanx for it...Pretty nice blog you've got here. Thanx for it. I like such themes and anything connected to them. I definitely want to read a bit more soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-82987806863176336112009-11-24T14:48:25.176-06:002009-11-24T14:48:25.176-06:00An excellent article. You are right; now is the t...An excellent article. You are right; now is the time for Confessional Lutheranism. As a very recent convert to the LCMS, I am very happy to be in a liturgical and confessional church. I love the fact that Law and Grace are consistently preached. I pray to God that He preserves this Church that I have so recently joined. And you are correct in saying that there is no church body that can do all these things (preach law and grace, crush hearts and bring the gospel, etc.) as well as the LCMS. I am really thankful to be a member.Paul Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07955439777440916990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-46257325834615652502009-11-17T13:03:36.558-06:002009-11-17T13:03:36.558-06:00The God Whisperers are a lot less mainstream than ...The God Whisperers are a lot less mainstream than Issues, Etc. Here's the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YBKQtXZLJc" rel="nofollow">God Whisperers - Bacon Edition</a>.<br /><br /><br />I'm pretty sure pastors Cwirla and Donofrio will still acknowledge my existence at the January regional "gathering" :-)Brian Yamabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04535848221157850349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-3627068935028228872009-10-24T07:51:23.110-05:002009-10-24T07:51:23.110-05:00I was blessed reading your sermon. Praise God........I was blessed reading your sermon. Praise God.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-83980654648172441622009-09-01T14:21:58.935-05:002009-09-01T14:21:58.935-05:00The wonderful thing about baptism is that it is to...The wonderful thing about baptism is that it is totally God's work and not mine. Any time I place my salvation in my own lap it becomes doubtful. If I place it in God's promises (made to me in Baptism) it is as sure as God himself. That's all baptism is God declaring me to be righteous because of the life, death and resurrection of Christ.<br /><br />If you are wondering about "Baptismal Regeneration" scripture clearly teaches it. Titus 3:5-8 "He saved us through washing of rebirth..." And other passages...wattswhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556138082050504542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-77146721284426444002009-09-01T13:34:22.170-05:002009-09-01T13:34:22.170-05:00Such a helpful message and explanation of the pass...Such a helpful message and explanation of the passage, just not so sure about the baptismal regeneration at the end. Surely that's not how we beome a sheep... JohnUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172389686433135694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-52094798935884636942009-06-09T15:29:45.976-05:002009-06-09T15:29:45.976-05:00A common loaf has not been used throughout the his...A common loaf has not been used throughout the history of the church, but the common cup has, and not just occasionally or often, but exclusively, as Rev. Schulz points out. The reason for the exclusive use of one cup by the church of all times and places, but not one loaf, is simple: Whenever the church celebrates the Lord's Supper, She hears Him (through the pastor) say, "Drink from it, all of you." There is no such command in the words of institution to eat from one loaf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171276.post-61950148537114051532009-04-23T12:17:00.000-05:002009-04-23T12:17:00.000-05:00I would appreciate your argument if we all still u...I would appreciate your argument if we all still used the Common Loaf.Pastor Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979023326739465973noreply@blogger.com