10/30/2024 12:30:22 PM
Reformation
...What was Martin Luther’s evaluation of the Reformation that he started?
If you consider appearances, what do you see here in Wittenberg that is precious? You see nothing magnificent about the church. Truly, the town is built of clay. Yet it is an “ivory palace” of Christ. Likewise, the most insignificant village in which a pastor and some believers dwell is also a palace of ivory. But to see this you need others eyes than the eyes of the flesh; for this preciousness is estimated, not by appearances or by the verdict of the five senses and of reason or by laws or the arts or philosophy, but by the Word of God. (What Luther Says, p. 1188)
I look forward to seeing you in the “ivory palace” in West Allis this weekend. It reminds me of a school gym. And yet, there Christ will be worshiped and proclaimed, and the glory and beauty of the gospel will be on full display for God’s people! Lord willing, we will renovate that space in the near future. But even now, we see the beauty of God’s love when we gather together for worship. There is nothing more glorious than that!
Psalm 27:4 (NIV) "One thing I ask of the LORD,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple."
Pastor Aufdemberge
Pastor Kneser
Pastor Wempner
Pastor Zarling