Shepherd News Monthly Newsletter of Shepherd of the Valley LCMS 801 E Denver Avenue, Bismarck ND 58504 WOODSIDE WELCOME! The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach,...

July 2020   The Formula of Concord: Articles XI & XII Article XI: God’s Eternal Foreknowledge and Election Divine election is the teaching that “from God’s gracious will and pleasure in Christ Jesus, election is a cause that gains, works, helps, and promotes...

  At Martin Luther School we have spacious classrooms, an exemplary Christ centered Lutheran education, and we continue to expand our Classical Education Emphasis. We invite you to stop by to take a look at our facility, meet our teachers, and ask questions...

The Formula of Concord: Articles IX & X   Article IX: The descent of Christ to Hell We say it every time we confess the Apostles’ Creed: “He descended into hell.” Yet, during the Reformation, theologians began debating Christ’s descent into hell. Lutherans...