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HOSANNA TO THE SON OF DAVID: BLESSED IS HE THAT COMETH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD; HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST. MATTHEW 21:9 LAESTADIAN LUTHERAN CHURCH The Laestadian Lutheran Church (LLC) is the central organization of Laestadian Lutheran churches in North America. The website provides information about our faith, mission, organization, and activities. Here you will find an overview of our publications and links to member congregations. Welcome to our website and welcome to our services! Donate Countdown to Christmas with Joy! Discover a treasure trove of Christmas content every day from December 1 to 24 in our online Advent Calendar. Whether it’s music, poetry, stories, crafts or other special content, each day brings something new to help you prepare your heart for the celebration of Christ's birth. Click here to begin the journey! Attention Hearken Users! Some users have occasionally reported usability issues with Hearken, especially on Android devices. We have created a form to help us collect information on these issues, so they can continue to be looked into and solved. If you have experienced issues while using the Hearken app, please take a moment to fill out the form at this link: https://forms.gle/Ht7x5phU2w9C1ptA6 Thank you! We value your feedback. LLC Fiction Writing Contest Open until November 30, 2024 International Mission Work Website Every month, tens of thousands of people search the internet for how sins can be forgiven, where the kingdom of God is and what repentance means. To help searching ones find God’s kingdom, and as a means of performing mission work in a digital space, the SRK, SFC and LLC have now launched a new website: kingdomofpeace.net Read more about this new website here. Hearken – Our Publications App Read Oct 31 News & Notes November 2024 Update Arvin Pirness | The Voice of Zion November 2024 - News & Notes Article -- Memories come from my childhood when we would gather in the... 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Oct 31 Voice of Zion Featured Articles The Bible is God’s Word and a Believer’s Highest Authority, Part I Ben Waaraniemi | The Voice of Zion November 2024 - Doctrine and Life Article -- This writing is based on a presentation kept at an... 1 2 3 4 5 Shop Quick View Music Book Set: Make a Joyful Noise and Make a Joyful Noise 2 Quick View Christmas Book Set: A Christmas Part for Abby and The Joyful Light Quick View Christmas CD set: 4 CDs Quick View God Is So Good - Book and CD Combo Quick View Joyous Wedding Bells Quick View Bible Coloring Book On Instagram On YouTube Play Video Play Video 01:25:30 Songs of the JourneyFriday, August 9 at 7.00 p. m.Haapajärvi Kristuksen kirkastumisen kirkko Play Video Play Video 04:21:31 LLC Summer Services 2024 - Sunday 7/7 The 2024 Laestadian Lutheran Church Annual Summer Services will be held at the Kelso Highschool in Kelso, Washington. Service Motto: "I will glad and rejoice in thee. (Psalm 9:2)" The services will begin Thursday, July 4 and end Sunday, July 7. Welcome! https://www.llchurch.org/2024-summer-services Chapters: 4:48 Broadcast starts 9:06 How We Believe: Man’s Value is Based on Creation and Redemption 23:24 Studio 30:00 Live Interview: Greetings from LLC OFfice - Arvin Pirness 45:24 Studio 1:00:20 Sunday School: Jari Warwaruk 1:50:12 Studio 1:51:19 Kenya Mission Trip Journal #10 1:57:35 Studio 1:58:26 Companions in Faith: Changing Circles 2:11:46 Studio 2:16:24 Publication Feature: Youth Contributions to LLC 2:24:02 Studio 2:29:51 Services: Tapani Kirsilä (translation: Sam Roiko) and David Edwards 4:15:36 Studio Play Video Play Video 01:33:30 LLC Summer Services Sunday 7/7 10:30AM The 2024 Laestadian Lutheran Church Annual Summer Services will be held at the Kelso Highschool in Kelso, Washington. Service Motto: "I will glad and rejoice in thee. (Psalm 9:2)" The services will begin Thursday, July 4 and end Sunday, July 7. Welcome! https://www.llchurch.org/2024-summer-services Play Video Play Video 11:55:01 LLC Summer Services 2024 - Saturday 7/6 The 2024 Laestadian Lutheran Church Annual Summer Services will be held at the Kelso Highschool in Kelso, Washington. Service Motto: "I will glad and rejoice in thee. (Psalm 9:2)" The services will begin Thursday, July 4 and end Sunday, July 7. Welcome! https://www.llchurch.org/2024-summer-services Chapters: 1:03 Broadcast starts 9:28 Live Interview: Service Guest Marty W. 22:34 Studio 28:34 Kenya Mission Trip Journal #7 38:21 Studio 39:16 Hold My Hand: Being a Widow 52:30 Studio 56:09 Service: Blaine Maki 1:46:42 Studio 1:59:56 Publication Feature: Contributing to LLC 2:18:15 Studio 2:26:20 Services: Steve Laiho and Keith Waaraniemi 3:54:51 Studio 4:00:55 How We Believe: Sin 4:16:20 Studio 4:17:59 Kenya Mission Trip Journal #8 4:26:22 Studio 4:31:36 Radio for Kids: Visiting New Kids 4:48:48 Live Interview: Service Guests Gina H. and kids 4:57:25 Studio 5:03:13 Hold My Hand: Mental Health 5:33:48 Studio 5:39:19 Hold My Hand: Childlessness 5:50:39 Studio 5:55:58 Communion Services 7:22:16 Studio 7:25:01 Companions in Faith: Three short comments about Escorts 7:32:01 Hold My Hand: Motherhood, My Highest Calling 7:55:54 Studio 7:57:58 Companions in Faith: Escorts in a Heavy Trial 8:03:54 Studio 8:06:55 Companions in Faith: Youth Talking About Escorts 8:24:39 Studio 8:30:40 We Gather Here: Alaska Congregation 8:54:11 Studio 9:03:41 Live Interview: Young Contributors to Radio for Kids 9:10:29 Studio 9:14:20 Radio for Kids: Living Away from Believers 9:28:39 Studio 9:31:17 Song Services 10:43:57 Studio 10:46:25 Kenya Mission Trip Journal #9 10:52:25 Studio 10:57:58 News from the site 11:03:00 Studio 11:12:59 Live Interview: Next Year Summer Services - Pam J. 11:26:12 Studio 11:32:20 Companions in Faith: Distance Friends as Escorts 11:35:51 Studio 11:37:57 Companions in Faith: Even a Believing Stranger can Be an Escort 11:43:51 Studio 11:46:11 Companions in Faith: A Widow’s Experience of Escorts 11:50:30 Studio Play Video Play Video 40:21 LLC Summer Services Saturday 7/6 2:00PM The 2024 Laestadian Lutheran Church Annual Summer Services will be held at the Kelso Highschool in Kelso, Washington. Service Motto: "I will glad and rejoice in thee. (Psalm 9:2)" The services will begin Thursday, July 4 and end Sunday, July 7. Welcome! https://www.llchurch.org/2024-summer-services Play Video Play Video 11:54:55 LLC Summer Services 2024 - Friday 7/5 The 2024 Laestadian Lutheran Church Annual Summer Services will be held at the Kelso Highschool in Kelso, Washington. Service Motto: "I will glad and rejoice in thee. (Psalm 9:2)" The services will begin Thursday, July 4 and end Sunday, July 7. Welcome! https://www.llchurch.org/2024-summer-services Chapters: 2:23 Broadcast starts 10:46 Live Interview: Summer Services Logo, Carl K. 22:46 Studio 27:03 Publication Feature: Believer Fiction 38:42 Studio 44:40 Kenya Mission Trip Journal #4 52:40 Studio 57:36 Services: David Ojala 1:55:15 Studio 1:56:24 We Gather Here: Flathead Valley Congregation (MT) 2:22:59 Studio 2:28:00 Services: Neil Waaraniemi and Rodrick Sorvala 3:48:48 Studio 3:52:15 Hold My Hand: Parenting a Child with Special Needs 4:11:43 Studio 4:18:40 Kenya Mission Trip Journal #1 4:26:18 Studio 4:32:49 Radio for Kids: Friendship 4:59:28 Studio 5:01:22 Kenya Mission Trip Journal #5 5:11:59 Studio 5:16:30 Hold My Hand: Living with an Addiction 5:31:40 Studio 5:32:36 Song Services 5:56:03 Studio 6:01:10 Services: Keith Moll and Marty Wuollet 7:24:15 Studio 7:26:16 How We Believe: Concept of Man 7:39:08 Studio 7:42:43 Publication Feature: What is Hearken? And FAQs 7:57:42 Studio 8:02:06 Service: Mike Kuopus 8:48:38 Studio 8:51:37 Peace, Freedom, and Joy (Youth): A Talk about Substances 9:15:45 Studio 9:18:50 Live Interview: Service Guest Stephanie B. 8:24:31 Studio 9:30:40 Radio for Kids: 2024 Service Motto 9:52:00 Studio 9:57:22 Services: Rory Sorvala and Loren Keplinger 11:21:43 Studio 11:23:32 Kenya Mission Trip Journal #6 11:34:16 Studio 11:51:25 Live Interview: Service Guest Brielle M. Play Video Play Video 02:00:05 ending audio from friday The 2024 Laestadian Lutheran Church Annual Summer Services will be held at the Kelso Highschool in Kelso, Washington. Service Motto: "I will glad and rejoice in thee. (Psalm 9:2)" The services will begin Thursday, July 4 and end Sunday, July 7. Welcome! https://www.llchurch.org/2024-summer-services Play Video Play Video 01:18:15 LLC Summer Services 2024 7/5 6PM The 2024 Laestadian Lutheran Church Annual Summer Services will be held at the Kelso Highschool in Kelso, Washington. 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Brainerd Laestadian Lutheran Church Contacts Pastor Howard Parks 1501 South 8th Street, Apt 26 Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: 218-831-1490 Email: hneparks@gmail.com Chairman: Steve Kallinen 1501 South 8th Street, Apt 2 Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: 218-833-9037 Email: stevekallinen@gmail.com Service Schedule Sunday School 9:40 a.m. on 1st and 3rd Sundays at the church. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Communion Service on 1st Sunday Sunday Evening Song Services/Devotion 6:00 p.m. in Lee Square Wednesday: Online Devotion Service 7:00 p.m. Address 1501 South 8th Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: 218-829-5745

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Position Statements INTRODUCTION LLC Position Statement - adopted July 2006 We live a time during which the concept of right and wrong has blurred. It appears that many people accept the philosophy of moral relativism, denying the existence of moral truths. As a result many base their beliefs on the ever-changing tide of popular opinion and thus have no enduring foundation upon which to build their lives. The Bible, once widely respected and esteemed as the foundation for Christian faith, is now commonly believed to have only symbolic value, more significant as a source of history and culture than moral guidance. Our beliefs direct our lives and guide our actions. They have consequences with regard to both eternal life and this life. As individuals and as a society we will reap the consequences of our actions. Thus with heartfelt concern we wish to draw attention to the following issues and present our position on them. GOD'S WORD THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD We believe that the Bible is God's Word. While men have written the Scripture, they have not done so as an expression of their own will, but God has moved them by His Spirit to express His own will (2 Pet. 1:20, 21; 2 Tim. 3:16). God's Word is not to be treated or regarded in the same manner as man's word but rather granted our highest esteem and reverence. GOD'S WORD IS CHRISTIAN FAITH'S HIGHEST AUTHORITY We believe that God's Word is Christian faith's highest authority and thus Christian faith's guiding principles and doctrine must be examined and evaluated in the light of God's Word. GOD'S WORD IS UNCHANGING AND ETERNAL The claim that God's Word is bound to time and shackled to the culture of its time does not do justice to God's revelation. According to Jesus, the content and the message of the Word of God does not change along with changes in the world. God's Word is always timely. We cannot relinquish this principle. Jesus says of the permanence of His Word: “Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away” (Luke 21:33). THE CENTRAL MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE IS SALVATION IN JESUS CHRIST The teaching about Jesus Christ and the salvation that God in His love has prepared in Christ is the central message of the Bible. Man is saved alone by grace, through faith, on the merits of Christ. Only faith in Christ justifies man and makes him acceptable to God (John 20:31; Rom. 5:1; Eph. 2:8). FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES CONCEPT OF GOD Increasing numbers of people have rejected belief in the Triune God revealed in the Bible. They prefer instead to create a concept of God that conforms to their own notions. We believe that there is no living God beside Him who has revealed himself in Jesus Christ and His Word. God is love. He is also holy, righteous, and unchanging. He hates sin but loves sin-fallen mankind. CONCEPT OF MAN Modern man's self-image has become both more individual-centered and human-centered. Understanding of the fact that man is responsible to both God and his fellowman has dimmed. The view that man is basically good is also widely held. This view is contrary to God's Word. While God created man in His image (Gen. 1:26) and has intended that man live in unity with Him, man was corrupted when the first human pair, Adam and Eve, fell into sin. As a result of this original sin, man's basic nature is no longer good but corrupted by sin and inclined to evil (Gen. 6:12, 8:21; Rom. 3:10-12, 23). It is because of sin that there is so much evil in the world. SIN Sin is one of the principal concepts of the Bible. Simply stated, sin is the falling away of the heart from God. Every person has a conscience and some kind of understanding of right and wrong. The voice of the conscience, however, is corrupted if it is not joined to God's Word. Knowledge of and reverence for God's Word has dimmed in our time and with it people's concept of right and wrong, of sin, has also dimmed. If teaching about sin ceases, man's awareness of his need for God's grace also ceases. MAN'S VALUE IS BASED ON CREATION AND REDEMPTION Because every person is created in God's image (Gen. 1:26) and has been redeemed by Christ, every individual is of value, unique, and irreplaceable regardless of age, position, occupation, race, gender, or other attributes. God wishes us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. True love for our neighbors is to help them when they are in need and to encourage them to live according to God's Word and support them in their endeavor to do so. It also includes warning them of the dangers of living contrary to the will of God (Lev. 19:17; Eph. 5:11; 2 Tim. 4:2). GOD IS LORD OVER LIFE AND DEATH As knowledge increases and technology advances, man strives to take decisions of life and death into his own hands. This manifests itself, for example, in the prevention of conception, the termination of pregnancy, some kinds of gene manipulation, efforts to clone humans, and euthanasia. People have forgotten that God is the Creator and upholder of all, Lord over life and death. He alone has the power to create life and take it away (1 Sam. 2:6; Job 10:12; Ps. 139:13-16). He has not authorized man to control life. The duty of medicine is to protect life, alleviate suffering, and promote and maintain health while respecting humanity. DOCTRINE AND LIFE GO TOGETHER Doctrine and life are closely joined. God blesses those who live according to His will. The gospel brings man freedom in Christ and gives him the power to serve God and his fellowman. It does not give him permission to live in sin (Gal. 5:13; 1 Pet. 2:16). God has lovingly set limits for man, like loving parents do for their children. The grace of God teaches us to reject sin and to live according to the instruction of His Word (Tit. 2:11, 12). CHRISTIANITY IN SOCIETY GOD'S LAW AS A FOUNDATION FOR SOCIETY AND ITS LAWS Just as God has established the so-called laws of nature, which govern the physical world, He has also established a moral law, sometimes called higher or natural law, which governs the lives of men. This law is universal, eternal, and unchanging. God reveals this law to all men by general revelation, that is, through nature, the fate of men's lives, and history (Rom. 1:19, 20; 2:14, 15), as well as in His Word. There it is briefly expressed in the Ten Commandments and even more briefly in Jesus' Two Great Commandments (Matt. 22:37-40). Previous generations have recognized the existence and immutable nature of this higher law. They have understood that by His law God does not seek to hinder and oppress man but rather to protect life and all that which is sacred and precious in life. As a result, they strove to emulate God's law in the laws of our land. Recent generations and their elected leaders, legislators, and judges have challenged or denied the existence or validity of a higher law. Deviating from the truths of God's law and the teaching of His Word shakes the foundations of our society and threatens its survival. THE FEAR OF THE LORD GRANTS SECURITY It is a benefit to our society that this and upcoming generations are given wholesome models for life and secure conditions for growth. These rise from the correct fear of God and from personal faith. “In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge” (Prov. 14:26). SOBER LIVING IS A PART OF CHRISTIAN MORALITY Sober living has always been part of Christian morality. The Scripture warns of the dangers of alcohol and other intoxicants. It teaches that the power of alcohol wars against the will and power of God (Isa. 5:11, 12; 1Cor. 6:10; Eph. 5:18). The use of intoxicants causes immeasurable suffering and hardship in our society, affecting not only the user, but also others around them. Individuals in the public eye, including elected officials, civil servants, and educators, can teach the value of a positive, unimpaired lifestyle by providing an example of sober living in their own lives. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY ISSUES GOD CREATED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY God has established marriage and family in His creation work and they are thus defined and governed by the natural law of God's creation (Gen 2:18, 23, 24). Attempts to redefine marriage and family and to alter or resist their intended purpose thus injure families and society. MARRIAGE-A LIFELONG COVENANT BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN A fundamental change of values and concepts marked the so-called sexual revolution of the 1960s. Marital fidelity lost its significance. Sexual cohabitation has gained moral acceptance in our society. The fulfillment of nearly all one's inclinations has become permissible. This is manifested, for example, in legislation legalizing same-sex unions. God, however, instituted marriage as a lifelong covenant between man and woman. God's will is that sexual life between man and woman takes place only in the estate of marriage. The Bible always calls sexual relations outside of marriage fornication. DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE God hates divorce (Mal. 2:16). Moses allowed divorce, but, as Jesus explained, he did so only because of the hardness of men's hearts, that is their unbelief, and that it had not been so from the beginning. Jesus taught: “What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder” (Matt. 19:6; Mark 10:9). The effects of increasing divorce are evident in our society. Truly divorce, in a person's innermost being, is always a wounding and pivotal change-not to mention the degree to which children and youth suffer when their parents part ways. Because God established marriage as a lifelong covenant it ends only when one of the spouses dies. According to the Bible remarriage is acceptable only after a spouse has died (Luke 16:18; 1 Cor. 7:39). HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR IS SIN The Bible teaches that homosexual behavior is immoral and as such is sin (Rom. 1:24-27; Lev. 18:22). Appeals to God's creation work and genetics do not justify homosexual relations, for even if in some cases the individual may not be responsible for the onset of the homosexual tendency, God's Word nonetheless obligates him or her to abstain from its practice in the same manner that it obligates an individual with normal sexual inclination to abstain from extramarital sexual relations. God does not approve the sexual relations of partners of the same sex and He does not bless such relationships. It is with good reason that the Bible warns against this sin. The increase of homosexuality and its acceptance has always been an expression of moral decline. GOD WISHES TO PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN MARRIAGE AND FAMILIES God's Word seeks to protect and strengthen the family (Exod. 20:12; Prov. 1:8; Eph. 6:1-3). The family forms the fundamental unit of society and strong families are crucial to the health and preservation of society. Our society needs to value lifelong marriage and to support parenthood. Governments, policy makers, and public institutions at all levels should strive to support and strengthen marriage and families. CONCLUSION The Bible teaches that true wisdom begins with the fear of God. He and His Word are eternal and unchanging. A life built upon the enduring values of God's Word brings blessings to both the individual and society: “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” (Prov. 14:34). God's Word is a bright and true light. It exposes evil and gives man knowledge of his sin and convicts him of it, but it also tells of the forgiveness and life that God has provided in Jesus Christ and the keys of the kingdom of heaven with which His children forgive penitent sinners on His behalf and thus release them from the bondage of sin.