This session will explore how the Church Fathers and Fathers of the Reformation saw suffering and how they sought comfort in the Psalms. Attendees will walk away with a better awareness of God’s use of suffering and how the Psalms are a resource of comfort and endurance. The attendees will be able to use these resources for their own comfort and for the comfort of their flock.
Bio:
The Rev. Michael Frese graduated from Concordia University, Nebraska (CUNE), Seward, Neb., in 1997 (B.A.) and from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW) in 2002 (M.Div.) and in 2004 (S.T.M.). He has served as parish pastor (sole pastor, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Adell, Wis.; associate pastor, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, Ind.), military chaplain (active Army 2006–2013; Air National Guard 2013–present) and in the LCMS Office of the President in Church Relations (2022–present).
This session recording is from the 2024 LCMS Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music held July 9–12, 2024 in Seward, Neb. For more information on the Institute, please visit https://resources.lcms.org/worship-planning/2024-institute-on-liturgy-preaching-and-church-music-resources.
Morning Prayer Venite from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. Setting by Paul Soulek.
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s (LCMS) Worship ministry aims to nurture a culture of confessional faithfulness, artistic excellence and integrity in the presentation, distribution and reception of God’s life-giving gifts in Word and Sacraments. This ministry seeks to develop and deepen an understanding and love for the Lutheran heritage in Christian worship, and promotes the Lutheran Service Book as the core worship resource for the LCMS while also identifying and encouraging the many musical treasures and gifts that the Holy Spirit continues to pour upon the church. For more information: lcms.org/worship/institutes ; lcms.org/worship
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