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July 2025
Dear Friends,
25 O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou
hast done wonderful things; Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. For
thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of
strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. Therefore shall the strong
people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. For thou
hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a
refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible
ones is as a storm against the wall. Thou shalt bring down the noise of
strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud:
the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low. And in this mountain shall
the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines
on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all
people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death
in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the
rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord
hath spoken it. And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have
waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him,
we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. For in this mountain shall the
hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw
is trodden down for the dunghill. And he shall spread forth his hands in the
midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he
shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands. And the
fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring
to the ground, even to the dust.
26 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong
city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. Open ye the gates, that
the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. Thou wilt keep him in
perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust
ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:1
Isaiah was given these words from the Lord to guide His people in a great day of
turmoil to come. God let them understand that He would bring them through and
though the times would be full of difficulty, yet He would deliver them.
There are many information outlets in this world that try to garner our
attention by stoking fear, leaving us unsettled. The gracious God, in times of
trouble tells us where our thoughts and mind should always be. Isaiah 26:3 Thou
wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he
trusteth in thee. We have no other hope of salvation. Thus follows the
exhortation in 26:4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is
everlasting strength: When we read these verses above, we hear many echoes of
them in the New Testament. They stand the test of time; the Faithful God remains
faithful. Let us place our trust in Him and find His perfect peace even in our
troubled times. Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. We lift
you up in prayer as well.
God’s Peace,
Jay Weidner
DONATIONS RECEIVED.....
In honor of Seminary Graduates
From Joyce Lehto
In memory of Carl Lamppa
From Carol Lamppa
FALL SEMESTER PLANNING
Have you considered taking a class at the seminary but live out of the area? Our
on-line capability using Zoom makes it possible.
This fall the following daily classes will begin on Wednesday, September 3rd.
The Monday night class on Prison Epistles begins on September 8th at 7PM in
Hancock or available on Zoom. For more information or if you are interested in
taking a class, contact the office at 906-482-3337 or email: cilseminary@ilseminary.com
Daily Classes:
History of the Church: Reformation to the Present Day (3 credits) – The history
of the church from the Reformation to the present.
Principals of Biblical Interpretation (3 credits) – A history and study of
hermeneutical techniques and their application to the scriptures, including the
methods of Textual Analysis. (New Testament Greek prerequisite highly
recommended)
New Testament Introduction (2 credits) – An introductory study of the origin,
authorship, purpose and reliability of the New Testament writings with special
attention devoted to their literary design and individual and corporate unity.
Christian Education (2 credits) – The principles of the theology of Christian
Education. Preparation for teaching Sunday School, Confirmation Class, Adult
Bible Classes, etc.
Gospel of John (2 credits) – An exegetical study of the text of the Fourth
Gospel emphasizing its structure and composition.
Isaiah (2 credits) – An exegetical study of the book of Isaiah, theories of its
development and its impact upon the New Testament.
Koine Greek Readings (1 credit) – A course designed to apply the principles
learned in New Testament Greek and facilitate the mastery of the language of the
New Testament through reading selected portions of its text. (New Testament
Greek prerequisite)
Prison Epistles (Monday night class-2 credits) – An exegetical study of the
Apostle Paul’s letters to the congregations in Ephesus, Colossae, Philippi and
to Philemon.
ATTENTION: SUPPORTERS
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE SEMINARY.
CHOICE DOLLARS DETAILS: Eligible clients with membership can recommend
where Thrivent distributes some of its charitable grant funds. These
recommendations are shared by directing Choice Dollars to enrolled nonprofit
organizations, including churches.
Eligibility requirements: To be eligible to direct Choice Dollars as part of
Thrivent Choice®, you must be a client with benefit membership. Individual
eligibility is also based on at least one of the following:
• Having $750 or more in annual billed premiums of qualifying life and health
insurance products.
• Having $20,000 or more in contract value of qualifying life insurance and
annuity products.
Eligibility is determined monthly and reevaluated on an annual basis.
Minimum and maximum Choice Dollars designations: Eligible clients will be
designated a minimum of 25 Choice Dollars and a maximum of 5,000 Choice Dollars
per eligibility period (Jan. 1 to Dec. 31).
Choice Dollars expiration date: Choice Dollars designated during the calendar
year can be directed until March 31 of the following year.
For more information about Choice Dollars, visit http://www.Thrivent.com/thriventchoice
or call 800-847-4836 or contact your local Thrivent Financial representative.
THRIVENT CHARITABLE IMPACT & INVESTINGTM
The Inter-Lutheran Seminary has established an Endowment Fund through Thrivent
Charitable Impact & InvestingTM (formerly InFaith Community Foundation). All
earnings of the endowment will be used for the seminary’s needs thereby ensuring
the continued existence of this funding source. This is the preferred method
used by many non-profit entities, especially ongoing religiously focused
organizations such as seminaries. To learn more about this organization, go to
www.thriventcharitable.com.
We would love to grow our endowment into a major source of ongoing seminary
support. Although the seminary still needs the financial ongoing regular
contributions of our supporters, please consider the endowment fund for your
planned giving needs. For more additional information, please contact Kirk Otto,
Jr. at (715) 821-8574 or Cheryl Hendrickson at
(906) 482-3337.
ANOTHER OPTION FOR GIVING – PayPal
Online giving is as easy as clicking the DONATE button on our website: https://ilseminary.org.
Simply go to the How to Contribute tab and tap the yellow DONATE button to
begin. There are options for credit and debit card donations and even the option
to help the seminary cover the PayPal processing fee. (Note we are charged 1.99%
+ $.49/transaction fee). As always, we are thankful for your continued support!
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