The following resources were created over some 15 years for use by the Pastor in the Catechesis of the congregation. They include Bible studies of varying lengths, and topical studies of interest to our members. We provide them here for the good of the church, they may be freely used and reproduced. We are glad to answer questions about them, or to further elaborate on the topics.
| Date | Title | Description | View |
| 12/13/23 | A Brief Study of the Gospel of Jesus Christ According to Saint John | A study on the Gospel of John and the bibliography | |
| 01/10/19 | Tract for the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed | The history and practice of commemorating the faithful departed in prayer | |
| 01/08/19 | Bibliography on the Holy Liturgy | A select list of rubrical authorities | |
| 09/18/16 | Outline of the Book of Hosea | A study on the outline of the Book of Hosea by Fr. Mark Braden | |
| 09/18/16 | A Brief Study on the book of Hosea | A Brief study on the Book of Hosea | View |
| 02/17/15 | On Fasting- Zion Track Series | A tract on the history and practice of fasting as a liturgical observance | View |
| 09/26/12 | Christian Questions | Questions & Answers from Catechism | View |
| 09/26/12 | On Fasting | Guidelines for Fasting | View |
| 09/26/12 | Perpetual Virginity of Mary | A Brief Exposition of the Biblical Doctrine of the Virginity of Mary, Mother of God | View |
| 05/08/12 | On Women Covering Their Heads | On Women Covering Their Heads for the Holy Mass at Zion | View |
| 05/08/12 | On Bieng Called Father | The use of the term "Father" for the Christian Pastor | View |
| 02/18/12 | Genesis Slides | Slides corresponding to the Brief Study on Genesis Note: This is a large document (84 megabytes). Please give it time to load. If you are using a slower internet connection such as dial up or DSL, we suggest you contact the church office for a printed copy. | View |
| 02/03/2012 | A Brief Study of the Book of Revelation | A careful look at Revelation, to be used with "Major Theories", Isogogical Considerations" and "Bibliography" listed below | View |
| 10/29/2010 | Major Theories on the Interpretation of Revelation | Major Theories on the Interpretation of Revelation | View |
| 02/03/2010 | Form of a Christian Congregation | An outline of Walther's book written for a Pastors study group in the North Wisconsin District. | View |
| 02/03/2010 | Revelation - Isogogical Considerations | For use with Revelation Study | View |
| 01/27/2010 | Revelation Bibliography | For use with Revelation Study | View |
| 12/07/2009 | A Brief Study on the Doctrine of Election | A summary of the 11th article of the Formula of Concord, with Scriptural and Confessional references. | View |
| 05/25/2009 | Interpreting the Word of God | A paper that examines and compares the hermeneutical principles employed by prominent Lutheran theologians over a 400 year period | View |
| 05/25/2009 | Quick Study on Marriage | A short survey of Bible texts for Pastoral use with couples seeking to be married, or when providing Pastoral care to married couples. | View |
| 05/05/2009 | A Brief Dictionary of Terms for Altar Guilds | A three-page dictionary of liturgical terms for use with altar guilds and confirmands. | View |
| 05/02/2009 | A Brief study on the Epistles of John | A study on the Epistles of St. John, complete with an introduction and close study of 1st John, to be used with the study notes on 2nd and 3rd John. | View |
| 04/28/2009 | Scripture and the Divine Service | A Brief Study on the Divine Service | View |
| 04/12/2009 | A Quick Bible study on the Resurrection of our Lord | A quick study on the Resurrection, written for use on Easter morning. | View |
| 04/02/2009 | A Brief Study on Second John | A parish Bible study on 2nd John, to be used with the Epistles of St. John study and the study on 3rd John. | View |
| 04/02/2009 | A Brief Study on Third John | A parish Bible study on 3rd John, to be used with the Epistles of St. John and 2nd John studies. | View |
| 01/27/2009 | By Grace through Faith | A study of the Chief Article of the Christian faith from Holy Scripture and Augustana IV, designed for adult confirmands. | View |
| 01/27/2009 | A Quick Study on the Life of Christ | A Bible study on the major events in the life of Jesus Christ. Works nicely when used with the study on the Christian Questions. | View |
| 01/06/2009 | Romans Introduction | An introduction to the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans, meant to precede the study available below. | View |
| 08/15/2008 | A Brief Study on the book of Genesis | A close study of Genesis 1-22, with introduction. First taught as a course for Pastors, Seminarists and Vicars at our theological institute in Caracas, Venezuela, this is an English translation of the study which was used for a Parish Bible class. | View |
| 02/12/2008 | A Brief Study on the Epistle of Romans | A close look at the Book of Romans written for the parish Bible class. | View |
| 09/04/2007 | What the Bible says about Death | A quick Biblical study on death. | View |
| 06/01/2007 | A Brief study on the Epistles of St. Paul to St. Timothy | A close study of I & II Timothy written for parish Bible study. | View |
| 04/23/2007 | Baptism | A quick Biblical study on Holy Baptism, written to prepare parents who bring their child to Baptism. | View |
| 04/14/2007 | A Brief Study to the Epistle of Jude | A Bible study on the Epistle of St. Jude | View |