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Hearken Hearken is the LLC Digital Publications app released in March 2022. Purchase and manage your Hearken subscription at hearken.llchurch.org . Please visit this page first to create an account and subscribe to Hearken. For a monthly fee, subscribers have full access to a broad array of digital periodicals and books, audio and video and LLC albums. Hearken was launched in March 2022 and we already have many subscribers, for which we are very thankful. Nonetheless, we occasionally hear from members wondering what Hearken is and how to access it. ​ To provide answers to these questions, we have prepared a video to inform our member congregations about Hearken, our publications app. Subscription plans available for $12.50/month (single) or $25.00/month (family). For more information about the app, see below. Learn more and subscribe If you would like to purchase a subscription for Hearken as a gift, please purchase a gift card from our online store. Purchase a gift card for Hearken Step by Step: How to Subscribe and Download Hearken How to Log In on the Hearken App How to... How to purchase Hearken ​ 1. Visit the website hearken.llchurch.org . All subscriptions are managed on this site. 2. Login or Sign Up 3. Purchase a plan (Single Package or Family Package) 4. Download the Hearken app using one of the app store buttons on the page. 5. Once the app has downloaded on your phone or tablet, open the app. 6. Click the user icon in the upper left corner of the app. 7. Click Log In 8. Use the same email and password that you created on the website to login to the app. 9. You are now logged into the app! Enjoy! ​ ​ How to use a Hearken family package ​ 1. The administrator of the family package must first purchase the Family Package under his or her Hearken account. 1a. Visit the website hearken.llchurch.org. All subscriptions are managed on this site. 1b. Login or Sign Up 1c. Purchase a Family Package plan 1d. Take note of the Family Code. This is the code you will share with family users. 1e. Download the Hearken app using one of the app store buttons on the page. 1f. Once the app has downloaded on your phone or tablet, open the app. 1g. Click the user icon in the upper left corner of the app. 1h. Click Log In 1i. Use the same email and password that you created on the website to login to the app. 1j. You are now logged into the app as 1 of 10 available users 2. Each additional user needs to create their own account at hearken.llchurch.org 3. They will need to enter the Family Code provided by the Family Package Administrator. 4. Proceed to download the app and log in. ​ Frequently Asked Questions ​ How can I change my subscription from a Single Package to a Family Package? Or from a Family Package to a Single Package? 1. Visit the subscription website hearken.llchurch.org 2. Login to your account 3. Under the 'Plan Name' section, click "Cancel Subscription". 4. Make note of the date your subscription is set to expire. Once your current subscription expires, follow steps 1 and 2 above, then choose a new subscription. ​

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NEXT GENERATION Format changes to The Voice of Zion were made and children’s content was printed in a new periodical, The Shepherd’s Voice. New congregations were formed and new technology was utilized. A new generation of workers took on the work and the name of the organization changed to Laestadian Lutheran Church. View a historical exhibit of Laestadian Lutherans in North America, originally prepared for the new millennium. from living seed to flourishing field_small .pdf Download PDF • 10.49MB LLC History 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s LLC Music History More

Laestadian Lutheran Church of Illinois Contacts Chairman & Pastor Tim Niskanen 7430 Korbel Gurnee, IL 60031 Phone: 847-548-6884 Email: windycitynine@aol.com Service Schedule June–August Sunday Service 10:00 a.m. Communion Service first Sunday of month Bible Class last Sunday of month September–May Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Service 10:45 a.m. Communion Services first Sunday of month Bible Class last Sunday of month

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< Back Confirmation Day 4: The Holy Spirit, The Spirit of God Day 4, Lesson 5: Heaven, Our Goal Objective Heaven is the believer’s destination; We already own Heaven by faith Learning Outcome Explain the purpose of believing and how to reach our goal. Confirmation Exercise Questions None Reference Material Booklet Song: I walk to heaven all the way; / Dear friend, await the morrow. / We soon shall find release for aye / From all our sin and sorrow. / We soon shall see the Son! / To heaven now press on. / Soon God shall wipe away our tears away. / We walk to heaven all the way. (SHZ 585 v.6) ​ Booklet Text: “I go to prepare a place for you.” (John 14:2) Additional Reference Material SCRIPTURE Luke 16:22-26; Rev. 22:3-5; Isa. 64:4; John 14: 1-4 ​ CURRICULUM Lesson 9.16 ADDITIONAL LESSON POINTS None RESOURCES ​ The Treasure Hidden in a Field, J. Uljas, pages 123-126; Heaven, J. Moll, LLC Summer Services Youth Presentation, 2010 VZ: A Vision of Heaven, A. Loukusa, Oct. 1975, page 148; To the Shore of the Sea of Heaven, Poem by N. Rauhala, Nov. 1983, page 245; The Kingdom of Heaven, J. Frantti, Oct. 1985, page 217; The Teaching of the Kingdom of Heaven, S. Kautto, Aug, 1993, p 12; Previous Next

< Back Confirmation Day 7: Mission Work: Go Ye Therefore and Teach All Nations Day 7, Lesson 1: In the World, Not of the World Objective A believer is a citizen of the Kingdom of God and this world; A believer is a light unto the world and a salt of the earth Learning Outcome Write down a few examples of how a believer lives according to God’s word in the midst of this world. Confirmation Exercise Questions None Reference Material Booklet Song: When evil’s power round the world is growing, / O God, oppose it with a greater might, / That we would hear it: Music overflowing / Your people’s hymn from realms of gentle light. (SHZ 540 v.4) ​ Booklet Text: I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. (John 17:15,16) Additional Reference Material SCRIPTURE Matt. 6:33; Matt. 10:16; John 3:19; 17:9-11, 14-17,19,25; 18:36,37; 2 Cor. 6:14-18; James 4:4; 1 John 2:15-17; Gen. 39:9; 2 Cor. 7:1; Col. 3:17; Jer. 29:7; 2 Cor. 5:9; Matt. 6:24; Matt. 5:13-16; 10:32,33; 2 Tim. 2:12; 1 Pet. 3:14-17; Matt. 18:20; 28:20; Mark 16:18; Luke 10:19 ​ CURRICULUM Lesson 6.1 ​ ADDITIONAL LESSON POINTS A Christian's conscience is bound to God's Word, he/she cannot always do something because, "Everyone else is doing it." A Christian wishes to live as he/she believes at home and in public and work constructively in the society in which he/she dwells. God also wishes them to fulfill His will in the various situations of social life. God wants us to confess faith in word and deed in life's situations and thus confess the Lord. Christ has promised to be with His own every day, everywhere. RESOURCES​ The Treasure Hidden in a Field, J. Uljas, pages 95-99 VZ: A Citizen of Heaven in the World, Bible Class Lesson, Jun. 1979, page 90 In the World, But Not of the World, M. Kamula, Jan 1982, page 3 In the World, But Not of It, Confirmation students, Sept. 2007, page 9 In the World, But Not of the World, D. Wuollet, Sep 2012, page 5 LLC Website: Love Not the World, T. Stewart, Summer Services Youth Presentation, 2009 Blessed are They that Hear the Word of God and Keep It, H. Parks, Winter Services, 2011; Be Ye Not Unequally Yoked Together with Unbelievers, R. Haapala, Winter Services, Youth Presentation, 2015 Previous Next

EXPANSION Camps were held for believers of all ages, beginning with youth camps and confirmation school. The opisto scholarship program was created. Spiritual caretaking meetings were necessary, and throughout God led and gave the increase. Listen to a sermon from the past. 19740507_PeterNevala_SummerServicesMpls .mp3 Download MP3 • 4.71MB LLC History 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s LLC Music History More

< Back Confirmation Day 4: The Holy Spirit, The Spirit of God Day 4, Lesson 2: God's Kingdom, Our Mother Objective Small, holy group of believing people; The workplace of the Holy Spirit is in the congregation where it continues the work of Christ Learning Outcome Describe what our Mother congregation is and where it can be found. Confirmation Exercise Questions #13. What are some of the names given in the Bible for the congregation or kingdom of God? Mother, Mount Zion, the pillar and ground of truth, the True Vine, the sheepfold, Jerusalem, the golden candlestick, the Bride of Christ. #20. What is meant by the office of the keys? The authority that Jesus gave to His own to forgive sins. #21. Where and with what words did Jesus authorize His own to forgive sins? In John 20:22, 23, where He said “Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.” Reference Material Booklet Song: Jerusalem, God’s Zion, came down from heav’n above. / She’s our beloved mother, whom we, her children, love. / It’s here that God is dwelling, in Spirit here is found; / Of truth it is the pillar and is its very ground. (SHZ 188 v.1) ​ Booklet Text: “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” (Luke 12:32) Additional Reference Material SCRIPTURE Luke 12:32; 1 Tim 3:15; Eph. 5:31,32; 1 Thess. 1:6 Matt. 7:21-23; Matt. 28:18-20; Mark 13:11; Luke 12:11, 12; John 14:26; 15:26; 16:7-13; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; Acts 2:2-4; Acts 19:13-16; Rom. 5:5; 1 Cor. 4:20; 6:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; Eph. 3:4,5; 1 Thess. 1:5; 4:7, 8; 2 Tim. 1:14; Rom. 8; John 20:22,23; Acts 2:38; Matt. 7:21-23; Acts 19:13-16 ​ CURRICULUM Lesson 2.8 ADDITIONAL LESSON POINTS God has a congregation here on earth; it is made up of believers who are joined by the bonds of the Holy Spirit. The work of the Holy Spirit is explained in the Bible, the third article of the Creed, and Luther’s explanation of the third article of the Creed. RESOURCES​ By Faith 21; Christian Doctrine 44-49; The Holy Spirit and Its Work, V. Juntunen, The Sheepfold Tender, pages 102-111. Previous Next