Today we celebrate the LWML (Lutheran Women’s Missionary League) as we focus on our witness to the world about our Lord Jesus Christ. We welcome everyone to God’s House! Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin

There’s no sin in possessing earthly riches, but the Scripture readings of today warn us to hold fast to the treasures of the faith in the face of the temptations of wealth. Warnings are given to those who are enjoying the luxuries of this life as if there is no coming day of judgment. We’re glad you chose the treasures of God’s…

The appointed reading comes after Amos receives a vision of a basket of summer fruit (8:1–3). It is a sign of the prosperity that the people have enjoyed, but one which signals its own coming end. To what lengths have God’s people gone to attain such bounty? What has been the true cost? How much longer can it last? The voice of…

Paul instructs Timothy on how he is to conduct himself as a servant of Christ Jesus. This is especially important since some individuals within the church have strayed away from the sound doctrine of God (1:3–7) and even destroyed their faith in Christ Jesus because of it (1:19–20). Only when one rightly understands the sound doctrine of God, in terms of both…

To love the Lord, to obey His voice, and to hold fast to Him requires grace. It requires the gifts of Word and Sacrament and the Holy Spirit who works through these means to create and preserve faith in our hearts and to anchor us always in Christ and His perfect atoning work for us. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link…

We learn about those who will recline at table in the kingdom of God with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets. They will come from east and west and from north and south; indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last. Many will seek to enter, but the door is narrow. Here Jesus…

While the Epistle for this day speaks of the Lord’s discipline, the prior verses reveal we are not alone in this struggle. “We are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses” (12:1). While they endured the Lord’s discipline throughout their lives, they have finished the race (2 Tim 4:7) and now see Jesus face to face. Knowing this, we can run with…

In faithful proclamation, the church is cleansed from error and defended from evil. Like preachers today, Jeremiah is tempted to preach sermons people want to hear, not the sermons they need to hear (Jer 23:17).. It is the steadfast love of the Lord and his testimonies that give life (Psalm, Ps 119:88), not the preaching of an imagined peace. The Word of…

The Gospel calls us to focus our eyes not on the things that lead to anxiety but instead to the ravens and the lilies. Ravens do not store food in barns because God cares for them. Lilies do not get anxious about how they appear to the world because they know God will array them in greater glory than King Solomon (Lk…

We are deep into the Pentecost season, and it’s easy to lose focus on the work Jesus continues to do through His Word in the church. We often turn God’s gifts into gods and love the gift rather than the Giver of the gift. They are but temporary gifts, and we should rather enjoy receiving the true gifts of life: Christ’s Word…