This is National Lutheran Schools Week Sunday. This year’s theme is “Connected to Jesus,” which comes from the Gospel reading for today. John 15: 5 Jesus said: “I am the Vine; you are the branches.” We welcome today all our brothers and sisters in Jesus. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin

Epiphany is both a day (January 6) and a season in the calendar of the church. It is more than a few weeks that separate Christmas from Lent. It is a day and season that celebrates the shining of the true Light to all the world, including both Jew and Gentile. Now we come to the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, our…

There’s one word in the Gospel for today that demands our attention. One word that Matthew uses to focus us on the hope that comes to us in the Son of God being born into our world. One word that directs us to God keeping His promises to send a Savior, a Messiah, to all people: BEHOLD! Link to Service video on…

Welcome to all who are here to worship with us today. May you always hold fast to the promise given to us at Jesus’ birth and be confident that His will and plans are perfect. May He bless you and your family in the coming New Year. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin

As we now draw very near to the Christmas celebration, we move from the ministry of John the Baptist to Mary in Nazareth, and the Advent readings for this Sunday emphasize the prophetic coming of Christ’s birth and His incarnation. Now, in the annunciation, we are reminded that by the power of the Holy Spirit, Mary will conceive a Child and Christ…

Advent is a special time in the life of the church, and anyone familiar with this season knows that people in general understand Advent as a preparation for Christmas. But in fact, Advent is Advent! Advent means “coming.” Who is coming? Jesus, of course! And He is coming in glory to judge both the living and the dead, as we confess our…

The Second Sunday in Advent has a theme of repentance to prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ. It also has a focus on God coming to restore His people. We pray that God would stir our hearts and prepare them in repentance for the coming of His Son, Jesus Christ. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin

The church year begins with Advent. Advent has a strong focus on the coming of the Lord. While, of course, we look forward to Jesus’ coming at Christmas, we have to look forward to the coming of the Lord on the Last Day. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin

The Gospel for this Sunday presents us with the second of two aspects of Jesus’ preparation of His disciples for the coming of the end. Together with the parable of the talents from last Sunday, Jesus teaches two complementary answers to the question that is implicit in the parable of the ten virgins from two weeks ago: “How shall we live as…

The observance of All Saints’ Day on the first Sunday in November has become a regular feature in most of our congregations. It marks a turning point in the liturgical year by signaling that the focus of the long green season is shifting with a view toward the final consummation of all things, in Jesus. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link…