Epiphany is wrapping up, and the Lenten journey to the cross will soon begin. Because we rehearse these events every year, we can feel we already know this story. However, if we think we know it, we do not know it as we ought. When it comes to God’s Word, we can be so arrogant and so forgetful. Let us turn to…

Like every season of the church year, Epiphany is about the cross. God has manifested His saving work in “Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (Epistle, 1 Cor 2:2). The particular focus of this week is the difference between the unregenerate and the regenerate, between those who are only “natural” and the “spiritual” who have been enlightened by the Spirit through the message…

The season of Epiphany is, of course, the revealing, the epiphany, of Jesus—God’s now-incarnate eternal Son revealed as Christ and Lord of all. But this Sunday the propers might seem to be focusing on man: how the blessed man is poor in spirit, meek, merciful (the Beatitudes, Gospel, Mt 5:1–12. Old Testament Reading, Micah 6:8). In fact, the man of God does…

Today we celebrate and thank God for our Lutheran school here in Bremen and all who have attended over the years. We are thankful for all the teachers and pastors who have taught here at St. Paul’s. We also want to say thank you to all the parents who send their children to our Preschool and Day School. May God continue to…

Now John speaks: “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (Jn 1:29). Not just the sins of Israel. “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that…

As we celebrate Epiphany today, may we see the rising of the Light, Jesus Christ, who overcomes the darkness. Jesus brings us into the Light and shows us that He came for all people, including us. We welcome all people to God’s house this morning. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin

As we gather on this Christmas Day, it is most appropriate to celebrate Holy Communion, and thus not only to hear of but also to receive with the mouth the Word Who became flesh and dwelt among us (Jn 1:14). A Blessed Christmas to us all! Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin  

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It is exactly one week before Christmas. In six days, the sanctuary will be much fuller than normal. Many who are usually absent from worship will be present. As you prepare to celebrate Christmas rightly, this Sunday provides an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be present – for us and for God. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link…

The season of Advent is a time of hopeful anticipation—not only for December 25th, but even more for the second coming of Christ. Christians live in constant hope for that day. But during the season of Advent, our longing becomes more explicit and acute. The annual celebration of the incarnation reminds us that, as surely as Christ first came hidden as a…