On this Confirmation Sunday the Lord reminded Peter and so reminds us, the love of God in Christ cleanses all who by the power of the Holy Spirit confess His name (Acts 11:16–18). We celebrate that this loving gift of repentance is freely given, grace that leads to a life of being loved by God and loving others in His name. We…

The Fourth Sunday of Easter is commonly celebrated as Good Shepherd Sunday. Each of the readings captures the nature of our Lord Jesus Christ as the expemplary shepherd. He is the only one who can ultimately gather, tend and protect us – through the gracious and merciul love given in His cross. He does this all for us – for the love…

The Second Sunday of Easter enables us to see the risen Lord as the disciples did not on Easter morning, but seen or unseen, He is present. The invisibly present Jesus makes Himself visible in an upper room (Gospel). The Epistle from Revelation 1 shows that Jesus as God is revealed to John in the Divine Service on the Lord’s Day. And…

The Easter feast loudly proclaims Christ’s victory over the grave. The “first day of the week” becomes the Lord’s Day. The joyful “alleluia” sounds forth anew. “Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!” Thus, the Old Testament Reading from Isaiah tells us of God’s plan and promise of a whole new creation of life. The Epistle assures that death itself has been…

The Fifth Sunday in Lent draws us closer to Calvary; it serves as something of a prelude to Holy Week. The God who delivered Israel through the Red Sea (Is 43:16–17, Old Testament Reading) is now doing a “new thing” in His ultimate exodus from the Egypt of sin and death by way of the cross and open tomb. Link to Service…

The season of Lent is a time of penitence, of reflection on our sinful condition and the specific sins by which we have grieved our heavenly Father. Though our penitential reflection brings us to the realization that we deserve nothing but punishment, it ultimately leads us not to despair but to turn to God as prodigal children (Gospel, Lk 15:11–32) who have…

During the season of Lent, Christians customarily focus on the reality of temptation, both as our Lord experienced it and as we experience it. Yet the reality is that unlike our Lord, Christians do not merely experience temptation; they often fall prey to it. As the servants of Christ, His preachers are charged to warn those who have fallen prey to temptation…

As Lent is our special time to walk with Jesus to the cross, we must contemplate the great tribulations He faced, for as certainly as He was scorned and hated for His grace and mercy, so also those who follow in His footsteps and with His Gospel will bear crosses. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin

As the season of Lent begins, so also begins our journey to the cross with our Lord Jesus. It would require God’s continued presence and the devotion of His holy and consecrated people. Heart and soul would have to be engaged. They needed to trust and rely upon the truth of God’s Word and its power. Holy Spirit, guide us in Your…

Today, on Transfiguration Sunday, we welcome Pastor Gregory Fiechtner. We pray that the Lord would bless his words to us and that through this service we will truly see our glorified Savior. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin