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Divine Service, The Transfiguration of Our Lord, 02.27.22

3/1/2022

Jesus took His 3 favorite disciples onto the mountain to pray. There, they nearly slept through a miraculous event of important magnitude! We, too, are so easily distracted that we are prone to do the same thing. During the course of our sermon based on Luke 9:28-36, we'll consider our own propensity to "sleep" through the important events of life while chasing things of no eternal consequence. The sermon's title is "Wake Up!"

Divine Service, Sun., 02.20.22

2/21/2022

Jesus tells us to do WHAT?!? Yeah, in Luke 6, Jesus tells us to "love your enemies!" Come on! That's a big "ask" isn't it? We'll consider this in the sermon this weekend. The sermon is based on Luke 6:27-38 and is entitled: "Loved to Death!"

Divine Service, Sun., 02.13.22

2/14/2022

St. Paul says that Christians are to be "pitied" if their faith is held in only one certain way. We consider Paul's words during the sermon entitled: "Not Only... But Also!" based on 1 Cor. 15:12-20.

Divine Service, Sun., Epiphany 5 Feb. 6, 2022

2/8/2022

We have a "fish story" before us in this services Jesus preached from a boat & proclaimed the Word of God. He then proved the truthfulness of that Word by performing a profound miracle! We then ask: "What does this mean to me?" Sermon title is: "But at Your Word..." based on Luke 5:1-11.

Divine Service, Sun., 01.30.22, 4th Sun. a. the Epiphany

1/31/2022

"Why???" During this service, we consider this question that ALL of us have nearly every day of our lives. St. Paul will help us come to a right answer as we consider 1 Cor. 13:12 under the sermon titled: "Now I Know In Part..."

Divine Service, Epiph. 3 / Life Sunday 01.23.22

1/25/2022

This weekend we join with other faithful Christians to observe Life Sunday. So many say that different "life circumstances" bring the need for abortion into our world. In our sermon under the title of "Is This a Case for Abortion?" we consider this most important matter. Scripture is: Is. 40:1-11, 1 Jn. 3:13-18, Jn. 10:7-18.

Divine Service, Sun., Jan. 16th, 2022

1/17/2022

Jesus is at the Wedding in Cana. A HUGE problem develops... they run out of wine! Yikes! Mary, His mother, asks Jesus to "do something" to help the situation. His first reply is, frankly, shocking! The sermon title is: "Turned Down Cold... Or Not?" based on John 2:1-11.

Divine Service, Epiphany 1, Baptism of Our Lord, 01.09.22

1/10/2022

Our Gospel reading for this weekend describes the account of Jesus' Baptism in the Jordan River. What's that all about? Does it have anything to do with us? The sermon title is: "It's In the Way (Thank God!)" based on Luke 3:15-22.

Epiphany (Observed), Sun., 01.02.22

1/4/2022

God's people rejoice at the FACT that Jesus, "The Light of the Nations" has come to the entire world! Epiphany is the recognizing that Jesus was born into our fallen world to rescue all people - regardless of race or where one makes their home. "The Light of the Nations" is the sermon title based on Mt. 2:1-12.

New Year's Eve Worship, Fri., Dec. 31st, 2021

1/4/2022

God's people gather for worship as one year of time ends and another begins. As they gather, they hear God's eternal Word that gives them hope for this life and the life to come. That Word gives them perspective on everything in this world. The sermon title is "Time IS On Your Side!" based on Is. 30:15-17.