November 12, 2023 In the great timeline of human history, there are only two ultimately significant points: the first time Christ came to our world to win salvation by his life, death, and resurrection; and the second time Christ will come to consummate his everlasting kingdom. We live in the time in between those two…
November 5, 2023 — Usually when people think of saints, they think of famous people in the Bible, mainly from the New Testament, that have had churches named after them. St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, St. John. Those are the “Four Evangelists” who wrote the four Gospels about the life of Jesus. Other apostles…
Sunday, October 29, 2023 — Festival Morning Service at 9 AM Festival Joint Service with Cross of Christ Kingman at Our Saviour 4 PM Bratwurst Supper at Our Saviour 5 PM What is Reformation Sunday? Why do we celebrate it? The church was (and still is) in need of being re-formed whenever it is de-formed.…
October 22, 2023 — What is confirmation? At it’s core, confirmation is when a Christian is given the opportunity to make a public confession of their faith in Jesus. When little children are baptized, sponsors and the congregation confess the faith into which the child is being baptized, since little children can’t say those words…
October 15, 2023 — There are invitations we might be tempted to reject: an invitation to an event you are not interested in, an invitation to a party that takes place at the same time as something else you want to do. There are other invitations which people would say you’ve lost your mind to…
October 4, 2023 — Patience is a virtue. But can too much patience be a vice? If you are too patient, waiting to see if that pain in your stomach goes away with time, you might make a problem worse. If you are too patient with an incompetent employee, you will lose productivity before the…
October 1, 2023 — You have maybe heard the accusation or perhaps even made it yourself: “He’s so fake!” That charge claims someone’s friendliness or kindness is a sham. Such insincerity bothers us. We would generally rather someone be honest about how they feel about us than be fake. Through a story Jesus teaches us…
September 24, 2023 — Much of what Jesus has to say to you and me is contained within his parables. Parables are simple little stories that contain profound truths about life and eternity. Today we begin a four Sunday series of parables. Tell Us a Story, Jesus! Give a single bag of M&Ms to two…
September 17, 2023 — Sometimes people accuse Christians of having a “holier than thou” attitude. No doubt there have been church members through the centuries who have demonstrated that attitude. If we try to live according to God’s law, it is frustrating to see immoral acts. Nevertheless, true Christians understand that they are sinners too,…
September 10, 2023__ Since we are sinners by nature with worldly desires, the church “we want” according to our weak flesh is one in which “never is heard a discouraging word and the skies are not cloudy all day.” That day will come! …in heaven. But as long as we are in this sin-filled, troubled…