Herod was a most suspicious and paranoid tetrarch. The seventh son of Herod the Great and a Roman administrator to Galilee and Perea, he lost his position of authority around 39 AD after hoping to rise to the true level of monarch, and not merely...
People sometimes refuse to see you for who you have become. They can’t get over how you’re different from how they remember you, how you may have changed for the better, that you are now more than they estimated you could ever be. Remember, I’m from...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, July 7, 2024 Seventh Sunday After Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Page 56 Blessed be the holy Trinity, [☩] One God, the God of manna, miracles and mercy. Amen. Drawn to Christ and seeking God’s abundance,...
I love when characters in the Bible mimic my own tendencies or the behavior of people throughout all of history. For instance, how many of us can identify with Jairus, one of the leaders of the synagogue? How many of us, like him, have tried...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, June 30, 2024 Sixth Sunday After Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE BRIEF ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Page 56 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Almighty God,...
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WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Deacon Kristen Barnes, ELCA Minister of Word and Service Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, June 23, 2024 Fifth Sunday After Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE BRIEF ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Page 56 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the...
The main takeaways from today’s gospel readings are these: We do not know how God accomplishes things. The first thing we become aware of as humans is knowing that in the grand scheme of things, we play only a small part. Throughout the entire scope...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, June 16, 2024 Fourth Sunday After Pentecost Happy Father’s Day ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE BRIEF ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Page 56 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Almighty...
Let’s begin with a little background info regarding today’s gospel scene. Jesus has been away from home for a few years and is now in Capernaum, about twenty miles northeast of Nazareth. It’s as if he left home after growing up in Halifax, traveled around...