Author: Messiah Lutheran Church

11 Aug

Posted at 09:48h in Bulletins

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES   Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, August 13, 2023 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Come near to God and God will come near to you. Wash your hands from sin and purify your hearts, lest you become full...

06 Aug

Posted at 10:30h in Sermons

Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, gave them to his disciples and they in turn gave them to the crowds. The first thing I want to say is, “Thanks be to God that the...

05 Aug

Posted at 17:10h in Bulletins

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, August 6, 2023 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS     Page 56                      ENTRANCE HYMN Praise and Thanksgiving     #409 APOSTOLIC GREETING     Page 57 KYRIE and HYMN OF PRAISE     Pages 57-58 This...

30 Jul

Posted at 12:15h in Sermons

  Even though God answers prayer according to his holy will and bestows gifts and talents meant to deliver good outcomes, it doesn’t mean people will ultimately act in ways that deliver good outcomes. If God did in fact give Solomon a wise discerning mind, how...

30 Jul

Posted at 12:09h in Bulletins

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES  Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director  Sunday, July 30, 2023  Ninth Sunday after Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS     Page 56                      ENTRANCE HYMN Father, We Praise You     #267 APOSTOLIC GREETING     Page 57 KYRIE and HYMN OF PRAISE     Pages...

23 Jul

Posted at 12:31h in Sermons

I don’t like today’s parable. It uses labels like good and evil. It seeks to blame evil on one source, an enemy. And it suggests that people fall into categories of the same: good, evil, or the enemy. It also suggests the ultimate solution of...

20 Jul

Posted at 20:38h in Bulletins

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, July 23, 2023 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS     Page 56                      ENTRANCE HYMN God Himself Is Present     #249 APOSTOLIC GREETING     Page 57 KYRIE and HYMN OF PRAISE     Pages...

16 Jul

Posted at 20:01h in Sermons

Jesus went out of the house by himself and sat beside the sea. Was he looking for a few moments of solitude or did he know in advance that by making himself visible, he would draw a crowd? When the crowds did in fact gather...

16 Jul

Posted at 16:38h in Bulletins

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES   Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, July 16, 2023   Seventh Sunday after Pentecost ANNOUNCEMNTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS     Page 56                      ENTRANCE HYMN Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty     #250 APOSTOLIC GREETING     Page 57 KYRIE and HYMN OF PRAISE  ...

09 Jul

Posted at 19:37h in Sermons

Let’s back up a bit. Chapter 11 began by saying, “When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.” Then when John was in prison, he sent his disciples to ask Jesus if he...