Author: Messiah Lutheran Church

27 Aug

Posted at 07:23h in Bulletins

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, August 27, 2023 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be God, the one who forms us, ☩ Jesus who bears the cross, the Spirit who makes our joy complete.  Amen. Let us bow before God...

20 Aug

Posted at 18:44h in Bulletins

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, August 20, 2023 Twelfth 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...

20 Aug

Posted at 18:14h in Sermons

When Jesus “left that place and went away” he crossed the border and left what was traditionally known as Jewish territory in the country of Israel. He “left that place and went away” with intention, just like always, heading toward the districts of Tyre and...

13 Aug

Posted at 18:51h in Sermons

Hearing the sound of sheer silence. It’s one of my favorite things to briefly hear in the midst of confusion, chaos, or trouble. Here’s an example from our own lives that might enable us to relate to Elijah as a persecuted prophet. Did you ever drive...

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...