This is one of those Sundays where it’s fun to try and figure out why these particular readings go together. What does the first have to do with the second, or the psalm with the gospel? How does the theme of a good shepherd connect...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, May 11, 2025 Fourth Sunday Of Easter ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia! In the name of [☩] the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the One who was, who...
Things to be gleaned from today’s readings: Jesus shows up in person to deal directly with those in need, those being threatened or those doing the threatening. He chooses how and when to do so and when he shows up, lives are transformed so that...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, May 4, 2025 Third Sunday Of Easter ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia! In the name of [☩] the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the One who was, who...
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In the first reading, through the post-resurrection testimony of Peter and the apostles, captured by Luke in the Book of Acts, we glimpse the current Christian understanding of a triune God. We hear them refer to three distinct beings: God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit....
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, April 27, 2025 Second Sunday Of Easter ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia! In the name of [☩] the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the One who was, who...
Worse than seeing something dead, I hate to see a living thing suffer. I also hate to see something dead whose death could have been prevented or who suffered death due to an unnatural encounter with human beings or human structures: like animals who meet...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, April 20, 2025 Easter Sunday ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE THANKSGIVING for BAPTISM Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia! In the name of [☩] the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the One who was, who is, and...
On March 16th, I read these words spoken by Jesus, recorded by Luke in chapter 13 verse 35b “And I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the...