I read all of today’s readings right before my overnight shift at the hospital began. The verses seemed rather appropriate since there were references to the Lord saving people (everyone comes to a hospital to be saved, right?) and of gathering all sorts: such as...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, October 27, 2024 Twenty-third Sunday After Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE BRIEF ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, our refuge, our delight, our beginning and our end. Amen. Let us come in truth before the one who loves...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, October 20, 2024 Twentysecond Sunday After Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE BRIEF ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Almighty God, to whom all hearts...
To me, today’s gospel reading is one of the scariest in the entire New Testament. Scary because the message seems to be that whatever we do in an attempt to please God will not be enough. And I also happen to loath “all-or-nothing” scenarios. You...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, October 13, 2024 Twentyfirst Sunday After Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE BRIEF ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Almighty God, to whom all hearts...
As mentioned last week, I’ve watched dozens of Forensic Files episodes from Season Seven onward. And in doing so, it didn’t take long to note a significant pattern to who gets killed most of the time: women. And it grieves me even more to say...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, October 6, 2024 Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who forgives all our sin, whose mercy endures forever. Amen. Let us confess our sin and come to God...
Throughout my life, I’ve noticed that a burning desire to watch a certain genre of tv show tends to correspond with deep seated needs of mine. In particular, I always have a need to see things analyzed and figured out, to observe the process of...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, September 29, 2024 Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE BRIEF ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who forgives all our sin, whose mercy endures forever. Amen. Let us confess our sin and...
The first line that stood out for me was this: “They did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask.” Jesus’ disciples, by definition, are students who’ve chosen to hang out with Jesus for one purpose: to learn from him. One important...