Messiah Lutheran Church

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday June 18, 2023 Third Sunday after Pentecost Happy Father’s Day ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity,[☩] one God, who always hears confession and offers forgiveness. Your word is truth; your mercy endless, and your love forever. Amen.  Let...

As Lutherans, we profess to believe and also understand some things quite clearly. For one, we believe and understand that following the letter of the law is not only improbable, but impossible. Second, we believe and understand that faith relies on grace. Without grace, which...

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, June 11, 2023 Second Sunday of Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PREDLUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity,[☩] one God, who always hears confession and offers forgiveness. Your word is truth; your mercy endless, and your love forever. Amen.  Let us confess...

I’ve just returned from a conference that mandated hours of silence and listening for what God might say. Maintaining silence while practicing holy listening is known as spiritual contemplation. Like other disciplines, spiritual contemplation requires intentionality and regular exercise. That’s why I have participated in...

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, June 4, 2023 The Holy Trinity   ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity,[☩] one God, who always hears confession and offers forgiveness. Your word is truth; your mercy endless, and your love forever. Amen.  Let us confess our...

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Deacon Kristen Barnes, ELCA Minister of Word and Service Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, May 28, 2023 Day of Pentecost     ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS     Page 56 ENTRANCE HYMN Come, Thou Almighty King     #522 APOSTOLIC GREETING     Page 57 KYRIE & HYMN OF...

According to the Book of Acts, Jesus’ disciples ask the same question many of us ask God in earnest. “Is now the time when you will…? How long will it be until…?” Any of us could easily fill in those blanks.  How long will it be...

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, May 21, 2023 Seventh Sunday of Easter  ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS     Page 56 ENTRANCE HYMN Alleluia! Sing to Jesus     #158 APOSTOLIC GREETING     Page 57 KYRIE & HYMN OF PRAISE     Pages...

In the opening of his final discourse, Jesus tells his disciples two things. The first is, “Remember what I’ve told you.” He doesn’t expect them to remember without being reminded that what he has told them is the same as what they’ve always been told:...

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, May 14, 2023 Sixth Sunday of Easter  Happy Mother’s Day ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS     Page 56 ENTRANCE HYMN We Plow the Fields and Scatter     #362 APOSTOLIC GREETING     Page 57 KYRIE & HYMN OF...