What is authority? The freedom to act or the right to decide without hindrance. Authority is power conferred upon or derived from a higher power. Authority is the right to control, command, or determine. It is God-given and must be received, so that, in due...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, January 28, 2024 Fourth Sunday After Epiphany ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Page 56 Blessed be the holy Trinity, [☩] Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the one God who created darkness and light, who came...
After John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the good news of God, expanding upon John’s message of repentance for the sake of forgiveness to remind listeners of two more important things: First, that “Time is fulfilled.” Not too long ago, over a billion people...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, January 21, 2024 Third Sunday After Epihany ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, [☩] Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the one God who created darkness and light, who came to us as the...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, January 14, 2024 Second Sunday After Epiphany ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Page 56 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Almighty God, to whom all hearts...
One decision followed up by action reveals purpose. Since every word of the Bible was intentionally chosen, it’s worth picking apart each verse for content. For instance, speaking of making an intentional choice, the very first gospel verse read, “Jesus decided to go to Galilee.” Going...
By all accounts, our gospel reading today makes it sound like there were two types of Baptism in Jesus’ day: one of repentance for the forgiveness of sins and one which caused the Holy Spirit to descend and land upon the individual being baptized. Let’s...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, January 7, 2024 First Sunday of Christmas ANNOUNCEMENTS CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, creator of darkness and light, word of truth, wind sweeping over the waters. Amen. Let us confess our sin...
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WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, December 31, 2023 First Sunday of Christmas LUKE 2:12-15 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. And suddenly there...