My daughter has a tattoo quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson that reads, “The years teach much what the days never knew.” The Bible testifies to this eternal truth too: from verse to verse as one page turns to the next. The meaning of the quote speaks...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, March 17, 2024 Fifth Sunday in Lent ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who writes the law upon our hearts so that all people will care for one another. Amen. Held in God’s...
It doesn’t take talking to more than a few people for a short amount of time to prove what Scripture pointed out today: That our natural human tendency is to complain about our circumstances and the people involved. More often than not, we hope to...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, March 10, 2024 Fourth Sunday in Lent ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who writes the law upon our hearts so that all people will care for one another. Amen. Held in God’s...
Gee whiz. What’s the deal with Jesus on the outskirts of the temple today? I wonder if he’s sending a message that goes something like this: Don’t make religion a commodity. Don’t let loyalty to God become an industry or make the wares of worship...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, March 3, 2024 Third Sunday In Lent ANNOUNCEMENTS CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who writes the law upon our hearts so that all people will care for one another. Amen. Held...
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During his lifetime, Jesus was many things to many people, but frequently, he fulfilled the role of teacher or rabbi. And while teaching, he would refer to the past, present, and future to emphasize points of the current lesson. Without a doubt, Jesus was a...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, February 25, 2024 Second Sunday in Lent ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who writes the law upon our hearts so that all people will care for one another. Amen. Held in God’s...
Today’s gospel reading reminds me of a major current dilemma facing many members of our society, a dilemma affecting nearly every family as well as the entire healthcare system. The dilemma is this: Men and women as young as their mid-fifties upwards of ninety years...