Messiah Lutheran Church

03 Sep

Posted at 19:25h in Bulletins

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, September 3, 2023 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be God, the one who forms us, ☩ Jesus who bears the cross, the Spirit who makes our joy complete.  Amen. Let us bow before God...

03 Sep

Posted at 09:28h in Sermons

According to the ESV, the words “from that time on” signify the end of Jesus’ Galilean ministry and the beginning of his journey to Jerusalem. In the first of four references to his upcoming suffering and death, Jesus aims to prepare his disciples and ready...

27 Aug

Posted at 17:33h in Sermons

When a gospel passage begins with the phrase, “Now when,” it’s meant to draw our attention to what’s about to happen next. Now when Jesus arrived at a place called Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples a very pointed question. “Who do people say the...

27 Aug

Posted at 07:23h in Bulletins

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, August 27, 2023 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be God, the one who forms us, ☩ Jesus who bears the cross, the Spirit who makes our joy complete.  Amen. Let us bow before God...

20 Aug

Posted at 18:44h in Bulletins

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, August 20, 2023 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Come near to God and God will come near to you. Wash your hands from sin and purify your hearts, lest you become full...

20 Aug

Posted at 18:14h in Sermons

When Jesus “left that place and went away” he crossed the border and left what was traditionally known as Jewish territory in the country of Israel. He “left that place and went away” with intention, just like always, heading toward the districts of Tyre and...

13 Aug

Posted at 18:51h in Sermons

Hearing the sound of sheer silence. It’s one of my favorite things to briefly hear in the midst of confusion, chaos, or trouble. Here’s an example from our own lives that might enable us to relate to Elijah as a persecuted prophet. Did you ever drive...

11 Aug

Posted at 09:48h in Bulletins

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES   Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, August 13, 2023 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Come near to God and God will come near to you. Wash your hands from sin and purify your hearts, lest you become full...

06 Aug

Posted at 10:30h in Sermons

Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, gave them to his disciples and they in turn gave them to the crowds. The first thing I want to say is, “Thanks be to God that the...