WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, July 17, 2022 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Page 56 ENTRANCE HYMN Let the Whole Creation Cry #242 1 Let the whole creation...
The gospel text says, “A woman named Martha welcomed Jesus and his disciples into her home.” In her mind, she was the responsible party, the primary cause of them being there. Only she would be eligible to receive credit or blame. After all, who else...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Seth Roseman, Guest Preacher Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, July 10, 2022 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Page 56 ENTRANCE HYMN How Great Thou Art #532 1 O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder consider all...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, July 3, 2022 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Page 56 ENTRANCE HYMN God of Our Fathers #567 1 God of our fathers, whose...
What can be said about this passage? Well for starters, it reinforces a few things present in our weekly liturgy. Whatever is offered: grace, peace, communion or forgiveness comes by way of God. It is by God’s authority that even Jesus heals and foils Satan....
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, June 26, 2022 Third Sunday after Pentecost GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Page 56 ENTRANCE HYMN You Servants of God #252 1 You servants of God, your master proclaim, and publish abroad...
You’ve heard the expression, “Timing is everything.” Let’s see how timing plays a part in today’s scripture texts. In the first reading, Elijah was given a list of people to enlist, so to speak, into God’s service: two kings and a prophet. I guess the...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, June 19, 2022 Second Sunday after Pentecost Happy Father’s Day GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Page 56 ENTRANCE HYMN O Zion, Haste #397 1 O Zion, haste, your mission high fulfilling, to tell...
At first I thought, no way am I going to preach about this guy on Father’s Day. He represents a man who is ultimately tortured and has no dignity. For a long time he has lived naked among the dead without so much as one...
The Holy Spirit of wisdom and truth is no afterthought. She was there before earth began, crying to all that live. Beside God, like a master worker, she was God’s daily delight. She herself rejoices before God always, rejoices in the world we inhabit and...