The scene leading up to the first of many signs that Jesus would perform is a slice of real life. There’s a wedding going on and the guest list includes Jesus, his mother, and Jesus’ disciples. Like many weddings you and I have attended, there...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, January 19, 2025 Second Sunday After Epiphany ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE BRIEF ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, our creator, our protector, our wellspring of life. Amen. Trusting that God receives our words and...
Today’s story about Jesus’ baptism begins by setting a tone among the people there on the scene. The people were filled with expectation. All were questioning in their hearts concerning who might be the Messiah. In other words, the people were inspired to seek and find...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, January 12, 2025 Baptism of Our Lord ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE THANKSGIVING The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give him thanks and praise. PROFESSION OF...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, January 5, 2025 Second Sunday of Christmas ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE BRIEF ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, whose steadfast love is everlasting. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of...
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Think about all that that one single sentence says. In the beginning, the Word was with and also was God. I can think of nothing else in the...
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WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, December 29, 2024 First Sunday of Christmas ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE BRIEF ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, whose steadfast love is everlasting. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of...
Jesus increased in wisdom and years, in divine and human favor. How can that be so if Jesus is both fully human and fully God? I suppose that this statement refers only to Jesus’ humanness. As a human, he might have room to increase in...
As if out of a scene from Call the Midwife, two pregnant women converse in Poplar. One of them has traveled from the modest home of her husband’s family in the West End of Judea to a village in East London to call on kin,...