What is a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin anyway? At best, it sounds like some sort of trade, a deal where a person must do “A” to qualify for “B”. It would be hard to argue against this idea: that forgiveness of...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, December 8, 2024 Second Sunday of Advent ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE Holy are you, God of righteousness and peace; you wait with patience for all to come to repentance after sending your prophet...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Bishop James S. Dunlop, Preaching The Reverend William Krenz, Pastor Emeritus The Reverend Michael Petresky, Assisting Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, December 1, 2024 First Sunday of Advent ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE Holy are you, God of power and glory; you...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Eric Anderson, Supply Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, November 24, 2024 Christ the King Sunday ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE BRIEF ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, our refuge, our delight, our beginning and our end. Amen. Let us come in truth before the one who...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Eric Anderson, Supply Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, November 17, 2024 Twenty-Sixth Sunday After Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE BRIEF ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, our refuge, our delight, our beginning and our end. Amen. Let us come in truth before the one who...
Let’s look at what today’s three readings have in common, shall we? In both the first and third readings, we hear of two widows. Other than orphaned children, widows were considered to be in the most vulnerable state a person could be in in the...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, November 10, 2024 Twenty-fifth Sunday After Pentecost ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE BRIEF ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, our refuge, our delight, our beginning and our end. Amen. Let us come in truth before the one who loves...
Listen to the bold statement that Mary initially makes: How sure she is that things would have turned out differently if only Jesus had been present. Mary states, without a doubt, that if Jesus had been present where she and her brother were, if Jesus...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, November 3, 2024 All Saints Day ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, our refuge, our delight, our beginning and our end. Amen. Let us come in truth before the...
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