Messiah Lutheran Church

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, December 22, 2024 Fourth Sunday of Advent   ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE Holy are you, God of steadfast love and faithfulness; you made a covenant with your chosen ones to establish the throne of...

‘Tis the season of Advent, a season of not only quiet anticipation for Jesus’ arrival, but specific time set aside for us to prepare for Jesus’ coming by doing things we haven’t yet thought about. How about that?  Are there things you haven’t yet thought about...

WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Organist Sunday, December 15, 2024 Third Sunday of Advent   ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE Holy are you, God of the brokenhearted and oppressed; your chosen one offers a garland instead of ashes to whoever mourns; your...

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...