Bring your family into God's family

This weekend we study Acts 2:14 and 36-47, where Peter speaks from the Scriptures that Jesus is Israel’s Lord as well as Savior of the nations. Rejoice that God pours out his Spirit in Baptism and multiplies His blessings to us in daily repentance and forgiveness. Our sermon theme will be “God Still Uses the […]

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Entry into God’s Kingdom

Today we focus on God’s Word from John 3:3-8 and learn about entry into God’s Kingdom. In these verses, Nicodemus shows that he cannot comprehend the Holy Spirit’s miraculous work of new birth through Baptism. Human reason, darkened by sin, cannot accept that God can grant spiritual rebirth through ordinary water used with His Word. […]

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Living in the Freedom of Christ

This is Reformation weekend. In 1517, Martin Luther pounded 95 Theses onto the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg — and this act reminds Christians that we have been set free by Jesus. We live in the freedom of Christ by holding on to His teachings and by treasuring the freedom that has been […]

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The sermon for today is based on the familiar story of Jesus visiting His friends Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42). The believer hears the Word of God and listens with a trusting heart. So many things in this world can distract us from that simple privilege and duty of believers! Living according to God’s will […]

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Faith Takes God at His Word

A big aspect of being a Christian is a thing called “faith.” What exactly is faith? How does it play out in our daily lives? How do we make our faith stronger? Today, in our hymns, Bible readings, and sermon, we focus on that idea of what a strong faith looks like.

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