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828 W. Main St., Grass Valley • (530) 273-9631
A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Peace Lutheran offers Sunday worship services online The joy of God’s presence continues to lift people up through online worship services at Peace Lutheran Church in Grass Valley. Though church pews sit empty, anyone can find spiritual nourishment amid the COVID-19 pandemic through Peace’s music, scripture readings and preaching. Despite recent state guidelines that outline […]
God says: “Listen to Jesus!” To listen — that’s the hard part! Our stories today tell about exciting images of God. One describes God’s presence as “a devouring fire.” Another story describes “a bright cloud.” People’s faces shine “like the sun.” The light is so bright that it transfigures Jesus, changes his appearance. A voice […]
Jesus asks us to reconcile! Live out God’s commandments and reconcile your differences. Jesus tells his followers to follow these two simple rules. So why do we have so much trouble following? Our yearly congregational meeting will be convened at 9:45 a.m. in the Fellowship Center. Our readings today lay out two choices: We can […]
Jesus offers light for your path! The light of Jesus’ love and guidance helps us navigate the everyday bumps, bruises and beauties that come our way. And, when we let that light into our hearts, it shines through us to everyone we meet. As baptized children of God, we walk a path filled with light. […]
Jesus offers this invitation: Come and see for yourself! “Come and see.” Jesus had a simple invitation for the two guys following him. He knew they were looking for something. They already followed John the Baptizer, the prophet down by the Jordan River. Already, they had heard John declare, “That fella over there, that Jesus […]
“Jesus came to John at the Jordan to be baptized.’” – Matthew 3:13 Jesus Gets Baptized – How about You? God loves all people! But when you get baptized, you belong to God in a special way. You become God’s daughter or son. Through water and God’s words, baptism marks you for a special inheritance. […]
Jesus – Present Before the very beginning! Beginning a new year can fill us with both excitement and dread. We may look forward to new possibilities. Do you like to make New Year’s resolutions? At the same time, things we failed to accomplish may nag us. We may feel haunted by what happened. On top […]
Son of God! Has to Flee? Joseph already had been through a lot when the angel told his to take his little family and flee to Egypt. The king was out to kill the child, Jesus. But this was the son of God, right? “An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream […]
News for Joseph: A son named Jesus? News of a son probably was not good news for Joseph. He wasn’t even married yet! But the angel that appeared in his dream told him: Your fiancée, Mary, is with child. She will bear you a son. You are to name him Jesus. Christmas Eve services: 4 […]
God’s love blossoms in your desert Blossom – A flower in the desert seems a miraculous thing. Today’s Bible readings promise more than a single blossom. No matter how dry the desert of your soul might seem, God’s love is pouring out abundantly on you now! The prophet Isaiah promises God will make your hands […]