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A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Death sucks – and God gets that! God understands that death lies at the root of our pain as humans. Today is All Saints Sunday. We remember both the saintly believers of our faith heritage and also our own beloved people who have left us. We gather for ONE WORSHIP service at 10 a.m. today, […]
Do you serve God, or the world? Jesus came to serve the very least among humanity. Today’s Bible readings contrast serving the world with our ego at the center, with serving the world with God at our center. Oppression, violence, injustice and living for immediate pleasure contrast with obeying God’s will. Jesus said to his […]
With God-focused wealth, all things are possible! God knows we need material possessions. Today’s Bible readings speak to living in balance with our material needs and our spiritual calling. If we put God first – and put our material goods at God’s feet in service to God and the world – then the impossible becomes […]
ONE WORSHIP SERVICE today at 10am More this week about children! We can start to see the pattern in our Gospel stories recently: First, Jesus tells us to believe in him with simple, open acceptance of a child. At the same time, Jesus also seems to ask us grown-ups to care for the little ones […]
Do the good you do in God’s powerful Name! The name of God is so incredibly powerful! So much so, that God’s second commandment to us, of the Big 10, warns us not to use it lightly. But God does want us to use his name to heal, declare his praise, and act with love […]
The child in you yearns for God’s love! A child is so vulnerable! People can be mean or take advantage of the child. And yet, that’s how Jesus says we should be toward God. More, God asks us to welcome children and lead them to Him. Taking (the child) into his arms, Jesus said to […]
Take up Jesus’ “cross” — it leads to God-life! Jesus is the One God Sent. He shows us how to live in relationship with God and with each other. To do that, Jesus says, we need to reject the things that keep us from living truly in those relationships. Jesus asked them, “But who do […]
God loves everyone equally! Outsiders and insiders. Things open and things closed. Salvation and mercy. These are some of the themes you’ll hear in today’s Bible readings. Today’s stories surprise us, and they make us stop and think. Then looking up to heaven, (Jesus) sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that, “Be opened.” – Mark […]
ONE service at 10am today! Be a doer, not just a talker! God promises us many blessings if we do what he asks. Be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. – James 1:22 What does God ask doers to do? “Care for the orphans and widows in their distress.” Check. […]
This bread comes from God’s spirit! Jesus is bread? We eat him?? Jesus understood that his words can be hard to understand. For some, they are even harder to accept. But he promises they are true! Jesus is more nourishing than regular bread, because this “bread” comes directly from the source of all life – […]