News
Lutheran Heritage Foundation is visiting on May 12
On May 12, Pr. Rod Benkendorf (former pastor at Frohna, MO) will be our guest … [Read More...]
The “I AM,” the Flesh-and-Bone God for Us
In many ways, our lives are all about knowing God. For this to be, we … [Read More...]
Church Activities Cancelled for January 20
All Church activities are cancelled for January 20, 2019 because of forcasted weather and … [Read More...]
Sermons
Revelation 22: I Am the Alpha and Omega
I From Adam and Eve to you and me, we can chant the psalm. “Behold, how pleasant … [More...]
Matthew 28:18-20: I Am with You Always
On the first Easter morning, grieving women find Jesus’ tomb is empty. Soon, Peter … [More...]
Easter: John 11:25: I Am the Resurrection and the Life
Never more to die, Jesus now lives! Now, the sunrise of Easter shines upon us, … [More...]
Articles
The Unknown Unknown
This is our pastor's article for the June, 2019 edition of our newsletter. In this, he delves into some (some!) of the New Testament's use of the little-known book of 1 Enoch. Some speak of “known knowns,” things of which we are aware and also understand. For others, they talk of “known unknowns,” what we know we don’t know. Last, is the “unknown unknowns,” something we fail to … [More...]
1 Peter: Lesson 4: It’s All About Jesus
Intro Last week, we saw Peter focus on “the futile ways inherited from [the ethnic Jewish Christians’] forefathers”—their Jewish work-righteous thinking. So, we found Peter establish a pattern. First, he sets up one’s righteous standing before God by what someone does. Next, he destroys such foolish thinking by what showing what God does. Two times, he did this. … [More...]
1 Peter: Lesson 5: From Nothing to Something
Intro Last week, Peter commanded Christians to long for the “worded” (logikon) milk like newborns for their mothers’ milk. This referred to the Lord’s Supper, for if Peter meant the preached Word, he would have used a different Greek construction (to gala tou logou). Why are we to crave the Supper? To grow up into salvation. This is realized when Christians come to Jesus … [More...]
1 Peter, Lesson 3: Our Life with God: Is It Up to Us or God?
Intro In 1 Peter 1:3-12, Peter is preparing his recipients for what is to follow, to be well-disposed and ready to receive his instruction. Peter does this by expounding on the activity of each Person of the Holy Trinity, offering a blessing based on the Father (vs. 3-5), Son (vs. 3, 7-8), and Spirit (vs. 10-12). God the Father, by His choice, brought Christians into a … [More...]
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