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  • 1 Corinthians 2:1-16: Christ’s Cross Casts Its Beams

    1 Corinthians 2:1-16: Christ’s Cross Casts Its Beams

    The night engulfs the day sky, a blanket descending upon the earth. Death looms in the afternoon, the sun retreating its rays, ashamed by the spectacle. On two rough-hewn beams of wood hang a man who transcends our shadows and frees us from our darkness. Final gasping words pierce the gloom, declaring no sin is mightier than the Almighty’s grace.… [more]

    1 Corinthians 2:1-16: Christ's Cross Casts Its Beams
  • 1 Corinthians 1:26-31: Christ Jesus Stands, Forever Faithful and True

    1 Corinthians 1:26-31: Christ Jesus Stands, Forever Faithful and True

    The fallen world and its coursings confirm this current creation is never far from self-destruction. Disasters push upheaval into our lives. The earth shakes, the heavens rumble, creatures cry, and rivers swell. The wind of change blows a chill. Sturdy trees bend and twist, mere twigs against the storm’s power. Hurricane winds rampage through a city… [more]

    1 Corinthians 1:26-31: Christ Jesus Stands, Forever Faithful and True
  • Matthew 4:12-25: Where Jesus is Present, the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand

    Matthew 4:12-25: Where Jesus is Present, the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand

    At the worst of times, a king and his kingdom can be oppressive, a hierarchical arrangement most unwavering. Authority lies in the hands of one man, his word as the nation’s command. Obedient subjects bow to his every decree. The King’s word is final, and any infraction might punish or banish. At its best, a monarch leads and serves his citizens,… [more]

    Matthew 4:12-25: Where Jesus is Present, the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand
  • Promised Treasures

    Promised Treasures

      Here is our pastor's newsletter article for February 2023, which tells of our Lenten Midweek services.   With a few blinks and the sun dwindling on the horizon, Lent will soon be upon us, arriving on February 22nd. Each Lenten season provides us another opportunity to relearn the value of repentance and turn away from sin. Of course, we don’t… [more]

    Promised Treasures
  • Isaiah 42:1-9: One Word

    Isaiah 42:1-9: One Word

    God’s ancient seer and prophet, Isaiah, needs no cackle or scream to pronounce justice in the land. In silent strength, a mere breath of a word will do! No clamor or loudness, only a single word, a whisper of truth to fulfill something unheard of in earlier centuries of shouting. From today’s Old Testament text, this prophet will not screech or… [more]

    Isaiah 42:1-9: One Word

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Promised Treasures

  Here is our pastor's newsletter article for February 2023, which tells of our Lenten … [Read More...]

Thanksgiving Eve Service

Our annual Thanksgiving Eve Service is Wednesday, November 23th at 7:00 PM–a time to … [Read More...]

The Story of Esther

Our pastor's newsletter article for October, 2022. In history’s long arc, the exilers of … [Read More...]

Sermons

1 Corinthians 2:1-16: Christ’s Cross Casts Its Beams

The night engulfs the day sky, a blanket descending upon the earth. Death looms in the … [More...]

1 Corinthians 1:26-31: Christ Jesus Stands, Forever Faithful and True

The fallen world and its coursings confirm this current creation is never far from … [More...]

Matthew 4:12-25: Where Jesus is Present, the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand

At the worst of times, a king and his kingdom can be oppressive, a hierarchical … [More...]

Articles

Family Dysfunction

By Pr. Rich Futrell The family is the basic building block of society, where we experience and learn how to love, trust, and respect another. Yet, where do we first suffer pain, hurt, and betrayal? In the same location—our families! For a home, a place aglow with affection and security, likewise, troubles with defect and dysfunction. The Old Testament swarms with such examples. Try to find a … [More...]

Certainty Amid our Uncertainties

  Here is our pastor's article for our church newsletter for November 2021. Rich, poor, man or woman, major and minor setbacks befall each and all. How can they not, since we are crestfallen creatures living in a sin-corrupted world? Whenever these certitudes come, events force us to pick up the pieces and start afresh. Otherwise, we withdraw from life. Of course, we might also lie to ourselves … [More...]

Eyes and Ears, Old and New

“Whatever we ask of you, teacher, we want you to do” (Mark 10:35). So, Jesus must again reorient His twelve toward a kingdom opened by His suffering, which He described as drinking from a cup (Matthew 20:22). In God’s kingdom, greatness comes in lowliness, where God gives His grace to the humble. Almost every Apostle of Jesus will, one day, “drink the cup” of martyrdom, beginning with James. Until … [More...]

Lest the Darkness Define Us

Imperfect copies of imperfect copies are we. The fall into sin introduced not only death but also physical decay and disease. Every Sunday, we admit as much in our Confession of Sin, “We are by nature sinful” (LSB 151, 167). All this means we are in a death spiral. Like “sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way, death came to all people, because all sinned” (Romans … [More...]

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Education Hour @ 8:15 AM
Divine Service @ 9:30 AM

Lent & Easter Season Service Dates & Times

Ash Wendnesday — February 22nd @ 1 & 7 PM
Lenten Midweek — Wednesdays Starting March 1st through March 29th @ 1 & 7 PM
Maundy Thursday — April 6th @ 7 PM
Good Friday — April 7th @ 7 PM
Easter Sunday — April 9th @ 10 AM
There will be no Christian Education Classes on Easter Sunday

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  • 1 Corinthians 2:1-16: Christ’s Cross Casts Its Beams
  • 1 Corinthians 1:26-31: Christ Jesus Stands, Forever Faithful and True
  • Matthew 4:12-25: Where Jesus is Present, the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand
  • Promised Treasures

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