by Office | Sep 12, 2025 | Sermons
God seeks the lost The grumbling of the religious leaders in today’s gospel is actually our holy hope: This Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them. That our God seeks and saves the lost is not only a holy hope, it is our only hope. As the writer of 1 Timothy...
by Office | Jul 20, 2025 | Sermons
Showing hospitality to Christ Perhaps the church, at its best, is “all ears.” God urges the faithful, again and again, to “listen up!”—to heed the word that gives life. So it was with Abraham and Sarah, Mary and Martha, and the early church at Colossae. So it is today...
by Office | Jun 5, 2025 | Sermons
May we be One in Christ On Pentecost, we celebrate that we have been given an Advocate to accompany us. Poured out in wind and fire, water, wine, and bread, the Holy Spirit abides in and among us. We give thanks that God speaks to each of us, no matter our origins,...
by Office | May 4, 2025 | Sermons
Do you love Jesus? The disciples make a big splash and eat breakfast with the risen Jesus. Wading in the water (remembering baptism) and eating with Jesus (celebrating holy communion) is our weekly encounter with the risen Christ. Jesus asks us again and again: Do...
by Office | Apr 18, 2025 | Announcements
Palm Sunday Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10 am at Grace Lutheran Church Maundy Thursday Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 7 pm at Grace Lutheran Church In person and livestreamed Good Friday Worship Friday, April 18, 2025 at 7 pm At First Congregational Church Easter...