Rejoicing while waiting for the King A note of joyful expectation marks today’s worship. Isaiah announces that the desert shall rejoice and blossom, and Jesus points to the unexpected and transforming signs of God’s reign. We wait with patience for the coming of the...
Christ approaches with light in the darkness At the heart of our Advent preparation stands John the Baptist, who calls us to repent and make a new beginning. As the darkness increases we turn toward the approaching light of Christ. For Christians he is the root of...
Wake up to see – Christ is among us The new church year begins with a wake-up call: Christ is coming soon! In today’s readings both Paul and Jesus challenge us to wake from sleep, for we know neither the day nor hour of the Lord’s coming. Isaiah proclaims the...
If you can’t make it to one of the in-person services… please view the recorded Advent worship from 2020. Sharing Advent with sister Lutheran churches This Advent season Grace participants will have opportunities to better know our church siblings...
We rejoice in song! On the first Sunday of Christmas we find the boy Samuel and the boy Jesus, both in the temple, both growing in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and humankind. We too have returned to the house of God “to sing psalms, hymns, and...
