Vacation Bible School Closing Service, June 30, 2019
Devotion #1: Mark 4:35-41
Jesus Came to Save Sinners
Devotion #2: Genesis 39:2-12, 16-20
Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet
Devotion #3, Acts 9:32-42
Let Your Light Shine
Loving Father, let your Word be a lamp for our feet and a light to our path so that we and our children may understand what you would have us know and believe, as we walk on the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen.
Pastor Tim Patoka
Second Sunday after Pentecost, June 23, 2019
Stories of Improbable and Rare Faith
A Roman Centurion’s faith: what was his faith like?
it moved him to love God’s people and others around him.
it moved him to love God’s house (he built a synagogue.)
He showed humility and deference as he did not want to inconvenience Jesus in any way.
He believed that Jesus had the power to give life to a dying man.
Yours and Mine: How do we develop a strong faith today?
Diligent use of God’s Word which is so accessible today: Bible apps, automatic email devotions, Bibles, Bible classes, Worship every single Sunday.
The Holy Spirit works through the Word to create a greater trust in Jesus our Savior and to help each day with our concerns.
Pastor Ron Koehler
First Sunday after Pentecost, June 16, 2019
It would be easy to strain and stress over the details of what it means that God is both one and three.
We marvel, we rejoice, we give thanks for his love.
We hold God by faith in mystery and awe—-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
May God grant that we always hold him in such fath and share the truth of the Trinity with others.
Pastor Nathan Kassulke
The Day of Pentecost, June 9, 2019
What does Pentecost mean?
It means that Jesus kept his promise to send the Holy Spirit and that the Holy Spirit remains powerfully active for us.
It means that he leads us to call on the name of the Lord and be saved.
Let us rejoice today in his work and let us pray that he would keep us strong through the gospel until we reach the incredible glory of heaven. Amen.
Pastor Nathan Kassulke
The Ascension of Our Lord, June 2, 2019
It was Jesus Christ who ascended into heaven because his work was done.:
Because the disciples witnessed Jesus ascending to heaven, they were assured that everything concerning the Promised Savior was fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
All those Old Testament prophesies they learned growing up were completed before their very eyes.
He continues to bless all his repentant children with the forgiveness of all their sins.
All the person needs to do is confess and trust to receive this blessing.
It doesn’t depend on us—-we have a Savior; we have his forgiveness.
That’s assured to us by Jesus’ ascension. Amen.
Pastor Tim Patoka
Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 26, 2019
Think of Home School as the training and instruction that prepares you to one day live in your eternal home.
This is the schooling you receive during your days on this eath that lead you to God’s home in heaven, where you will live eternally.
Since this is learning that leads to eternal life, each of us needs to take this kind of schooling seriously.
Pastor Ronald Koehler
Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 19, 2019
“Just as I have loved you, so also you are to love one another.”
As we wait to follow our Savior home to heaven:
we rely on his love and we reflect his love to others..
Our home is in heave and our Savior who loves us promises to take us to be there with him.
In the meantime, we show that our heart is with him by loving those he puts in our lives.
Jesus has show us what love looks like. May he grant us to be more like him every day. Amen.
Pastor Nathan Kassulke
Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 12, 2019
The assured feeling that we are safe:
Because of who Jesus is
Because of what Jesus gives.
Jesus is the Christ as attested with his words and actions—-no one else can be our Savior or give us the assurance that we have salvation.
He appeared in power, to assure them of his presence and providence for what lay ahead..
The risen Lord still comes with power through Word and sacrament, assuring us of his forgiveness, promising his Spirit for lives of faithful service, and guaranteeing our resurrection to eternal life..
Pastor Timothy Patoka
Third Sunday of Easter, May 5, 2019
Another miraculous catch of fish brings the disciples scrambling to worship at the feet of their Savior.
He appeared in power, to assure them of his presence and providence for what lay ahead..
The risen Lord still comes with power through Word and sacrament, assuring us of his forgiveness, promising his Spirit for lives of faithful service, and guaranteeing our resurrection to eternal life..
Pastor Timothy Patoka
Second Sunday of Easter, April 28, 2019
What happens after Easter? Jesus offers comfort and assurances to his disciples. He gives them certainty of peace and forgiveness. He gives them the keys to heaven.
What happens after our celebration of Easter? We keep on celebrating by listening to our Savior and receiving from him his gracious gifts to us. He has given us the house keys to our home in heaven. They are ours to know and ours to share.
We and all who believe have life in his name.
Amen.
Pastor Nathan Kassulke
Easter Festival Service, April 21, 2019
What had happened?
Jesus rose to be our Savior
Leave the tomb in amazement!
Whenever you sin or fail to live as God demands, look to the cross and the empty tomb. It’s because of what Jesus did there that you have peace with God above.
Pastor Timothy Patoka
Good Friday Service, April 19, 2019
Pastor Timothy Patoka
Maundy Thursday Service, April 18, 2019
Take and Eat; Take and Drink
Here Jesus eagerly desires your presence.
Here Jesus graciously gives you his presents.
Pastor Ron Koehler
Palm Sunday, April 14, 2019
Hosanna! Save Us Now!
It’s a cry to a King
It’s a motto for a Kingdom..
Pastor Timothy Patoka
Lenten Midweek 6 Service: April 10, 2019
“What is Truth,” Pontius Pilate asked Jesus.
Truth: Jesus isn’t who people want him to be and
Truth: Jesus is—-thank God!—-who he claims to be.
Pastor Ron Koehler
Fifth Sunday In Lent: April 7, 2019
May it never be that we reject Jesus as the cornerstone of our faith.
When we add anything to our faith or let it deteriorate in any way, we are weakening the cornerstone of our faith and run the risk of rejecting Christ.
When we seek our priorities first instead of God’s.
The more we allow false ideas to creep into our faith or time of absence to wear it away, the shakier our cornerstone becomes and our faith
When we withhold the fruits of faith that God expects from us.
Pastor Timothy Patoka
Midweek 5 Lenten Service, April 3, 2019
Jesus’ faithful love continues for all of his sheep. He will lose none that the Father has given to him.
This is your Savior. He is the almighty God, the humble Servant, and the faithful Shepherd. He is the one your soul needs. He is the one who has made you his own. And he wants you to know and trust it. He says, “I am he.”
Pastor Nathan Kassulke
Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 31, 2019
God rescues his people as they seek after pleasure and self-gratification.
And God is there again and again to rescue his people from their earthly enemies, to call them back, full of love and mercy and compassion, and to save them from the ultimate consequence of turning away from him.
Pastor Nathan Kassulke
Midweek 4 Lenten Service, March 27, 2019
Watch our Savior faithfully do the will of God.
Pray that God’s will also be done in us.
As we see our Savior suffering in the garden, we are encouraged to pray that we cling to faith in Jesus, for we know how eager and able our Father is both to hear and to help—-to his glory and for our salvation. Amen.
Pastor Tim Patoka
Third Sunday of Lent, March 24, 2019
Our Lord Jesus has already demonstrated the great love of God to us in every possible way.
It is our Redeemer who reminds us to repent, the one who went to the cross for our sins.
Our repentance is not a burden or an obligation to be met. It is painful, yes, to admit our sinfulness, but it is a joy to know that our sin has been paid for in full.
So, whenever we see tragedy or suffering, we can be thankful that God has been patient with us. We can be reminded of our own sinfulness, and we can rejoice in our loving Savior.
Pastor Nathan Kassulke