Altar Flower & Eternal Light Sponsorships for 2025

2025 Altar Flower & Eternal Light Sponsorships are now available
Sign up sheets are on the table in the back of the sanctuary.
Members may sponsor in memory -- or honor of -- loved ones; or in celebration of special occasions.

AUDIO: Readings & Sermon for Wednesday December 18, 2024

View the Bulletin for Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Advent Worship Service: 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
During Advent, there will be no Wednesday Bible Study, it will resume Wednesday January 8, 2025
All are welcome, bring a friend, neighbor or relative

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First Reading – Isaiah 9:1-2, 6-7 
But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time He brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time He has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 

The people who walked in darkness 
have seen a great light; 
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, 
on them has light shined. 
For to us a child is born, 
to us a son is given; 
and the government shall be upon His shoulder, 
and His name shall be called 
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, 
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 
Of the increase of His government and of peace 
there will be no end, 
on the throne of David and over His kingdom, 
to establish it and to uphold it 
with justice and with righteousness 
from this time forth and forevermore. 
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this. 

Second Reading – Colossians 1:15–20 
[Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything He might be preeminent. For in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross. 

Third Reading – John 14:1–11 
[Jesus said:] “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.” 

Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know Me, Philip? Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own authority, but the Father who dwells in Me does His works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me, or else believe on account of the works themselves. 

VIDEO: Welcome to Life Together!

In this Life Together Digest, the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), shares an Advent message based on the hymn “Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding” (Lutheran Service Book 345) and the words of Colossians 2:8–12. “The Lord is in His heavens,” he says. “We made it through the election season, and we’re still here and blessed by Christ. God help us. Amen.” Please share this encouragement with others this holiday season.

Advent Bulletin: Wednesday December 18, 2024

View the Bulletin for Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Advent Worship Service: 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
During Advent, there will be no Wednesday Bible Study, it will resume Wednesday January 8, 2025
All are welcome, bring a friend, neighbor or relative

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Archive of AUDIO “Readings & Sermons”
Archive of VIDEO “Complete Service”
Archive of BULLETINS

Complete Advent/December Service Schedule

Sunday’s in Advent (December 1, 8, 15 & 22)
Service Times at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Adult/Teen Bible Study and Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.

Wednesday’s in Advent (December 4, 11 & 18)
Service Times at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
No Bible Study on Wednesdays until Jan. 8, 2024

Christmas Eve (December 24)
Service Times at 2:00 p.m. and Special Candlelight Service at 7:00 p.m.

Christmas Day (December 25)
One Service Only at 10:00 a.m.

Sunday December 29
Service Times at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Adult/Teen Bible Study and Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.

New Year’s Eve (December 31)
Service Times at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

New Year’s Day (January 1, 2025)
No Services

Wednesday Service with Bible Study returns on january 8th at 2:00 p.m.

Women’s Book Club: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Women’s Book Club
The Divine Proverb of Streusel by Sara Brunsvold
Wednesday January 15, 2025 — 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

The Divine Proverb of Streusel
Shaken by her parents' divorce and discouraged by the growing chasm between herself and her serious boyfriend, Nikki Werner seeks solace at her uncle's farm in a small Missouri hamlet. She'll spend the summer there, picking up the pieces of her shattered present so she can plan a better future. But what awaits her at the ancestral farm is a past she barely knows.

Among her late grandmother's belongings, Nikki finds an old notebook filled with handwritten German recipes and wise sayings pulled from the book of Proverbs. With each recipe she makes, she invites locals to the family table to hear their stories about the town's history, her ancestors--and her estranged father.

What started as a cathartic way to connect to her heritage soon becomes the means through which she learns how the women before her endured--with the help of their cooking prowess. Nikki realizes how delicious streusel with a healthy dollop of faith can serve as a guide to heal wounds of the past.

Link to Amazon Book Store

PLEASE NOTE: January 8th “Streusel Baking NIght” has been canceled

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Our Sunday School Christmas video is complete
THANK YOU Tess Carter for all the time and hard work producing it, and thanks also to the kids for participating.
December 15th is a big day for our Sunday School families … see details!

Our 4th - 6th grade Sunday School class provides an excellent foundation upon which Confirmation instruction builds in 6th grade. One hour with Jesus...9:15-10:15 Sunday mornings … time beautifully spent with the Savior of our Souls!

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