midweek-3-25-20 SERVICE OF PRAYER AND PREACHING – LSB #260 OPENING VERSICLES: (P.260) READINGS FROM HOLY SCRIPTURE: 1st Reading: John 14:15-31 (pew bible p) Psalm 51:1-12 (pew bible p) 2nd Reading: John 16:1-14 (pew bible p) RESPONSORY: Lent p.263 CATECHISM: p.264 Small Catechism Review: 3rd Article p.323 SERMON: The Apostles Creed – 3rd Article – III PRAYER: […]

• March 25, 2020
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Here is the audio file for the Worship at Home Service. The audio of the organ anthems is faint. We’ll work to improve that for next Sunday. Also, we’ll get it to you earlier on Sunday morning. Blessings on your worship, Pastor Nielsen Divine Service III (abbreviated/spoken) Page 184 […]

• March 22, 2020
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midweek-3-18-20 Worship From Home – From Service of Prayer and Preaching (Page 260 – hymnal) Open Versicles: Readings from Holy Scripture: John 19:1-42 Psalm 32:1-5 John 20:1-18 Catechism: Small Catechism: 2nd Article (page 322) Sermon: I Believe In Jesus Christ – II Prayer: Sermon – Mid-Week Lent – 3 (Apostles Creed, 2nd Article – II) […]

• March 18, 2020
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Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” “IF SHE HAD ONLY KNOWN.” Now there’s an epitaph you don’t want written on your tombstone. Talk about regret. […]

• March 15, 2020
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When Martin Luther set out to develop a curriculum for how to teach the Christian faith to the congregations which called themselves “the evangelicals” long before they called themselves “the Lutherans,” he wrote a ‘Small Catechism’ to provide the basics of the Christian faith. The heading states, “As the head of the family should teach […]

• March 11, 2020
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sermon-3-8-20.mp3 The setting for this morning’s gospel reading takes place in Jerusalem during the annual feast of Passover.  The verses just before those we have already heard are these:  “Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.  But Jesus […]

• March 8, 2020
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I. Introduction “I believe…” Such common, ordinary words. “I believe in myself.” “I believe in you.” “I believe the reports I’ve read.” “I believe the weather forecast.” “I believe…” rolls off our tongue and over our lips in so many ways. And yet, as common and ordinary as these two words may be, when we […]

• March 4, 2020
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I. He was made man. In the Nicene Creed, we confess that we believe in God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. That is to say, we do NOT confess to believe in God – “however you choose to define God.” We believe in the Triune God – three unique persons, one divine essence. The […]

• March 1, 2020
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“Beware!” That’s the first word from our Lord to us today. “Beware!” Whatever it is that follows must be something dangerous. “Beware!” And so it’s really too bad that when we hear Jesus say, “Beware!” we take it the same way we do when we read, “beware of falling rocks,” or “beware of moose.” An […]

• February 26, 2020
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Audio: sermon-2-23-20.mp3 Anyone who has ever visited Acadia National Park and driven the “Loop Road” knows what a ‘scenic pull-over’ is. It’s a place where the view is unobstructed and beautiful. We used to call them “Kodak spots.” But not everyone knows what “Kodak” is anymore. The signs all say that you really should ‘pull over’ […]

• February 23, 2020
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