In holy baptism God makes saints out of sinners. In holy communion God forgives the sins of all the saints. In worship today we give thanks for all the saints “who from their labors rest.” In the same breath we petition our God for the strength to hear and to heed the admonitions of Jesus…

Genuine repentance and pretentious piety stand in stark contrast in the gospel and all around us. All creation stands in need of God’s forgiveness. Keep the faith. God’s people shall be accounted righteous for Jesus’ sake. Our God is merciful to sinners. For this we worship and glorify God forever. #SundayWorship

     It has been a stressful week in our community – especially with the false school shooting alarms.  Please hold in prayer our students and educators and their families – as well as our society – as we walk together thru these days.  In the midst of life’s ups and downs and the fleetingness…

“God’s work. Our hands”/Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost This weekend, we join Lutheran Christians across the land for our annual “God’s Work, Our Hands” Servant Sunday. At LS, we’ll prepare 140 old-fashioned Sunday dinners for first responders, Meals-on-Wheels recipients, and those without homes. Kitchen helpers will start cooking at 9am. At 11:45, volunteers are needed to…

12th Sunday After Pentecost On this 12 th Sunday after Pentecost, we are blessed with special music from Disciples of Harmony – and we are very excited to kick off our new G.I.F.T. Worship Experience that will make worship even more special for all children & parents. We hear Jesus speak about the power of…

We’re all very excited about our big Rally Day celebration this Sunday for the whole congregation and friends – with our theme, “See HOPE More Clearly!” There’s one UNITY WORSHIP SERVICE at 10:30, with special sharing from our youth, families, and adults. The service concludes with a joyful HOPE procession and our congregation photo. We…

What an amazing worship experience last week – with Pastor Carl’s sermon, Pastor Eric’s children message, the Thanksgiving moment with our youth returning from their Mission Trip, and the moving solo by Seminarian Adriana that brought tears to many, many eyes (“Give Me Jesus”). If you weren’t able to be here last week, you can…

Here, on the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, we hear Jesus’ warning about the lure of greed and his profound parable about a “foolish” man who receives many blessings, but decides to build bigger barns to keep these blessings for himself and his own future security (Luke 12:13-21). The New Testament lesson from Colossian 3 encourages…

Excitement is building for our special “Christmas in July” celebration this Sunday and (amid the ongoing challenges of life in the world) the opportunity to celebrate the good news of God’s love for “all the people” and “a Savior born for you” – Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us! On Sunday, we have Christmas music at…

On this 5th Sunday after Pentecost, we hear 2 “great” commandments: to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind & strength – and to love your neighbor as yourself. We hear a man try to justify himself by limiting who qualifies as his neighbor – and how Jesus responds with one…