On Pentecost our Lord sent the promised Spirit to lead us into all truth. Most basic and central to the Christian truth is the affirmation of one God who reveals himself to us in the three persons of the Trinity—the Father, the Son, and the Holy...

We are 50 days beyond the Easter festival. Robust and energetic “alleluias” have marked our prayer and praise. Readings from the gospel of John have pointed to Jesus’ victory over death and sin. And today we celebrate the power and promise of the Holy...

In the concluding words to St. Luke’s Gospel we hear today, Jesus gives his disciples a commission, a blessing, and a promise. Those same words speak to us. “You are witnesses of these things.” Witnessing implies both seeing and speaking publicly. We...

The church invests itself in the Easter mystery for seven weeks, from Easter to Pentecost, and “Alleluias” continue to ring throughout our songs and prayers during these 50 days. Readings from the Gospel of John are providing sign after sign...

Easter initiates a new day. It anticipates a new heaven and a new earth. The risen Lord is making all things new. In the mystery of holy baptism God has made new people of us. Today the Lord Jesus invites us to see everyone in a new light—through the...

We are Easter people… and “alleluia” is our song. The church invests itself in the Easter mystery for seven weeks from Easter to Pentecost. This week, in the middle of those 50 Days, the church celebrates Jesus as our Good Shepherd. Today’s readings...

In today’s readings both Saul and Peter encounter the Risen Christ and experience personally the depth of God’s love. Their lives are changed fundamentally and forever. We also regularly encounter this same Jesus by the waters of our baptism and in...

We are Easter people… and “alleluia” is our song! The church invests itself in the Easter mystery for seven weeks from Easter to Pentecost—50 days that are filled with remembrance and praise of the risen Christ. Readings from the Gospel of John will...

“Alleluia! Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia!” That Easter greeting, proclaimed throughout the ages of the Church, takes root in our hearts so that we understand that the resurrected life is now our own. Jesus has wiped away all fear, all...

Good Friday. Recorded on March 25, 2016 at the 6:45 p.m. worship service from CLC's Worship Center. "Turn Not from His Griefs Away” (Isaiah 53:3-12). Pastor Daniel Schumm. Good Friday.