Grace Abounds

On All Saints Sunday, we remember the saints in our lives - and remember we too are saints. “Saint” in Scripture is not used to single out extraordinary individuals or exclusively for the faithful departed; “saint” describes each and every follower of Jesus Christ. Sainthood is our present reality and our future hope, the now and the not yet of our faith. As St. John writes, we are God’s children right here and now, and one day, we will see God our heavenly Father face to face (1 John 1:1-3).

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Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:30am and 11am.

Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email [email protected] and request to be added!

If you are in need of prayer or pastoral care, email Pastor Jen at [email protected].

We continue to be deeply grateful for the ongoing generosity of our St. John’s community members, and the faithful financial support that contributes to our mission to “Know Christ and Make Christ Known.”

Thank you!

Ways you can Give:

• Online stjohnslutheran.church

• Text "Give" to 760-330-2326

• Mail a check: 42695 Washington St. Palm Desert, CA 92211

For more information about Worship and Ministry at St. John’s, please email the Church Office at [email protected] or call us at 760-345-2122

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Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:30am and 11am.

Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email [email protected] and request to be added!

If you are in need of prayer or pastoral care, email Pastor Jen at [email protected].

We continue to be deeply grateful for the ongoing generosity of our St. John’s community members, and the faithful financial support that contributes to our mission to “Know Christ and Make Christ Known.”

Thank you!

Ways you can Give:

• Online stjohnslutheran.church

• Text "Give" to 760-330-2326

• Mail a check: 42695 Washington St. Palm Desert, CA 92211

For more information about Worship and Ministry at St. John’s, please email the Church Office at [email protected] or call us at 760-345-2122

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Who is God? Who is your God? What do you do with the things God has given you? These questions are at the heart of the encounter between Jesus and the religious authorities, who ask him about paying taxes to the Roman Empire (Matt 22:15-22). Jesus reminds them, and us, that everything belongs to the God who made and loves the entire creation. This includes us, made in the image of God (Gen 1:26-27), with dignity and value and worth.

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Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:30am and 11am.

Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email [email protected] and request to be added!

If you are in need of prayer or pastoral care, email Pastor Jen at [email protected].

We continue to be deeply grateful for the ongoing generosity of our St. John’s community members, and the faithful financial support that contributes to our mission to “Know Christ and Make Christ Known.”

Thank you!

Ways you can Give:

 • Online stjohnslutheran.church

 • Text "Give" to 760-330-2326

 • Mail a check: 42695 Washington St. Palm Desert, CA 92211

For more information about Worship and Ministry at St. John’s, please email the Church Office at [email protected] or call us at 760-345-2122

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“We Need Peace” - words in graffiti I saw as I walked the Via Dolorosa, the “Way of Suffering,” taken by Jesus as he carried his cross through Jerusalem. Jesus lived, suffered and died, and rose again to life to bring us peace. Peace in the assurance the Lord is with us, even in the valleys (Psalm 23). Peace knowing the Lord will one day heal us and the whole creation (Isaiah 25:1-9). Peace that guards our hearts and minds when troubles come (Phil 4:4-8). We need the peace that Jesus brings, now and always.

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Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:30am and 11am.

Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email [email protected] and request to be added!

If you are in need of prayer or pastoral care, email Pastor Jen at [email protected].

We continue to be deeply grateful for the ongoing generosity of our St. John’s community members, and the faithful financial support that contributes to our mission to “Know Christ and Make Christ Known.”

Thank you!

Ways you can Give:

• Online stjohnslutheran.church

• Text "Give" to 760-330-2326

• Mail a check: 42695 Washington St. Palm Desert, CA 92211

For more information about Worship and Ministry at St. John’s, please email the Church Office at [email protected] or call us at 760-345-2122

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Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:30am and 11am.

Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email [email protected] and request to be added!

If you are in need of prayer or pastoral care, email Pastor Jen at [email protected].

We continue to be deeply grateful for the ongoing generosity of our St. John’s community members, and the faithful financial support that contributes to our mission to “Know Christ and Make Christ Known.”

Thank you!

Ways you can Give:

• Online stjohnslutheran.church

• Text "Give" to 760-330-2326

• Mail a check: 42695 Washington St. Palm Desert, CA 92211

For more information about Worship and Ministry at St. John’s, please email the Church Office at [email protected] or call us at 760-345-2122

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In his “Parable of the Two Sons” (Matt 21:28-32), Jesus calls on his listeners to change their minds about him and themselves, and join in his life-giving work. Change is hard, and change is necessary if we are to grow in Christ, to follow the Holy Spirit in more godly, more loving, more healthy directions, to be transformed by the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:1-2). Are you willing to change in the light of the Lord’s gracious presence?

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Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:30am and 11am.

Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email [email protected] and request to be added!

If you are in need of prayer or pastoral care, email Pastor Jen at [email protected].

We continue to be deeply grateful for the ongoing generosity of our St. John’s community members, and the faithful financial support that contributes to our mission to “Know Christ and Make Christ Known.”

Thank you!

Ways you can Give:

• Online stjohnslutheran.church

• Text "Give" to 760-330-2326

• Mail a check: 42695 Washington St. Palm Desert, CA 92211

For more information about Worship and Ministry at St. John’s, please email the Church Office at [email protected] or call us at 760-345-2122

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Jesus tells the parable of the landowner who pays his laborers one denarius each no matter the amount of work that did that day. Ending the story with the familiar adage, “the last will be first, and the first will be last”. A message of radical generosity for all the created. This is also reflected in old testament reading from Jonah, where Jonah is displeased that God shows the Ninavite’s mercy. The truth is we all fall short and stumble, but it is God’s radical generosity that gives us the grace to see deserving in all. “The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.”

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Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:30am and 11am.

Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email [email protected] and request to be added!

If you are in need of prayer or pastoral care, email Pastor Jen at [email protected].

We continue to be deeply grateful for the ongoing generosity of our St. John’s community members, and the faithful financial support that contributes to our mission to “Know Christ and Make Christ Known.”

Thank you!

Ways you can Give:

• Online stjohnslutheran.church

• Text "Give" to 760-330-2326

• Mail a check: 42695 Washington St. Palm Desert, CA 92211

For more information about Worship and Ministry at St. John’s, please email the Church Office at [email protected] or call us at 760-345-2122

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Jesus, Paul, Joseph, and saints throughout Scripture call us to forgive each other as the Lord forgives us (Matt 18:21-22, Col 3:13, Genesis 50:15-21). Forgiveness is not ignoring harmful behavior or allowing it to continue; forgiveness is acknowledging harmful behavior and allowing the person we forgive to change. Forgiveness to letting go of our own anger and resentment. Forgiveness opens possibilities for healing and transformation. Where is there need for forgiveness in your life today?

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Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:30am and 11am.

Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email [email protected] and request to be added!

If you are in need of prayer or pastoral care, email Pastor Jen at [email protected].

We continue to be deeply grateful for the ongoing generosity of our St. John’s community members, and the faithful financial support that contributes to our mission to “Know Christ and Make Christ Known.”

Thank you!

Ways you can Give:

• Online stjohnslutheran.church

• Text "Give" to 760-330-2326

• Mail a check: 42695 Washington St. Palm Desert, CA 92211

For more information about Worship and Ministry at St. John’s, please email the Church Office at [email protected] or call us at 760-345-2122

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Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:30am and 11am.

Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email [email protected] and request to be added!

If you are in need of prayer or pastoral care, email Pastor Jen at [email protected].

We continue to be deeply grateful for the ongoing generosity of our St. John’s community members, and the faithful financial support that contributes to our mission to “Know Christ and Make Christ Known.”

Thank you!

Ways you can Give:

• Online stjohnslutheran.church

• Text "Give" to 760-330-2326

• Mail a check: 42695 Washington St. Palm Desert, CA 92211

For more information about Worship and Ministry at St. John’s, please email the Church Office at [email protected] or call us at 760-345-2122

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In “The Two Towers,” Sam encourages his friend Frodo with these words, “there’s some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” The Apostle Paul gives us this same encouragement with his words, “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Rom 12:9-21). Paul’s advice for how we do so in a complicated word still resonates today.

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Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:30am and 11am.

Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email [email protected] and request to be added!

If you are in need of prayer or pastoral care, email Pastor Jen at [email protected].

We continue to be deeply grateful for the ongoing generosity of our St. John’s community members, and the faithful financial support that contributes to our mission to “Know Christ and Make Christ Known.”

Thank you!

Ways you can Give:

• Online stjohnslutheran.church

• Text "Give" to 760-330-2326

• Mail a check: 42695 Washington St. Palm Desert, CA 92211

For more information about Worship and Ministry at St. John’s, please email the Church Office at [email protected] or call us at 760-345-2122

CCLI Streaming & Podcast License # CSPL129016