In the early centuries of the Christian church, the weeks leading up to Easter were a time of instruction and preparation for God’s people, particularly those who were new to the faith or interested in it. Time would be spent during the 40 days of Lent to instruct and prepare these new believers for the reception of the Holy Supper at the celebration of Easter. During our midweek Lenten worship services, we prepare our hearts for the Feast with the help of Martin Luther’s Small Catechism as we review the basic teachings of God’s Word. In this message, we reviewed the Apostles' Creed.

The Bible reading for this message is 2 Corinthians 13:14.

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This message is Part 2 in our Midweek Lenten worship series: Prepare for the Feast!

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Remember your Savior Jesus loves you! May he bless you with his grace!

God is powerful enough to work through my sufferings in this life for my eternal good. He does not create evil, but he does work through it for his good purposes for me. For that reason, I can even praise God in the midst of hardship. Since I know that Jesus suffered immeasurably for me, I give thanks because God does not take my suffering lightly, but loves and cares for me deeply.

The Bible reading for this message is Mark 8:31-38.

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This message is Part 2 in our Lenten Sunday worship  series: When God Suffers

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In the early centuries of the Christian church, the weeks leading up to Easter were a time of instruction and preparation for God’s people, particularly those who were new to the faith or interested in it. Time would be spent during the 40 days of Lent to instruct and prepare these new believers for the reception of the Holy Supper at the celebration of Easter. During our midweek Lenten worship services, we prepare our hearts for the Feast with the help of Martin Luther’s Small Catechism as we review the basic teachings of God’s Word. In this message, we reviewed the Ten Commandments.

The Bible reading for this message is Luke 10:27.

Video of this worship service and message can be found here.

This message is Part 1 in our Midweek Lenten worship series: Prepare for the Feast!

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Some days I feel like a failure, especially when I fail God and give in to temptation. Yet God tells me I am a conqueror. He tells me that he has given me total victory. I have peace in my life because Jesus resisted a life of temptations for me and defeated Satan through his perfect love. Through Christ, I really am victorious.

The Bible reading for this message is Mark 1:12-15.

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This message is Part 1 in our Lenten Sunday worship  series: When God Suffers

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Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the Christian’s 40-day journey to Jesus’ cross and tomb in anticipation of Easter. Ash Wednesday begins the Christian’s Lenten journey with a reminder of our mortality and a call to repentance. Ashes remind us forcefully of our need for God’s redeeming grace as they recall words from the rite for Christian burial: “…earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust…,” words that will someday be spoken over us all. 

The Bible reading for this message is Joel 2:12-19.

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During the church season of Epiphany, so much has been revealed to us about Jesus—the Son sent by God, the Answer to the skeptic, the Shepherd feeding his flock, the Teacher with authority, and the Savior who cares. We have a clearer understanding of who this Jesus is, but we need to follow Jesus up the mountain to witness him transform his appearance to reveal who he truly is above all. Perhaps we can be like Jesus’ disciples and forget that he is not just a human being like us, but he is also the Lord of glory and grace. In one sense, that is terribly terrifying, but in another sense, that is tremendously comforting. As we look ahead to the next journey through the church season of Lent that will take us to the cross, we follow Jesus and find comfort.

The Bible reading for this message is Mark 9:2-9.

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This message is Part 6 in our Epiphany worship  series: Who Is This Jesus?

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An Epiphany message on Mark 1:29-39 preached at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Maitland, FL on February 6-7, 2021.

What made people stop and wonder about Jesus? When Jesus spoke, even demons bowed to his command. An unholy, unclean spirit confronts Jesus in, of all places, worship. Yet that evil spirit can do nothing other than flee when Jesus commands it to depart. All that authority over demons was not the only thing that impressed people about Jesus. It was his teaching—how he taught the Word of God as God himself. So what impresses us today about Jesus? His amazing miracles? His impact on history? Or the Word of life that comes from Jesus—the Word made flesh, the Teacher with authority as God himself come to save us?

The Bible reading for this message is Mark 1:21-28.

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This message is Part 4 in our Epiphany worship  series: Who Is This Jesus?

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What does a pastor do? What does a teacher at our school or preschool do? What does a missionary do? What does a staff minister do in their area of ministry? Why did God provide his Church with the public ministry—the Ministry of the Word? What does all of this have to do with Jesus revealing who he really is? It all starts with the Good Shepherd feeding his flock through his Word and Sacraments. Today we see Jesus post-Easter have a conversation about forgiveness and grace and feeding sheep with a fallen disciple named Peter. Jesus reveals himself to be the Good Shepherd feeding and caring for his flock through the faithful service of his under-shepherds as they proclaim his Word and administer his Sacraments.

The Bible reading for this message is John 21:15-17.

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This message is Part 3 in our Epiphany worship  series: Who Is This Jesus?

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We live in an age of skepticism and cynicism. Such attitudes come easy when endless waves of information are thrown at us, each with their own bent or bias, some fake, some true, some warped to fit an agenda. Unfortunately, such skepticism and cynicism are also directed at the Christian faith. Was Jesus really whom he said he was? Can we really believe the miracles or anything supernatural in the Bible? Can we actually believe the Bible or, at least, take it seriously? Skeptical attitudes about the Christian faith can leave us frustrated, but how does Jesus answer the skeptic? When a Jewish man named Nathanael questions the possibility that Jesus is actually God’s long-promised Messiah, Jesus not only silences his critic, but he transforms his life with grace and the Gospel. Jesus reveals himself to be the Answer to the skeptic.

The Bible reading for this message is John 1:43-51.

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This message is Part 2 in our Epiphany worship  series: Who Is This Jesus?

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