Scatter the Darkness with St. Paul Lutheran Church - Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin

"When God Speaks Above the Storm" | Romans 10:5-17 & Matthew 14:22-33 | August 9, 2026Peter stepped out of a boat in the middle of a storm — not because the waves had calmed, but because Jesus called. And the moment he took his eyes off Jesus, he sank. We know that feeling. Life gets loud. Circumstances feel impossible. Fear takes over. And yet — Jesus speaks above the storm. In this message, guest Pastor David Blas of Zion Lutheran Church in Glenbeulah and Sheboygan County Hispanic Outreach, brings a powerful word about what it looks like to hear God's voice when everything around you is overwhelming.🎯 Maybe the storms of life have made it hard to hear God's voice above the noise...🎯 Maybe fear has pulled your eyes away from Jesus and onto the waves around you...🎯 Maybe it's time to be reminded that faith comes from hearing — and Jesus is still speaking.🗝️ Key Takeaways:✔️ Jesus doesn't wait for the storm to pass before He shows up — He meets us in the middle of it.✔️ Faith comes by hearing the Word of Christ. When God speaks, it is enough — even above the loudest storms.✔️ We are called not just to hear the Good News, but to go and proclaim it — so that others can hear too.📖 Main Scripture:Romans 10:5-17 (Faith comes from hearing)Matthew 14:22-33 (Jesus walks on water)—🌎 Also in this service: We commissioned our Guatemala Mission Team — who will be heading out on August 9th and return August 19th. Pray for them as they go and serve in Jesus' name!Pastor Blas also shares about the incredible work of Sheboygan County Hispanic Outreach Ministry. Learn more and get involved at:🔗 www.hispanicmission.org—📍 St. Paul Lutheran Church | Sheboygan Falls, WI🌐 www.stpaulsef.org🔔 Subscribe for weekly sermons and faith-building content#WhenGodSpeaks #Matthew14 #Romans10 #WalkingOnWater #Faith #GuestPreacher #HispanicOutreach #GuatemalaMission #Missions #ChristianSermon #Lutheran #ChurchOnline #LiveStream #SheboyganFalls

"Leviticus: Blessings" | Leviticus 26 & John 10 | Leviticus Summer SeriesThink about what it means to hold someone's hand. No words needed. A parent gripping a child's hand in a busy parking lot says everything: You are safe. I've got you. Nothing will separate us. That's the image God gives His people at the close of Leviticus — I will walk among you. I will be your God. You will be my people. And even when His people let go and wandered, He never stopped reaching out His hand.🎯 Maybe you've been pulling away from God — slowly, quietly, a little at a time...🎯 Maybe guilt over the times you've wandered has made it hard to believe He still wants you back...🎯 Maybe it's time to hear Jesus say: "No one will snatch them out of my hand."🗝️ Key Takeaways:✔️ God promised to walk with His people — like a parent gripping a child's hand — guiding, protecting, and never letting go, even when they pulled away.✔️ Israel's history of wandering and returning is our story too. But God's faithfulness to His covenant never depended on their faithfulness — or ours.✔️ Jesus is the fulfillment of every promise in Leviticus. His nail-scarred hands show how far God was willing to go — and those are the hands that hold you now.📖 Main Scripture:Leviticus 26:3-17, 44-45 (Blessings, consequences, and God's faithfulness)John 10:27-28 (No one will snatch them out of my hand)#Leviticus #GoodShepherd #John10 #BlessingsOfGod #GodsfaithFullness #BibleStudy #OldTestament #ChristianSermon #Lutheran #SummerSermonSeries #ChurchOnline #LiveStream #SheboyganFalls

"Leviticus: Fairness" | Leviticus 24 & Matthew 5 | Leviticus Summer SeriesWe never really outgrow the cry of "That's not fair." Kids say it over cookie halves and bedtimes. Adults say it over promotions, traffic tickets, and the neighbor's life that looks better than ours. That sense of justice is hardwired into us — and it turns out, God takes it seriously too. Leviticus 24 gives us one of the most misunderstood principles in the entire Bible: eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. But it's not a license for revenge. It's actually the opposite.🎯 Maybe you've been carrying a wrong someone did to you, waiting for the chance to make it right yourself...🎯 Maybe the line between wanting justice and wanting revenge has gotten blurry...🎯 Maybe it's time to discover that God has not treated you according to what is fair — and that is the best news you'll ever hear.🗝️ Key Takeaways:✔️ "Eye for an eye" wasn't permission to get even — it was a limit on revenge, ensuring punishment fit the crime and stopping the cycle of escalating retaliation.✔️ Jesus doesn't abolish justice; He addresses our sinful desire to take matters into our own hands. Vengeance belongs to God — not to us.✔️ Praise God that He has not given us what we deserve. Jesus took the punishment our sins demand and gives us grace, mercy, and complete forgiveness instead.📖 Main Scripture:Leviticus 24:13-23 (Blasphemy and the law of retribution)Matthew 5:21-26, 38-42 (Jesus on anger and retaliation)Romans 12:19 (Vengeance is mine, says the Lord)1 Peter 2:21-23 (Christ entrusted himself to the one who judges justly)#Leviticus #EyeForAnEye #Justice #Forgiveness #Grace #BibleStudy #OldTestament #ChristianSermon #Lutheran #SummerSermonSeries #Matthew5 #ChurchOnline #LiveStream #SheboyganFalls

"Leviticus: Celebrations" | Leviticus 23 | Leviticus Summer SeriesHere's a sentence you probably didn't expect from Leviticus: God commands His people to celebrate. Six times a year, He looks at His people and essentially says, "I don't care if you feel like it — it's time to party." Passover, First Fruits, Weeks, Trumpets, Atonement, Tabernacles — six festivals, all built into the calendar, all pointing to something deeper than a good time. And every single one of them points forward to Jesus.🎯 Maybe your life feels so busy that rest has become something you only talk about but never actually take...🎯 Maybe joy feels like a hummingbird — it zips in and vanishes before you can hold onto it...🎯 Maybe it's time to discover that God scheduled celebration on purpose, because your soul cannot survive on busyness alone.🗝️ Key Takeaways:✔️ God builds rest, joy, and remembrance into the rhythm of His people's lives — not because He's forcing a good time, but because He knows what our souls actually need.✔️ Every one of Israel's six annual festivals points directly to Jesus: He is our Passover Lamb, our First Fruits, our Atonement, and the one who tabernacled among us.✔️ You are not defined by what you do — you are loved, freed, and known by God. That's worth stopping long enough to remember.📖 Main Scripture:Leviticus 23 (The appointed feasts of the Lord)#Leviticus #BiblicalFestivals #Sabbath #Rest #Joy #BibleStudy #OldTestament #ChristianSermon #Lutheran #SummerSermonSeries #Passover #ChurchOnline #LiveStream #SheboyganFalls----📌 About St. Paul Lutheran ChurchFounded in 1855, St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheboygan Falls, WI, has been a steadfast beacon of faith, service, and community for over 165 years. From its early days with Reverend F. Steinbach ministering in homes to its modern ministries, St. Paul remains deeply rooted in the teachings of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS).The congregation’s journey includes building its first church in 1858 and moving to its current facility in 1995. Ministry efforts extend beyond worship, including the Early Childhood Center (est. 1986) and The Gathering Place (est. 2008), which provides compassionate care for individuals with memory loss.With a mission to "Connect People to Christ by sharing His love in Word and action everywhere we are," St. Paul welcomes all to experience the love of Christ.📌 Stay Connected📺 Subscribe for more messages of faith: / @stpaulsheboyganfalls 👍 Like & Share to spread the Good News!📜 Licenses & Copyrights:Lutheran Service Book License 100010069CCLI Copyright 712799CCLI Streaming CSPL026675

"Leviticus: Different" | Leviticus 18-19 & Hebrews 9 | Leviticus Summer SeriesThere are over 8 billion people on this planet — and no two are alike. God made you uniquely, on purpose, for a purpose. But the world constantly pushes back on that. The devil whispers that you need to blend in, that your past defines you, that what makes you different should be hidden. Leviticus 18 and 19 are God's counter-argument: Don't go back to Egypt. Don't just look like everyone around you. You are set apart — and that changes everything about how you live.🎯 Maybe you've been letting your past define you instead of what God says about you...🎯 Maybe it's been easier to blend in with the world around you than to stand out for Jesus...🎯 Maybe it's time to discover that holiness isn't something you achieve — it's something Jesus has already given you.🗝️ Key Takeaways:✔️ God's call to "be holy" isn't a command to try harder — it's an invitation to live as who you already are in Christ: forgiven, restored, and set apart.✔️ Holiness isn't lived out from a posture of superiority — Jesus showed us that it looks like humility, drawing near to the broken, and extending grace to others.✔️ Your past does not define you, and the world around you does not have to shape you — you belong to Jesus, and that changes how you live.📖 Main Scripture:Leviticus 18 (Called to be different)Leviticus 19 (Loving God and neighbor)1 Corinthians 6:18-20 (Your body is a temple)Hebrews 9:26 (Jesus appeared to put away sin once for all)#Leviticus #BeDifferent #SetApart #Holiness #BibleStudy #OldTestament #ChristianSermon #Lutheran #SummerSermonSeries #Identity #ChurchOnline #LiveStream #SheboyganFalls

"Leviticus: Atonement" | Leviticus 16 & Hebrews 9 | Leviticus Summer Series

Every year on the 4th of July, we celebrate a one-time event that changed the course of history. Birthdays, anniversaries, holidays — our lives are shaped by moments we return to again and again because of what happened once. The people of Israel had a moment like that too. Once a year, on the Day of Atonement, the High Priest would enter the Holy of Holies — the very presence of God — and make atonement for the sins of the entire nation. It was the most sacred day on the calendar. And every single year, it pointed forward to something greater.🎯 Maybe you've been approaching God casually — on your own terms, when it's convenient...🎯 Maybe you've wondered if your sins are truly covered, or if you need to keep earning your way back...🎯 Maybe it's time to discover that the curtain has already been torn — and Jesus has opened the way to God once and for all.🗝️ Key Takeaways:✔️ The Day of Atonement wasn't just ritual — it was a yearly reminder that sin separates us from a holy God, and that access to His presence requires a sacrifice.✔️ Jesus is our Great High Priest who entered heaven itself — not with the blood of goats, but with His own — securing an eternal redemption that never needs to be repeated.✔️ You are marked by Christ. In Baptism and the Lord's Supper, He gives you the benefits of what He won on the cross — forgiveness, access to God, and life that lasts forever.📖 Main Scripture:Leviticus 16:1-10 (The Day of Atonement)Hebrews 9:11-28 (Christ as the perfect High Priest)Matthew 27:50-51 (The curtain torn in two)#Leviticus #DayOfAtonement #Hebrews9 #Atonement #GreatHighPriest #BibleStudy #OldTestament #ChristianSermon #Lutheran #SummerSermonSeries #ChurchOnline #LiveStream #SheboyganFalls----

"Leviticus: Cleanliness" | Leviticus 11 & Mark 7 | Leviticus Summer SeriesYou can follow every rule. Eat all the right things. Show up every Sunday. Say all the right words. And still have a heart that is far from God. That's exactly what Jesus exposed when the religious leaders confronted him about purity laws — and it's exactly what Leviticus 11 quietly points toward. The issue was never just what goes into your body. It's what comes out of your heart.🎯 Maybe you've been working hard to look clean on the outside while something inside feels off...🎯 Maybe you've wondered if following the rules is enough — or if God wants something deeper from you...🎯 Maybe it's time to discover that holiness isn't something you achieve. It's something Jesus has already given you.🗝️ Key Takeaways:✔️ The clean and unclean laws of Leviticus 11 aren't random — they reflect a God of order who calls His people to live in alignment with His design. But external religion can never fix what's broken inside.✔️ Jesus raises the standard, not lowers it. The problem isn't what you eat — it's what comes out of your heart. And none of us can fix that on our own.✔️ We are not made clean by what we avoid. We are made clean by who we trust — Jesus, whose blood covers every sin and whose righteousness is given to us freely.📖 Main Scripture:Leviticus 11 (Clean and unclean foods)Mark 7:1-23 (What defiles a person)#Leviticus #CleanAndUnclean #Mark7 #Holiness #BibleStudy #OldTestament #ChristianSermon #Lutheran #SummerSermonSeries #HeartCondition #ChurchOnline #LiveStream #SheboyganFalls

"Leviticus: Favoritism" | Leviticus 9-10 | Leviticus Summer SeriesThere's nothing quite like a campfire on a summer evening — the way it draws people together, slows everything down, and flickers in a way that's almost mesmerizing. But fire doesn't stay peaceful when it's mishandled. In Leviticus 9 and 10, we see both sides of that reality in one of the most jarring back-to-back scenes in the entire Bible: the same fire that brought God's blessing consumed Aaron's sons the very next moment. Same fire. Completely different outcome. And it has everything to do with how they approached God.🎯 Maybe you've wondered why God seems so strict about how He's worshipped — and whether that still matters today...🎯 Maybe you've been approaching God on your own terms, trusting in your own goodness rather than His grace...🎯 Maybe it's time to discover that God's "favoritism" is real — and through Jesus, it's been placed on you.🗝️ Key Takeaways:✔️ Sin is bringing before God what He never authorized — and its consequences are serious. Nadab and Abihu's story isn't an ancient footnote; it reveals the true weight of disobedience.✔️ We deserve the same outcome — but God authorized a different plan. Jesus took the full weight of our unauthorized sin on the cross so we could stand in God's presence without fear.✔️ God's favor rests on you not because of what you've done, but because of what Christ has done. That's not favoritism — that's grace.📖 Main Scripture:Leviticus 9:22-24 (The glory of the Lord appears)Leviticus 10:1-3 (Nadab and Abihu)Ephesians 1:4-6 (Chosen and blessed in the Beloved)#Leviticus #NadabAndAbihu #HolinessOfGod #GraceOfGod #BibleStudy #OldTestament #ChristianSermon #Lutheran #SummerSermonSeries #FathersDay #ChurchOnline #LiveStream #SheboyganFalls

"Leviticus: Priests" | Leviticus 8 & 1 Peter 2 | Leviticus Summer SeriesAt his ordination, a mentor leaned in and said: "Never forget the weight of the stole placed on your shoulders." That weight — the calling to teach, pray, serve, and bring God's presence to His people — wasn't new in 2020. It goes all the way back to Leviticus 8, when Aaron and his sons were set apart as priests for Israel. But here's what makes this story matter for every one of us: Jesus changed everything about what that weight means.🎯 Maybe you've thought of priests and pastors as the ones who do the spiritual heavy lifting — not you...🎯 Maybe you've never considered that through Jesus, you have been made a priest yourself...🎯 Maybe it's time to discover that the weight of Christ's calling isn't a burden — it's a gift. And it's been placed on your shoulders too.🗝️ Key Takeaways:✔️ Jesus is our Great High Priest — He fulfilled everything the Old Testament priesthood pointed to, offering Himself once for all as the final and complete sacrifice.✔️ Because of what Jesus accomplished on the cross, you are not just welcomed into God's presence — you are made holy.✔️ Every believer is part of a royal priesthood, called to teach, pray, encourage, and bring God's presence into the everyday spaces of life.📖 Main Scripture:Leviticus 8:1-13 (The ordination of Aaron and his sons)1 Peter 2:1-6, 9-10 (A holy priesthood, a royal people)Hebrews 4:14 (Jesus, our Great High Priest)Matthew 11:28-30 (My yoke is easy, my burden is light)#Leviticus #PriesthoodOfAllBelievers #GreatHighPriest #1Peter2 #BibleStudy #OldTestament #ChristianSermon #Lutheran #SummerSermonSeries #ChurchOnline #LiveStream #SheboyganFalls----📌Online Worship Sign In: https://bit.ly/3EGuNPi

"Leviticus: Offerings" | Leviticus 1 | Leviticus Summer SeriesMost people give up on Leviticus. It's weird, it's detailed, and it's full of animal sacrifices and rules that feel completely foreign. But here's what you might be missing: Leviticus is actually one of the most grace-filled books in the entire Bible. It's about a holy God who refuses to stay distant — and who personally provides the way for broken, sinful people to come near to Him.🎯 Maybe you've felt like you need to clean yourself up before you can come to God...🎯 Maybe your guilt or failures have made it hard to believe you're welcome in His presence...🎯 Maybe it's time to discover that God doesn't wait for you to fix yourself — He has already made the way through Jesus.🗝️ Key Takeaways:✔️ Leviticus isn't just ancient ritual — every offering points forward to the sacrifice of Jesus, the true spotless Lamb who was given once for all.✔️ God initiates. He doesn't leave His people guessing how to come near — He provides the way. That's grace.✔️ You don't stand before God on your own effort. You stand on what Jesus has done for you — and His blood covers you completely.📖 Main Scripture:Leviticus 1 (The burnt offering)Hebrews 9:22 (Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness)Hebrews 10:19-22 (Confidence to enter by the blood of Jesus)#Leviticus #LambOfGod #BibleStudy #OldTestament #ChristianSermon #Lutheran #SummerSermonSeries #HebrewsAndJesus #GraceOfGod #ChurchOnline #LiveStream #SheboyganFalls----