The Lord’s Supper On Maundy Thursday, we celebrate Jesus’ meeting with his disciples in the room in Jerusalem and having a last meal together.  We call this last meal, The Lord’s Supper.  Or otherwise known as “The Last Supper”.  This meal was important for us.  It was here that Jesus gave us the institution of The Lord’s Supper.  The bread and the wine, signifying the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. The WordsRead More

Why Christ Came Palm Sunday is the celebration of Jesus Christ riding into Jerusalem triumphantly on a donkey.  This was a week before his trial, crucifixion, death and resurrection. Today, Pastor Paul Rieger tells us the story of why Jesus came to us.  Why God sent His Son to be one of us.  Salvation seemed to be a notion that we could never attain.  But God saw differently and sent Jesus to us to takeRead More

From the Star to the Cross – Teachings Our final Lenten service wraps up the series by talking about Jesus and His teachings.  How do the lessons Jesus gave us matter today?  Why are they still relevant in 2019? Listen to Pastor Paul Rieger as he brings this Lenten season together. We hope this message is uplifting for you and brings you closer to God and the salvation He gives us. If you have anyRead More

The Parable of the Wicked Tenant This week Pastor Paul Rieger focuses on Jesus’ parable of the Wicked Tenant.  This parable talks about how we spend time worshiping idols.  And how we get greedy and turn away from God. We hope this message is uplifting for you and brings you closer to God and the salvation He gives us. If you have any questions or comments regarding this podcast, please contact us at [email protected]

Miracles Pastor Paul Rieger continues our Lenten series discussing how we go from the Star of Bethlehem to the Cross on Golgotha.  This week he talks about miracles and how Jesus used them to show that He truly is God. Jesus didn’t do miracles just to show his power.  He did them to show us that our own faith can bring us good things.  Listen as Pastor Rieger shows us how Jesus continues to showRead More

The Lost If you go to church, you may notice that people you used to see are no longer there.  Do you wonder why?  Have they gone to their heavenly home?  Have they just stopped coming to church?  Maybe they are lost. It can be a multitude of reasons you no longer see them. Pastor Paul Rieger relates the parable of the Prodigal Son and how that parable works in our church today.  How canRead More

From the Star to the Cross: Temptation As we continue our series for this Lenten season, Pastor Paul Rieger talks about Temptation.  Whether we are at home, at work, school or anywhere, we are tempted.  Our reaction to this is important.  Do we succumb to whatever is tempting us?  How do we respond? Join Pastor Rieger as he discusses Jesus’ temptation by the devil in the desert.  How Jesus reacted and responded gives a greatRead More

The Word Became Flesh – Smaller Than You Think! This week we are celebrating life.  Our special guest speaker is the Reverend Doctor James Lamb.  He presently serves on the Sanctity of Life Committee for the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Life Ministries. Pastor Lamb takes us through Jesus life, focusing not as much on His ministry, but on His conception and birth!  Jesus started as we all do, a small clump of cells that nine monthsRead More

From the Star to the Cross: Baptism This third week of Lent brings us to the discussion of Baptism. What is Baptism?  Pastor Paul Rieger takes us on a journey talking about Baptism and how important it is to our spiritual lives.  He’ll talk about Jesus going to John theRead More

Stay Firm As we continue in the Lent Season, Pastor Paul Rieger asks us a question.  “If you were facing a possible execution?  What would you say to other people?”  How would you answer that?  The Apostle Paul faced just that question while he was writing to the Philippians.  HopefullyRead More