Your Faith Journey - Finding God Through Words, Song and Praise

To prepare for the upcoming election Pastor Ellen Schoepf led a Service of Prayer for Discernment & Healing on November 7, 2016.

On this All Saints Sunday, amid all the drama that is taking place within the world, within our culture and within our country, the good news is found in Jesus’ powerful, prophetic, and proclamatory words to us today.  God is the one who is ultimately in charge.  Jesus is describing the order of things in God’s kingdom and rule, and describing God’s love affair for humanity, for this whole broken, messed up world full of messed up people.  Jesus is giving a word that tells us, “You are loved, you are accepted as you are, I am with you in the mess, and I have made you my own.”  So, as we sing the songs of the saints of God we sing knowing that by the Spirit of the living Christ, we get to be saints too!

On this All Saints Sunday, amid all the drama that is taking place within the world, within our culture and within our country, the good news is found in Jesus’ powerful, prophetic, and proclamatory words to us today.  God is the one who is ultimately in charge.  Jesus is describing the order of things in God’s kingdom and rule, and describing God’s love affair for humanity, for this whole broken, messed up world full of messed up people.  Jesus is giving a word that tells us, “You are loved, you are accepted as you are, I am with you in the mess, and I have made you my own.”  So, as we sing the songs of the saints of God we sing knowing that by the Spirit of the living Christ, we get to be saints too!

Special Musical Performance by the Faith Lutheran Chancel Choir.

Special Musical Performance by the Faith Lutheran Chancel Choir.

Arise, O Church Arise, A Special music performance by the Chancel Choir of Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, MI 

Arise, O Church Arise, A Special music performance by the Chancel Choir of Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, MI 

If you have not yet heard, we are nearing the end of a brutal and bitter election season.  And, we are daily bombarded with words about truth and freedom.  However, on this Reformation Sunday, the good news that is before us is about a truth and freedom that are of ultimate concern, a truth and freedom that will change your life. Jesus is saying to each of us, “[Come, let go of your issues and get to know me.  Live in my love and live in my Word.] If you stick with this, living out what I tell you, you are my disciples for sure.  Then you will experience for yourselves the truth, and the truth will free you….[because] if the Son sets you free, you are free through and through.” 

If you have not yet heard, we are nearing the end of a brutal and bitter election season.  And, we are daily bombarded with words about truth and freedom.  However, on this Reformation Sunday, the good news that is before us is about a truth and freedom that are of ultimate concern, a truth and freedom that will change your life. Jesus is saying to each of us, “[Come, let go of your issues and get to know me.  Live in my love and live in my Word.] If you stick with this, living out what I tell you, you are my disciples for sure.  Then you will experience for yourselves the truth, and the truth will free you….[because] if the Son sets you free, you are free through and through.” 

A wonderful performance by the Faith Lutheran Church Joyful Noise Choir, a group of children under age 16 that share their musical gifts with all of us today!