Hope Worship – August 18, 2024
In today’s reading from Ephesians 5, Paul describes our lives as God’s redeemed people in terms of rising to the light of a new day. When Christ shines on us, giving light to our lives through His Word, we see what is true, what wisdom looks like. Not only that, but we are renewed as […]
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Hope Worship – May 5, 2024
The focus of our message will be the reading from 1 John 5, where John writes to believers and encourages them to live by faith in Jesus. They have been born again by the power of the Spirit, and they overcome the world through faith in the one who has overcome for us (John 16:33). […]
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Hope Worship – April 28, 2024
God’s grace is put on display most clearly in the death and resurrection of Jesus. But it is also an act of grace that the news of His kingdom and the life He has granted in His Son should come to us. Today, we consider the work of the Holy Spirit in sending the Philip, […]
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Hope Worship – April 21, 2024
On this Good Shepherd Sunday, we consider Jesus’ words from John 10 and the costly care that He gives to His flock. A hired hand cares more for his own wellbeing than for that of the flock, so when danger comes, he flees. The good shepherd cares for the wellbeing of the flock – and […]
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Hope Worship – April 14, 2024
In the Creed, Christians confess that we believe in the “resurrection of the body.” But what does that mean? In our Gospel reading from Luke, we join the disciples in beholding with amazement the resurrected body of our Savior – talking, eating, relating. And in 1 John 3, we are told that we will be […]
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Hope Worship – April 7, 2024
In the combination of our Epistle and Gospel readings, Jesus the risen One comes to bring peace and reconciliation to his fearful and faltering followers. In John 20, He speaks peace to His disciples and gives them the gift of the Holy Spirit. He doesn’t reject Thomas in His unbelief, but draws Him back to […]
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Easter Sunday Worship – March 31, 2024
Meaningless… worthless… useless… These are some of the most discouraging words in our vocabulary. Most of us have moments where we feel the reality that these words convey. We wonder if our work even matters. Parents wonder if their children are even listening, or if their words are wasted. Children wonder why they have endure […]
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Good Friday Worship – March 29, 2024
“The Scriptures must be fulfilled.” This is the response of Jesus as he is arrested by the mob at Gethsemane. And the events of Jesus’ passion move forward according the Scriptures. Through his prophets, God has given His people portraits of the passion, so that we might recognize our Savior and rejoice in God’s plan […]
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Maundy Thursday Worship – March 28, 2024
Jesus gathers with His disciples on the night before He goes to the cross for us. As they celebrate the Passover meal, the ancient celebration of God’s work to deliver His people, Jesus gives them a meal that will become synonymous with a new and greater act of deliverance. Scripture quotations are taken from the […]
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