Ever hear of a “Praise Sandwich”? It’s a technique of offering criticism that’s intended to ‘soften the blow’ a bit. It’s a way to say things without being too blunt. It’s done by beginning and ending with something positive, sandwiching your critique between the two.
Read MoreThis Sunday is the Third Sunday of Advent. Join us for the message, Eternal Light based on Daniel 12:3
We look forward to Jesus’ Second Advent, when we will be raised in glory to live in his presence and shine like stars forever. Come, Lord Jesus!
Read MoreThis Sunday is the Third Sunday of Advent. Join us for the message, Healing Light based on Malachi 4:2
With repentant joy we anticipate the birth of our Savior. We listen to his Word and live according to it until he comes again.
Read MoreThis Sunday is the Second Sunday of Advent. Join us for the message, Reflected Light based on Zechariah 9:14-17. During Advent we remember the birth of Jesus, the Light of the world. We reflect his light in our daily lives.
Read MoreThis Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent. Join us for the message, "Rising Light" based on Isaiah 60:1.Living in the light of Jesus, we prepare to celebrate his birth.Repenting of our sins, we put away the works of darkness and dress in the armor of light.
Read MoreWe know what God should be doing, right? He should be prospering us, blessing us, giving to us, helping us, making our life easy and punishing them! Does God know what He’s doing? For evil keeps advancing. Does God know what He’s doing? For I keep struggling. Does God know what He's doing? Because things don’t seem to be getting any better.
But what if Jesus was right? Maybe it’s we who don’t’ know what we’re doing…
Read MoreDo you have such an eager heart for Jesus to come again? For the Last Day? Are you ready for that day? It’s hard, isn’t it? There’s so much to do and so little time. Our lives are complicated, and money is short There may even be times when you doubt God’s love because of what’s going on in your life and how things in this world perhaps seem so unjust.
Tune in to hear what Malachi had to say about this and how his prophesy ties to Elijah and then Jesus and how that impacts us today.
Read MoreIn this week’s Old Testament reading from Exodus, God calls Moses to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt. “Who Am I?” is the key question and leads to some of the most profound discoveries in the Old Testament — also, some of the most profound realizations about ourselves.
Read MoreBlessed All Saints' Day! You're invited to hear what might be a different perspective on what it means to be a "saint" and what Jesus was really saying in His "Sermon on the Mount," specifically the Beatitudes. Join us as Pastor Ruffatto opens up the scripture and looks at the actual grammatical meaning and context of "Blessed are..."
Read MoreLutheran Christians have historically taken the last Sunday in October and set it aside to celebrate the Reformation of the Church which Martin Luther unleashed as he nailed his 95 Theses on the door of the church in Wittenberg. We do not engage in worshiping Dr. Luther or any of the other reformers who joined him some 502 years ago. Instead it is a time to thank God for using these reformers to bring back to light the truth of the Gospel. In this message, we hear how Jesus’ words to abide in him are formative, and re-formative.
Read MoreFrom the Old Testament reading we hear the story of Jacob wrestling with a man all night, prevailing, be touched on the hip, and then given the name Israel by this man. What is this all about? Who is this mysterious wrestler? And what does it mean for us? The answers might not be what you are expecting. The answers are likely better than what you were expecting.
Read MorePaul in jail in his second letter to Timothy; Naomi in the book of Ruth; and the leper healed by Jesus — they all experience the Word of God, a Word that cannot be bound. Yet, we are bound to Jesus, THE Word. Learn how in this message as Pastor Frank unpacks these lessons.
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