First Lutheran Church Columbia Heights MN

Randy ruminates on the prophecy that the Messiah would be crucified with criminals in Isaiah 53:12.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Bob picks up Isaiah 53:4-6 which prophecies that the Messiah would be wounded and crucified.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Gloria ponders the Messiah's silence before his accusers in Isaiah 53:7.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Bob considers the prophecy that the Messiah would suffer and be rejected in Isaiah 53:3.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Michelle examines the prophecy that mentions the cost of tthe Messiah's betrayal being 30 pieces of silver in Zechariah 11:12-13.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Rachel digs into the sad prophecy of the Messiah being betrayed by a friend in Psalm 55:12-14 and Zechariah 13:6.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Michelle imagines the prophetic scene of the Messiah entering Jerusalem on a donkey in Zechariah 9:9.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Phil ponders how the Messiah would be anointed by the Holy Spirit in Isaiah 11:1-3a adn 61:1-2.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Michelle considers how the Messiah was called out of Egypt in Hosea 1:1.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Pastor Jill takes on the tragic prophecy about Rachel weeping for her children in Jeremiah 31:15.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Phil examines the prophecy about people moving from darkness to light in Isaiah 9:1-7.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Rachel opens up the prophecy that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem in Micah 5:2-5a.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Pastor Jill wonders about the person chosen to be the Messiah's mother ini Isaiah 7:14.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Michelle ponders the meaning of the Messiah being a son of David in 2 Samuell 7:12-17.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Pastor Jill thinks about the coming of a righteous branch from the line of David as prophesied in Jeremiah 33:14-18.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Michelle considers shepherd imagery in relation to the Messiah in Isaiah 40:11.   If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Phil dwells on the prophecy of a messenger preceeding the Messiah in Isaiah 40:3 and Malachi 3:1. If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/. We thank you and god bless!

Michellle explores the prophecy about the Messiah coming from Judah in Genesis 49:10. If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/ . We thank you and god bless!

Rachel ponders the prophecy about the blessing for all the families of the earth from Genesis 12:1-3, 7. If you wish to donate to FLCCH, please visit us at https://flcch.org/give/ . We thank you and god bless!

Each day from December 1 - December 24, we are going to ponder various biblical prophecies that have pointed to the Messiah since the beginning of human recorded history. There are hundreds of these but we are picking out the 24 most significant or most well known prophecies to read and ponder; to better understand how the entire earth had been waiting for Jesus for millenia and how the fulfillmen...

Join us for a three session series inviting us to examine how managing our finances can actually bring us closer to God. Generally, we don’t like speaking about God and money in the same sentence, as if God hates money and there is something wrong with us using it. In fact, the Bible mentions money more than any other topic with over 2000 verses dedicated to managing financial resources. 16 of Jes...

Join us for a three session series inviting us to examine how managing our finances can actually bring us closer to God. Generally, we don’t like speaking about God and money in the same sentence, as if God hates money and there is something wrong with us using it. In fact, the Bible mentions money more than any other topic with over 2000 verses dedicated to managing financial resources. 16 of Jes...

Join us for a three session series inviting us to examine how managing our finances can actually bring us closer to God. Generally, we don’t like speaking about God and money in the same sentence, as if God hates money and there is something wrong with us using it. In fact, the Bible mentions money more than any other topic with over 2000 verses dedicated to managing financial resources. 16 of Jes...

In May 2025 Pastor Jill will be leading a pilgrimage to Greece following the Footsteps of Paul. This episode explores how her trip to Greece in January 2024 impacted her and her husband Randy. If you would like more information about the upcoming pilgrimage, please email Pastor Jill at  jillb@flcch.org . Peaceful travels!

Pastor Jill reads Mark 16:1-8.   Thank you for joining our 2024 Lenten podcast. If you would like more information on our congregation, check out our website www.flcch.org . If you would like pastoral support, you can email Pastor Jill at jillb@flcch.org. Donations can be made electronically on our website if you are so moved. God be with you always!