Grace Abounds

Mary was a poor, young woman from a small, unremarkable village. Mary was also the mother of Jesus, God incarnate, the Savior of the world. Mary reminds us that we are all ordinary, extraordinary people, and it is ordinary, extraordinary people we are called by our Savior to love. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to...

When the new king was promised, many expected glory and power. What they did not expect was a shepherd leading his flock; a shepherd that would protect his sheep with his very life. This is what Christ’s reign looks like. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email offi...

How do you envision the second coming of Christ?  The Revelation of Scripture envisions a day when Christ Jesus will come again - as he came before. He will bring heaven to earth. He will establish the reign of our good and gracious Lord. He will heal us and the whole broken and beautiful creation. This is not a future to fear. This is a future to celebrate! Join us In-Person or Online for Worship...

Some Sadducees have a question for Jesus about the resurrection. However, their ulterior motive is to trap Jesus with his answer. Jesus responds by upending an understanding of the resurrection itself. For as we can see throughout the bible to our current day and in the future promise, when we see God everything changes. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find o...

“Saint” in Scripture is not used to single out extraordinary individuals or exclusively for the faithful departed. Saint describes each and every follower of Jesus Christ. And so “sainthood” is not something we achieve or something we only await. Sainthood is our present reality and our future hope. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming...

To believe also means ‘to put your faith in and trust’. Proclaiming our belief in God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is to be part of a covenant. This covenant is the promise of God’s grace that we can trust in as we embody our faith. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing l...

‘Just keep going.’ Like Jacob who wrestled with the Lord for blessing (Genesis 32). Like Paul and Timothy who proclaimed the Gospel of Christ in good times and bad times (2 Timothy 3). Like the Persistent Widow in the story Jesus told to encourage us to pray always and not lose heart (Luke 18). Scripture rings with the encouragement to demonstrate grit. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sund...

We all look for healing in a hurting world. In the Gospel, Jesus not only heals a man with a skin disease but makes him well. We are all made well through the gift of the saving grace of God. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email office@stjohnslutheran.church and...

Amos calls out the wealthy for living in luxury while the poor suffer (Amos 6:-17). Paul advises Timothy to reject the pursuit of worldly wealth and “be rich in good works” (1 Timothy 6:6-19). Jesus tells a parable reproving a wealthy man for failing to help the poor man at his gate (Luke 16:19-31). The message of Scripture is clear - are we willing to listen? Join us In-Person or Online for Worsh...

“You cannot serve God and wealth [mammon].” (Jesus, Luke 16:13) Will we serve the false god of mammon - and in so doing ‘trample on the needy and ruin the lives of the poor’ (Amos 8:4). Or will we serve the true God embodied in Christ Jesus - using our resources to care and provide for the poor and vulnerable among us. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out...

Saul believed that separating himself from “sinners,” and even persecuting them, was the acceptable cost of defending his faith. He was wrong - a truth revealed to Saul by Christ Jesus himself. By the grace of Christ, Saul the Pharisee, a man of violence, became Paul the Apostle, a man of love (1 Tim 1:12-17; Phil 3:4-11; Gal 1:13-17; Acts 9:1-20; 1 Cor 13). Join us In-Person or Online for Worship...

Jesus lays out the road to following him as costing much of the life of a disciple. This cost is everything that we have and our very life itself. Yet, it is in a life following Christ that we may truly live. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email office@stjohnslut...

Jesus works to dismantle the hierarchies we create in society. In the Gospel reading he does this by commenting on the places of honor at a banquet. The humility Jesus emphasizes encourages a banquet table and by extension a communion table that welcomes all. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community b...

The Sabbath means to rest; it has held this significance since God rested on the 7th day of creation. In the Gospel text, Jesus emphasizes, with rest comes an understanding of renewal, liberation, and the unburdening of others. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Emai...

Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email office@stjohnslutheran.church and request to be added! If you are in need of prayer or pastoral care, email Pastor Jen at pastor@stjohnslutheran.church or Pastor Emily at am@stjohnslutheran.church. We are deeply grateful for t...

“For where your treasure is there your heart will be also.” Jesus teaches us to treasure not the earthly possessions or prestige that will fade, but the love of God. Centered in Christ, our heart will rely on that which will last us for eternity. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our...

Our world is full of judgements. We pass judgements on others' lives as well as our own. Jesus is also used to judge, just as he was in our Gospel reading. However, the true judgment of Jesus comes with his sacrifice to save us all through grace. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining...

When we come to God in prayer, we are often searching; whether that is searching for answers, comfort, or healing. Jesus meets us in our searching and offers us a place to start. This is what he provides for the disciples in the Lord’s prayer: a centering way to approach God. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serv...

Generations have told the stories of God present for God’s people. Jesus is the primary example of God with us. The Chosen One who chose us. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email office@stjohnslutheran.church and request to be added! If you are in need of prayer o...

The parable of the Good Samaritan is Jesus' reaction to a challenge. The challenge being the question, “Who is my neighbor?”. Jesus will answer this question with an even more important one, “Who was a neighbor?”.Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email office@st...

When Jesus calls us to bring God’s kingdom near, all of creation is included. This is because being in relationship with God means connection with each other and every creature on the planet. When we work toward this call together, we can bring peace on earth. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community...

Jesus often calls out to people, “Follow me”. Yet, are we ready to answer that call? Do we truly know what it means to follow Jesus and can we accept that reality? The first step is to let the love graciously gifted by God guide our path. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing...

In the Gospel text for today it is the demons who recognize Jesus as “Son of the Most High God”. Faith is revealed through the man from whom the demons had gone out. We must contend with the labels we give and those ones given by God. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing lis...

Our world is full of suffering. Sometimes the pain of this suffering is too much to bear. However, we do not have to carry this burden alone. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have been and will be with us every step of the way. In this knowledge, we can dare to hope for a better world. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:15am and 11:15am. Find out more about upcoming events and wa...

The Holy Spirit descends on the disciples that receive an ancient call; a call to share the Word of God and follow God’s mission in the world. We receive the same call from the Spirit of truth, our advocate. Join us In-Person or Online for Worship Sundays at 9:30am and 11am. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to serve our community by joining our mailing list. Email office@stjohnsluthera...