Sermons | Living Hope and Christ the King ELCA Lutheran Churches

Thank you to Pastor Jon Breimeier for leading worship while Pastor Daniel was away for Labor Day weekend. Today's Scripture readings are Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9; Psalm 15; James 1:17-27; and Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-21. Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at  https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/  or  https://ctkport.o...

This Sunday, we wrap up the summer with one more reading about Jesus as the bread of life. It’s language that we’re used to from celebrating Holy Communion every Sunday, but for those first hearing Jesus’ teaching (and still for newcomers today), the idea of Jesus telling us to “eat my flesh and drink my blood” (John 6:56) is a tough teaching to try to understand.  Today's sermon wrestles with...

In Jesus' feeding of the multitude, we see that whatever little we have to offer is enough for Jesus to use. As part of worship today, we put our faith into action by traveling as a church down the road to Piggly Wiggly and purchasing food for the food pantry. Is it enough to solve hunger in our community? No, but we trust God can multiply what we offer, and we are grateful to be part of the w...

Welcome to worship! Today's service is led by Living Hope member Andy Krueger while Pastor Daniel is away at a youth retreat weekend. Our Scripture readings for today are Exodus 16:2-4, 9-16; Psalm 78:23-29; Ephesians 4:1-16; and John 6:24-35. Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at  https://www.livinghopesaukville...

Welcome to worship! Today's service is led by Christ the King members Jan Nealy, Fern Rathsack, and Robin Honish while Pastor Daniel is away at a youth retreat weekend. Our Scripture readings for today are Exodus 16:2-4, 9-16; Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16; and John 6:24-35. Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at  https:...

This Sunday, we wrap up our July series,  Together , by looking at our call to pursue  Justice Together . In his first recorded sermon, Jesus says he has come to proclaim the coming of God's kingdom, release for the captives, freedom for the oppressed, and good news for the poor. God's kingdom will be a reign of justice and peace. And as God's people, we are called to join in Jesus&#39...

This Sunday in worship, we continue our series  Together  by looking at how we are  Created Together . You have something in common with everyone you meet: Like you, they are created by God and bear God's image. We'll hear how Jesus calls us to love our neighbors—no exceptions. Even when they don't seem very lovable. Even when they are different than us. Even when they don't seem v...

This is the second week of our July series, Together , exploring how Jesus offers us a different path than the division and hatred our culture insists on. This week, we’re looking at how Jesus calls us to Serve Together. As followers of Christ, we are called not to seek earthly power, but to use our strength to serve our neighbors. We follow the example of the One “who came not to be served but to...

This Sunday, we begin a new series,  Together , exploring how Jesus offers us a different path than the division and hatred our culture insists on. This week, we're looking at how we are  Stronger Together.  Although there are many issues on which we may faithfully disagree, we are united as a community of faith in caring for one another and blessing our neighbors in Jesus' name.  Today&#3...

This week's worship service looks a bit different, as it was a joint worship celebrating the VBS held last week by both Christ the King and Living Hope as well as Here We Grow (Living Hope’s preschool/daycare ministry). Our theme was All God’s Creatures, and the worship service was shaped around the four daily themes from VBS: God Creates Me, God Protects Me, God is with Me, and God Knows Me....

In today's Gospel lesson from Mark 4:35-41, we hear about Jesus and the disciples caught in a storm while crossing the Sea of Galilee. In the middle of the storm, Jesus is in the back of the boat taking a nap. The disciples ask him, "Don't you care that we're perishing?" And Jesus wakes up and says to the storm, "Peace, be still." The disciples are relieved, but they al...

In today’s Gospel reading from Mark 4:26-34, Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to a seed sown by a farmer. The seed grows, even though the farmer does very little. It’s not a particularly dramatic illustration, but perhaps that’s part of Jesus’ point. God’s kingdom grows in the small, ordinary acts of love we offer. Our call as Christians and as church is to do the next right thing, acting faithfu...

In the beginning, God created the world and saw that it was good. Creation was perfect, with all living in harmony. And yet, if we look around at our world today, it is abundantly clear that we are not living in paradise. This world is broken.  So what happened?  In this sermon, Pastor Daniel Flucke looks at the Bible's explanation for how we got here, the reason for "the human condition&#...

One of the challenges of the many Biblical stories of God calling people to follow is that while we believe God has a call for each person, most of us don’t get to hear God's audible voice like Samuel. Moses gets a burning bush, and Mary has an angel show up, but often in our experience, God’s call is not that dramatic.  Perhaps one of the reasons we don't notice God calling is because we&...

In this Trinity Sunday sermon, Pastor Daniel Flucke focuses on the concept of God as Trinity, Three-in-One. The doctrine of Trinity is a core part of our confession of faith, it is ultimately a human attempt to comprehend a God who is beyond the limits of human comprehension.  Our worship services are practice for what we’re going to be doing for all eternity: Praising the God who creates, saves,...

It's Pentecost! Today, we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit and the formation of the Church. In this sermon, Pastor Daniel Flucke explores both Jesus' promise of the Holy Spirit to be an Advocate for the disciples after he is no longer physically with them, and the fulfillment of that promise in Acts 2.  Each year we celebrate Pentecost as the birthday of the Church because nearly 2,00...

On this final Sunday of the Easter season, we will hear the story of Jesus' ascension. While this is a lesser-known holiday ("holy day"), it is an essential part of the story of Jesus' earthly ministry, and there are some significant implications for our faith and life today. Although Jesus ascends into heaven, God's work in this world continues through the Holy Spirit, whose c...

In the limited time Jesus has with his disciples in John 15 before his betrayal and crucifixion, Jesus' focus is on love. Love one another as I have loved you. And remember that you did not choose me, but I chose you. A sermon on abiding in Jesus' love as his disciples. Today's Gospel reading is John 15:9-17. Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Livin...

Today's sermon focuses on a slightly obscure but extremely important Bible story from Acts 8 about Philip encountering an Ethiopian eunuch. Despite a whole list of reasons this person seems to be an outsider, the Holy Spirit directs Philip to approach and share the good news of Jesus with him, revealing that God's love is for him too. It's a wonderful lesson for us today about the extr...

Today’s Good Shepherd Sunday sermon explores the question, “What does love look like?” In 1st John 3:16, we read: “We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another.” Love involves sacrifice. It involves giving up something. It involves laying down our lives for one another, for our friends and our neighbors and even our enemies, as Christ l...

In today’s sermon on Luke 24:36b-48, we continue the story of that first Easter Sunday, exploring the significance of Jesus' greeting of "Peace be with you.” More than earthly security, Jesus offers spiritual peace and empowerment to face life’s challenges. The peace Jesus gives overcomes the fears and dangers of this world. Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washingt...

Today's service is led by Rev. Jon Breimeier, and we're looking at the story of "Doubting Thomas," the marks on the risen Jesus, and the marks of the church. Our Scripture readings are Acts 4:32-35 and Luke 24:36b-48. Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at  https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/  or  htt...

Christ is risen! In Mark’s gospel, the Easter story ends with fear and uncertainty, but the cliffhanger ending invites us into the story. God is doing something new in our world, even today. Christ is risen! Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at  https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/  or  https://ctkport.org/ .

Welcome to Maundy Thursday worship. In tonight's service, we hear the story of the Last Supper and Jesus washing his disciples' feet. Tonight's Scripture reading is John 13:1-17, 31b-35. Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at  https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/  or  https://ctkport.org/ .

This Sunday's sermon focuses on God’s promise of a new covenant. This new covenant will be written on the people’s hearts, and unlike previous covenants that the people broke, keeping this covenant will be entirely up to God. Several thousand years after Jeremiah proclaims this covenant, we know that it is ultimately fulfilled by Jesus. God has indeed brought us salvation through Jesus’ death...