Your Faith Journey - Finding God Through Words, Song and Praise

Today, we had a special musical performance of Holy God, We Praise Your Name, a handbell quartet with Deb Borton-McDonough, Elaine Harrison, Megan Nyquist, & Addie Thompson at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. Published Under License From Essential Music Publishing, LLC

Year A – Pentecost 6; Lectionary 14 – July 5, 2026 Pastor Megan Floyd               Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30   Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, from the Holy Spirit, our Sustainer, and from Jesus Christ, who invites all who are weary to come to him, and he will give you rest. *** "Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?" That is the question hanging over our Gospe...

Today, we had a special musical performance of This is My Father's World, a solo by Janie Durga at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. Published Under License From Essential Music Publishing, LLC

Year A – Pentecost 4; Lectionary 12 – June 21, 2026 Pastor Megan Floyd Matthew 10:24-39 Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, from the Holy Spirit, our Sustainer, and from Jesus Christ, to whom we belong. Amen. Year A – Pentecost 4; Lectionary 12 – June 21, 2026 Pastor Megan Floyd               Matthew 10:24-39 Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, from the Holy Spirit, our Sustain...

Today, we had a special musical performance of Down To The River at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. Published Under License From Essential Music Publishing, LLC

Year A – Pentecost 3; Lectionary 11 – June 14, 2026 Pastor Megan Floyd             Matthew 9:35 - - 10:23   Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, from the Holy Spirit, our Sustainer, and from Jesus Christ, who sends us out with compassion to welcome and serve. Amen. *** Last weekend was one of those weekends that reminds me why I love the church. On Saturday, many of us gathered with our n...

Today, we had a special musical performance of Lord, I Need You with a solo by Bob Nelson at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. Published Under License From Essential Music Publishing, LLC

Matthew 9:9-13, 18-16; Pride Sunday; Pentecost 2 (Lectionary 10); June 7, 2026 Additional texts: Hosea 5:15-6:6; Psalm 50:7-15; Romans 4:13-25 Rich Weingartner Grace to you and peace from God our parent, Jesus our Savior, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Each year ReconcilingWorks, the organization that coordinates and provides resources for the RIC program, provides materials for both RIC Sunday and fo...

Today, we had a special musical performance of Softly and Tenderly with a flute solo by Gwynne Kadrofske at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. Published Under License From Essential Music Publishing, LLC

Year A – Holy Trinity – May 31, 2026 Pastor Megan Floyd Matthew 28:16-20 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, from Jesus Christ our Redeemer, and from the Holy Spirit our Sustainer; one God in three persons, the blessed Trinity. Amen. *** I'm sure you're well aware… but this coming Independence Day… 4 th of July… well… it's a big one… 250 years… that's big! But… I have to say… the preparat...

Year A – Pentecost – May 24, 2026 Pastor Megan Floyd Acts 2:1-21 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 John 20:19-23 Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, and from Jesus Christ, our redeemer, who poured out their Spirit upon all flesh, blessing us to the end of days. Amen. *** Yes, Pentecost …is the birthday of the Church! Happy Birthday, Church! For our Jewish ancestors and siblings, Pentecost was part...

Today, we had a special musical performance of Shut Amen!! by the Chancel Choir at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. Published Under License From Essential Music Publishing, LLC

Year A – Seventh Sunday of Easter and Ascension Sunday – May 17, 2026 Pastor Megan Floyd Acts 1:1-11 Luke 24:44-53 Grace and peace to you from God and the Holy Spirit, and from Jesus Christ, who ascended to the Father, and has therefore blessed us to go into the world, for the love of the world. Amen. *** Allow me to set the scene… We have been in the Easter season, called Eastertide, now for seve...

Today, we had a special musical performance of Wade in the Living Water by the Chancel Choir at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. Published Under License From Essential Music Publishing, LLC

Year A – Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 10, 2026 Pastor Megan Floyd Acts 17:22-31 John 14:15-21 Grace and peace to you from God and the Holy Spirit, who, together with Jesus Christ, abides with us, and in us, and we in them. Amen. *** Just a year ago, Robert Francis Prevost became Leo XIV and… the first American Pope. Now, I do have great respect for the Pope in general, but… as a Lutheran, I don't...

Today, we had a special musical performance of Standin' In the Need of Prayer by the Chancel Choir at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. Published Under License From Essential Music Publishing, LLC

Year A – Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 26, 2026 Pastor Megan Floyd John 14:1-14 Grace and peace to you from God and the Holy Spirit, and from Jesus Christ, who is the way, the truth, and the life. Amen. *** Several years ago, I was at my parents' home, and we were excitedly awaiting my aunt and uncle, who were coming to visit. My dad was talking to my uncle on the phone, who had called for the a...

Today, we had a special musical performance of The King of Love My Shepherd Is by the Chancel Choir at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. Published Under License From Essential Music Publishing, LLC

Year A – Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 26, 2026 Pastor Megan Floyd Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2:18-25 John 10:1-10 Grace and peace to you from God and the Holy Spirit, and from Jesus Christ, who came so that we may have life, and have it abundantly. Amen. *** The Common English Bible translation of John 10:10 reads, "I came so that they could have life - indeed, so that they could live life t...

Today, we had a special musical performance of Praise My Soul, The King of Heaven by the Faith Bells at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. Published Under License From Essential Music Publishing, LLC

Today, we had a special musical performance of For the Beauty of the Earth by the Chancel Choir at Faith Lutheran with Gwynne Kadrofske on Flute at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. Published Under License From Essential Music Publishing, LLC

Earth Sunday/Third Sunday of Easter April 19, 2026 Faith Okemos I Peter 1:17-23, Psalm 104, Romans 8:18-27, Luke 24:13-35   Because the World Is About to Turn   My soul cries out with a joyful shout that the God of my heart is great, and my spirit sings of the wondrous things that you bring to the ones who wait.   You fixed your sight on your servant's plight, and my weakness you did not spurn, so...

Today, we had a special musical performance of the Land of Rest by the Faith Lutheran Handbell Choir, including Megan Nyquist, Addie Thompson, Matt Schnizlein, and Rich Weingartner at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. Published Under License From Essential Music Publishing, LLC

Year A – Second Sunday of Easter – April 12, 2026 Pastor Megan Floyd John 20:19-31 Grace and peace to you from God and the Holy Spirit, and from Jesus Christ, our risen and wounded Savior. Amen. This past week, I've been thoroughly enjoying the dispatches from Artemis II… seeing the pictures and hearing the interviews with the astronauts who have now traveled farther than any human has ever travel...

Today, we had a special musical performance of the Hallelujah Chorus by the Faith Chancel Choir at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. Published Under License From Essential Music Publishing, LLC