Pastor's Corner

October 2026 / TEMPTATION! Every day, you face temptations. Many times, these are temptations to sin - to violate God’s commands in Scripture. Besides the temptation to eat a piece of chocolate cake or to accept an offer to meet with friends for an evening out on the town, Scripture is clear that we will face real temptations to sin against God’s will. So, how does one deal with sinful temptations when you recognize them? Temptation is a constant presence. It comes from the

September 2026 / Bible Study of the Month based on 2 Thessalonians It’s easy to use the word “grace” without thinking through where grace comes from or how it applies to us. The fullness of God’s grace is the death and resurrection of Jesus, who is God in the flesh for you. To see God’s grace, look to Jesus. In a world where the church is rejected and God’s grace in Christ is ignored, Jesus is still present with His grace. That’s Paul’s point in 2 Thessalonians, where he help

August 2026 / Bible Study of the Month In our worship in church every part of the Divine Service points us to Jesus. From confession & absolution through the Service of the Word to the service of the Sacrament our eyes are on Jesus. That is to say, as we worship, the focus isn’t on us. So let’s see how this is that we fix our eyes on Jesus. We enter the body of Christ and the holy Christian Church through Baptism (Romans 6:3-4). Each time we enter God’s house, we remember ou

Bible Study of the Month “Imitating Christ as His Witness” The church has its own language. We use words like sin, forgiveness, liturgy, & sacraments as our vocabulary. Another word that comes to mind is “witness” & you might recall the Apostle Peter standing up at Pentecost saying: “This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.” Acts 2:32 The ministry of the Apostles was entirely focused on proclaiming the resurrected Christ, whose body they had seen with

God’s salvation is physical. Jesus, the incarnate Son of God and the eternal second person of the Trinity, became flesh and blood. His death on the cross was a deeply physical suffering for our sin. Consider His thorns, His scourging, His nail-pierced hands. Through His death, God’s judgment against sin is satisfied. By the bloody sweat of Jesus’ brow and the back-breaking weight of carrying His cross, Jesus has undone Adam’s curse. By His physical resurrection, Jesus promise

I'd say, we can all say, we're busy people. So, how and when do you make use of the Holy Scriptures in your personal life? You might recall that Martin Luther was a very busy man. His books, letters, lectures, sermons, studies, tracts, and hymns testify it. His works fill many volumes and still he had a family, a home, and other timely responsibilities to attend. Yet, each day he made time to feed on the Word and pray. So with all this in mind, I invite you to do 7 things tha