Fourth Sunday of End Times: Christ the King, November 25, 2018

When does a king seem the most like a king?

While we live in this world we will continually be tempted to see Jesus from a worldly viewpoint.

But his kingdom is not of this world: he suffered and died in lowliness for you and for me.

He will return in glory to take us to be with him, we will welcome him as our king, and he will welcome us into his heavenly kingdom.

Pastor Nathan Kassulke

Come, You Thankful People, Come: Thanksgiving Eve Service, November 21, 2018

Sing a Song of Thanksgiving

Pastor Ryan Heiman

Third Sunday of End Time - Saints Triumphant, November 18, 2018

God’s Saints are Triumphant

• Over the end of death,

• Together for all time.

Let that promise of your coming triumph lift your spirits of what the future may bring, for what is to come is far better than anything this world can offer.

Amen

Pastor Tim Patoka

Christ will come again!

• Not to re-do what he has done, but to bring the salvation he has won.

• May it give you comfort and peace and a message to share.

Amen

Pastor Ron Koehler

Reformation Sunday 2018 - November 4, 2018, 4pm Area Service

Our Reformation Hope!

• The hope we have

• The hope we share

Pastor John Schmidt, Martin Luther College

Reformation Sunday 2018 - November 4, 2018, 10am Worship

Our Reformation Hope!

• The hope we have

• The hope we share

Pastor Timothy Patoka

Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost - October 28, 2018

See what Jesus does with suffering:

• He controls it yet allows it into our lives.

• He uses it to lead us to cry out to him.

• He uses it to lead us to see him as he is.

• He leads us to believe in him.

He leads us through suffering to eternal life without suffering.

To him be glory forever.

-Pastor Nathan Kassulke

Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

Serve others with the Gospel:

• Be willing to put up with anything

• Be all to all to save some

Pastor Tim Patoka

Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost - October 14, 2018

How do I inherit eternal life?

• With man it is impossible.

• But with God it is a guarantee

  Knowing that eternal life depends on God and not ourselves, we can now look at the rules and things in the this world and use them to God’s glory. May the Lord ground us in His guarantee so that we may never doubt our inheritance that is eternal life. Amen

Pastor Tim Patoka

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost - October 7, 2018

What amazing joy and amazing beauty is there in God’s plan to marriage.

• The devil has done his best to destroy marriage, just as he has from the beginning with Adam and Eve.

• But God in his love continues to bless societies, families, and couples through this special gift of marriage.

Marriage is made by God; may we therefore honor and uphold it. Amen

Pastor Nathan Kassulke

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost - September , 2018

Because Jesus will always be our joy even when we struggle to keep our motives true in sharing Christ with others:

• Christ is our joy in all circumstances.

• Keep your motives worthy of rejoicing.

May the Lord grant us renewed hearts to treasure the joy that Christ always is and to keep our motives true to God so that we may rejoice in sharing Christ with all people. Amen

Pastor Tim Patoka

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost - September 16, 2018

As we apply the Word of God to our lives today:

• If we are honest before our Lord —- and we remember that he is our Savior —- a review like this list from James can encourage us to live for him and be a blessing to the people around us.

  • Are we: envious, selfishly ambitious, sinful boasting, ungodly, unspiritual, evil.

  • Are we: humble, pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, merciful, fruits of faith, impartial, sincere, peace-making.

• We have a Savior who was all these good things for us and did none of the sinful things.

May we go away from church today as God’s wise and righteous people, intent to live in a way that honors our Savior and serves others.. Amen

Pastor Ron Koehler

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost - Rejoice in your Suffering - September 16, 2018

Suffer as a Christian:

• Rejoice in your sufferings

• Remain committed to God

May the Lord help us be willing to endure whatever suffering will come our way and keep us committed to him so that we may one day rejoice in the glories of heaven. Amen

Pastor Timothy Patoka

Build on the Rock - 2018 Summer Series - Week 15 - An Eternal House

We have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven:

• Built for us by God
• It is ours through Jesus our Savior

Pastor Nathan Kassulke

Build on the Rock - 2018 Summer Series - Week 14 - A Spiritual House

We have our life from the living Cornerstone, Jesus Christ.  From this important starting point, we are:

• Built on the living stone (Jesus)
• Adorned with Living Stones (those who call Jesus their Savior)

Pastor Tim Patoka

Build on the Rock - 2018 Summer Series - Week 13 - A Special Temple

• Jesus is God's Temple.
• Jesus has all authority.

The special temple tat Jesus was referring to in these Bible passages was himself, the physical embodiment of God and his very Son.  He, and he alone, is the special temple of God.

So when he says something, we can believe it to be true no matter how impossible it may sound.

Pastor Tim Patoka

Build on the Rock - 2018 Summer Series - Week 12 - A Tower

• There IS a cost of following your Savior.
  • To bear our cross means to accept whatever suffering comes our way because we are committed to Jesus and following Him.
• Realize that the price tag is worth it!
  • What a blessing it is to go to Jesus when we stumble in our following and know that we are forgiven.

Pastor Ron Koehler

Build on the Rock - 2018 Summer Series - Week 11 - "Bigger Barns"

• What does it mean to be rich toward God?  It means to recognize how rich God has been to us and then:
  • To be thankful and content with what God gives us.
  • To be more interested in the things that are eternally important than in those things that are good for nothing beyond this brief life..
  • To be use our material possessions not just for our own needs but also to serve others and to honor God

Not only in these ways, but in all ways, as we consider God's riches to us, may he lead us to be rich toward him.  May he guide our focus away from stuff that doesn't last and toward those gifts that are eternal.   Amen

Pastor Nathan Kassulke

Build on the Rock - 2018 Summer Series - Week 10- The Second Temple

• God's forgiveness for sins is great:  We have Jesus' clean and perfect slate given to us so that it is as if we've never sinned in God's sight.  And that includes the great sins that bring you to sorrow and regret
• Our joy is seen from far away:  We do all things because of the joy that God has given us, the great forgiveness he lavishes on us for our great and many sins.

God is good; his love endures forever.   Amen

Pastor Tim Patoka

Build on the Rock - 2018 Summer Series - Week 9- Houses in Babylon

• Peace in trying times:  God will continue to lovingly forgive us all our sins regardless of the good or bad times we're going through in this world.
• Hope for the future:We can look forward to the future with hope that God will continue to fulfill his promises for our eternal well-being.

May the Lord help us take to heart his peace in trying times so that we can always look forward to our future with hope.  Amen

Pastor Tim Patoka