by St Michael Lutheran Church | Mar 10, 2026 | Blogs, Home Page
Texts for this week: Exodus 17:1-7, Psalm 95 and Romans 5:1-11 In the Old Testament reading from Exodus 17:1-17, the Israelites in the wilderness are thirsty. They are so thirsty that they badger Moses and complain that God is not providing water for them. ...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Mar 3, 2026 | Blogs, Home Page
Texts for the Second Sunday in Lent: Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 Lent confronts us with an uncomfortable truth. The Second Sunday readings press one conclusion: we cannot save ourselves. Abram cannot conjure courage. Nicodemus cannot...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Feb 24, 2026 | Blogs, Home Page
Texts for the First Sunday in Lent: Genesis 2:15-17 and 3:1-7; Psalm 32; Romans 5:12-19 And so it began. Adam and Eve are in the Garden of Eden. The Garden is lush with fruit hanging from every tree. God has one firm instruction for Adam and Eve – they are...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Feb 23, 2026 | Blogs, Home Page
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21; Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 51:1-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 The Bible seems to indicate that the root behind man’s sinfulness is human pride, the desire to be his own god and further to promote his independence in the face of his fellow sinners. ...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Feb 17, 2026 | Blogs, Home Page
The last Sunday after the Epiphany brings us to the apex of the season of revelation. On a high mountain, the veil is pulled back and the full glory of God the Son blazes forth. But this mountaintop moment is not the destination. It is a signpost pointing forward to...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Feb 10, 2026 | Blogs, Home Page
Fifth Sunday in Epiphany Isaiah 58:1-12, Psalm 112, and 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 The prophet Isaiah writes that true worship is more than performing religious rituals like fasting and going to the temple every day. True worship is not a checklist to complete as proof of...
