by St Michael Lutheran Church | Oct 15, 2025 | Blogs, Home Page
This week’s readings tell one story through many voices: the story of a faithful God who acts toward a faithless people. From Naaman’s resistance to the cleansing word, to Paul’s reminder that “if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself” (2...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Oct 7, 2025 | Blogs
The three Bible readings for Sunday, October 5th contain a common theme of trust in the Lord, but from three different perspectives. Habakkuk 1:1-4 and 2:1-4 Habakkuk was an Old Testament prophet and his message is for the people in the southern kingdom of Judah. ...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Sep 30, 2025 | Blogs
Luke 16: 19-31; Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; I Timothy 6:6-19. Luke 16 tells the story about the rich man and Lazarus. Recall, the rich man loved wearing his fancy clothes, dining on his rich and satisfying food, glorifying himself in all his wealth and splendor,...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Sep 23, 2025 | Blogs
This week’s readings invite us to wrestle with one of Jesus’s most difficult parables and one of life’s most persistent questions: What do we do with what God has entrusted to us? Luke 16:1–13, paired with Amos 8:4–7 and 1 Timothy 2:1–7, reminds us that how we handle...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Sep 16, 2025 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Sunday’s readings included Exodus 32:7-14 from the Old Testament and 1 Timothy 1:12-17 from the New Testament. Both passages deal with the unbelief (sin) of people and the forgiveness and mercy God shows for sinners. 1 Timothy is one of Paul’s many epistles (letters)...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Sep 9, 2025 | Blogs
Luke 14: 1, 7-14; Philemon 1:1-21; Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1 Pride and self-serving motives can be very dangerous characteristics for the Christian. These attributes reflect the behavior of the world and are even...
