Sharing Christ, Changing Lives

 Dear Members, Friends, and Guests,

Yesterday, I was diagnosed with COVID-19 and today, I am very symptomatic.  Pastor Robert Flohrs will be preaching and leading worship this weekend.  I look forward to return to the office next week.

Two weeks from today, we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day.  At 6:30 pm on Thanksgiving Eve, we will thank God for our many blessings through favorite hymns, Bible passages, choral music, a special message, and by receiving Holy Communion.  Please note – Thanksgiving Eve’s Service begins at a new time – 6:30 pm!

Joyfully Serving Jesus,

Pastor Mark 

 Dear Members, Friends, and Guests,

 This weekend, as we honor and remember those in our congregation who have served in the armed forces, we will also learn how to manage the money God entrusts to us to advance his Kingdom on Earth.  It’s part 2 of our series, Money Matters.  Financial peace and security aren’t elusive goals that you can never reach.  Rather, by understanding what the Bible says about money, we can master the skills of being God’s money manager. 

Joyfully Serving Jesus,

Pastor Mark 

 Dear Members, Friends, and Guests,

It  is fitting that we celebrate All Saints Day on the weekend after  Reformation Day.  On Reformation Day, we emphasize that it’s Jesus – and  Jesus alone – who saves us.  On All  Saints Day, we remember those who have been saved by Jesus and now  enjoy their eternal life in Heaven.  For the local Lutheran parish like  Epiphany, All Saints Day is a reminder that in Christ every saint is a  sinner and every sinner a saint, simul justus  et peccator.  A “saint”?  Yes!  Because even though we sin and will  continue to sin until the day we go to Heaven, we also live as a  “saint”, that is as a forgiven sinner by faith in Jesus.

This  weekend, I will also begin a three-part sermon series on how God wants  us to use the dollars in our wallets and the money in our savings and  investment accounts.  It’s called  “Money Matters” and it’s the first step of living in financial  security.  

Joyfully Serving Jesus,

Pastor Mark