Living Every Day in Faith, Fully Prepared to Depart in Peace         As we continue our celebration of Jesus’ birth this 2021, our attention turns to the central Scripture lesson in our service today, our Gospel Lesson /Sermon Text’s account of Simeon’s and Anna’s...

The Festival of the  Nativity of our Lord December 25, 2021   A Pre-Service Prayer for Christmas Morning     Thank you, Heavenly Father, for Your great love in sending Your one and only Son to become fully human in order to save me and all people from our sins,...

December 19, 2021   The Fourth Sunday in Advent The Miracles of Christmas   Three Christmas Miracles                 That Mary, a virgin, gave birth to a child is one of the most incredible miracles in all of Scripture.  The  Miracle of Virgin Birth is also one...

December 12, 2021 The Third Sunday in Advent Great Expectations         Perhaps some of who are reading this have also read Charles Dickens’ classic literary work “Great Expectations.”    Briefly, the book follows the life of its main character, Pip, who goes...

The Colors of Christmas   Tonight’s Color:   Green / Everlasting Life     We ask the Lord to Join us   Pastor's Greeting and Introduction to Tonight’s Worship   after which the Congregation will rise   The Invocation     We begin this worship...

    The Blessing of Repenting   The secular world began its Christmas preparations months ago, when Christmas  gift items and holiday decorations started filling up local store shelves.   Individuals are also making their personal preparations for the celebration...

November 28, 2021 The Beginning of a New Church Year The First Sunday in Advent   Being Prepared For Christ’s Second Coming....How Ready Are You?         This morning at Grace Lutheran we'll observe two "beginnings."   The first is the beginning of a new "Church...

National Day of Thanksgiving Service of  Worship & Praise The Festival Service for our National Day of Thanksgiving     Welcome to our worship service this morning.   We are thankful to our Lord and to you that you are able to spend this time with us in His...

The 25th Sunday of after Trinity  the 27th Sunday of the Pentecost Season Christ is Our King              It's not easy to be a king. Today, most kings are rule in "limited constitutional monarchies," functioning as figureheads,  symbols of an age long-past....

The 24th Sunday of after Trinity  the 26th Sunday of the Pentecost Season at Grace Lutheran Church & Academy   Our “More Beyond” Faith’s Goal:   Heaven              In Valladolid, Spain, where Christopher Columbus died in 1506, a monument stands...