Study of Psalms – Psalm 22 (Part I)

Psalm_22 (Part I) Brothers and sisters in Christ, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” So begins Psalm 22 and those words became forever a part of the Christian commemoration of Good Friday since Jesus uttered them and fulfilled them at the cross. Psalm 22 brings with it...

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Study of Psalms – Psalm 21

Psalm 21 Brothers and sisters in Christ, It is nice to be back to our Psalms study today. My family and I had a nice few days away at a lake. We were very glad to be in a different place than our house after a few months of quarantine....

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Divine Service for July 26

Order of Worship for July 26 Brothers and sisters in Christ, Peace to you! We continue with our outdoor worship services and we will for the foreseeable future. While these circumstances for worship have presented some challenges to us, I am very grateful for your faithfulness in attendance and for...

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Divine Service for July 19

Order of Worship for July 19 Brothers and sisters in Christ, Today’s worship is filled with calls to prayer. Our opening hymn is “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and our sermon hymn is “Come, My Soul, With Every Care”. The Introit is an invitation to prayer. The sermon...

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Study of Psalms – Psalm 20

Psalm 20 Brothers and sisters in Christ, I pray that these Psalms studies are beneficial to you. They have been a great encouragement to me in preparing them. I will continue to provide these online bible studies while we must remain distanced from one another. Next month I am looking...

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Study of Psalms – Psalm 19

Psalm 19 Brothers and sisters in Christ, I pray you are well. I want to encourage you to keep praying for our leaders through this difficult time. I spend a couple of minutes at the beginning of today’s lesson talking about loving our leaders even when they do things that...

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Divine Service for July 12

Order of Worship for July 12 Brothers and sisters in Christ, Today’s lessons focus on the power of the Word of God. In the Old Testament lesson we are reminded that God’s Word goes out and accomplishes what He wills it to accomplish. Just as rain brings forth fruits from...

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Study of Psalms – Psalm 18 (Part III)

Psalm 18 (Part III) Brothers and sisters in Christ, We have come to the third and final lesson for Psalm 18 covering 18:30-50. In the first lesson, verses 1-15, we covered the psalmist’s cry to the Lord and the Theophany that was God’s response. In the second lesson, verses 16-29,...

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Divine Service for July 5

Order of Worship for July 5 Brothers and sisters in Christ, Worship continues out on our lawn. What a blessing our Lord has given us in providing a space where we can worship even in these unique circumstances. We will continue to worship with two services on the lawn at...

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Study of Psalms – Psalm 18 (Part II)

Psalm 18 (Part II) Brothers and sisters in Christ, We tackle the second part of Psalm 18 in today’s lesson, verses 16-29. The first part covered David’s request and God’s appearance in a Theophany. Now in this part of the psalm we see God’s response and David’s declaration of his...

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