St Andrew Lutheran Church

EASTER II April 7, 2024 “What Do We Do Now?”         It’s the week after Easter, and after the intensity of Holy Week, grief and despair have been blown away by the joy and celebration of Christ’s resurrection.  If we present-day Christians are feeling a little adrift, weRead More →

HOLY SATURDAY    March 30, 2024 THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD/EASTER DAY March 31, 2024     From “It is Finished’ to “He has Been Raised”         It was getting late on Friday, and the body of Jesus hung on the cross, the lifeblood drained, the spirit departed.  The Jewish Sabbath wasRead More →

PALM SUNDAY/SUNDAY OF THE PASSION March 24, 2024 “The Roar of the Crowd”        Have you ever been part of a crowd of people who were filled with joy and excitement, celebrating and exuberant?  There’s something contagious about being in a group, laughing, cheering and feeling filled with happiness.  This experienceRead More →

LENT V March 17, 2024 “Love So Amazing, So Divine”    When I survey the wondrous cross  on which the prince of glory died,my richest gain I count but loss  and pour contempt on all my pride.      Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast  save in the deathRead More →

LENT IV March 10, 2024 “Victories and Defeats”       It’s that “March Madness” time of year, and the basketball fans among us are wrapped up in all the ins and outs of this year’s college tournaments.  For many, it’s entertaining to watch high caliber athletes who are so excellentRead More →

LENT III March 3, 2024 “Redeemed Through Sacrifice, Justified by Grace”  “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us fromRead More →

LENT II February 25, 2024 “The New (And Improved?!) Lenten Fast”      “And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting.  Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.  But when youRead More →

LENT I February 18, 2024 “Going on a Journey?”  Then Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.  He said to them, “Take nothing for yourRead More →

SUNDAY OF THE TRANSFIGURATIONEPIPHANY VIFebruary 11, 2024 “Love is Glue”      “Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude.  It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth.  ItRead More →

EPIPHANY V February 4, 2024 “Partners in the Gospel”      “Therefore, brothers and sisters, holy partners in a heavenly calling, consider that Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, was faithful to the one who appointed him, . . . “  (Hebrews 3:1,2a)      “Since, then, we haveRead More →