November 3, 2024 • Tim Bjorge • Psalm 24, Isaiah 25:6–9, Revelation 21:1–6, John 11:32–44
PRAYER: Almighty God, your people are knit together in one communion in the mystical body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant us grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment, and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared for those who love you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, whom with you and the Holy Spirit we worship and praise, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Congratulations to our confirmands!
PRAYER: Almighty God, heavenly Father, confirm the work you have begun in these young people. Grant that they may remain in the fellowship of your church and in the faith of your gospel. Keep them so that nothing of this world may lead them away from you and the truth they have confessed. Give them joy in obeying your Word. Grant that they may always know you more intimately, love you more fervently and serve you more faithfully in word and deed….for the welfare of all humanity, for the up building of your people and the glory of your name, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
October 20, 2024 Worship
October 20, 2024 • Tim Bjorge • Isaiah 53:4–12, Hebrews 5:1–10, Mark 10:35–45
PRAYER: Sovereign God, you turn your greatness into goodness for all the peoples on earth. Shape us into willing servants of your kingdom, and make us desire always and only your will, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, whom with you and the Holy Spirit we worship and praise, one God, now and forever. Amen
October 13, 2024 Worship
October 13, 2024 • Tim Bjorge • Amos 5:10–15, Hebrews 4:12–16, Mark 10:17–31, Amos 5:6–7
PRAYER Almighty God, source of every blessing, your generous goodness comes to us anew every day. By the work of your Spirit lead us to acknowledge your goodness, give thanks for your benefits, and serve you in willing obedience; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
October 6, 2024 Worship
October 6, 2024 • Tim Bjorge • Genesis 2:18–24, Hebrews 1:1–4, Hebrews 2:5–12, Mark 10:2–16, Psalm 8
PRAYER: Sovereign God, you make us for each other, to live in loving community as families and friends. Form us for life that is faithful and steadfast, and teach us to trust like little children, that we may reflect the image of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, whom with you and the Holy Spirit we worship and praise, one God, now and forever. Amen
September 29, 2024 Worship
September 29, 2024 • Tim Bjorge • Numbers 11:4–29, James 5:13–20, Mark 9:38–50
PRAYER: God of love, you know our frailties and failings. Give us your grace to overcome them; keep us from those things that harm us; and guide us in the way of salvation; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
September 22, 2024 Worship
September 22, 2024 • Tim Bjorge • Jeremiah 11:18–20, James 3:13–18, James 4:1–3, James 4:7–8, Mark 9:30–37
PRAYER Lord God, you call us to work in your vineyard and leave no one standing idle. Set us to our tasks in the work of your kingdom, and help us to order our lives by your wisdom; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
September 15, 2024 Worship
September 15, 2024 • Tim Bjorge • Psalm 116:1–8, Exodus 20:1–7, James 3:1–12, Mark 8:27–38
PRAYER: O God, through suffering and rejection you bring forth our salvation, and by the glory of the cross you transform our lives. Grant that for the sake of the gospel we may rebuke the lure of evil, take up our cross, and follow your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, whom with you and the Holy Spirit we worship and praise, one God, now and forever. Amen
September 8, 2024 Worship
September 8, 2024 • Tim Bjorge • Isaiah 35:4–7, James 2:1–10, James 2:14–17, Mark 7:24–37
PRAYER: Gracious God, throughout the ages you transform sickness into health and death into life. Open us to the power of your presence, and make us a people ready to proclaim your promises to the whole world, through Jesus Christ, our healer and Lord, whom with you and the Holy Spirit we worship and praise, one God, now and forever. Amen
September 1, 2024 Worship
September 1, 2024 • Tim Bjorge • Deuteronomy 4:6–9, James 1:17–27, Mark 7:1–8, Mark 7:14–23, Deuteronomy 4:1–2
PRAYER: O God our strength, without you we are weak and wayward creatures. Protect us from all dangers that attack us from the outside, and cleanse us from all evil that arises from within ourselves, that we may be preserved through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, whom with you and the Holy Spirit we worship and praise, one God, now and forever. Amen
August 25, 2024 Worship
August 25, 2024 • Tim Bjorge • Joshua 24:14–18, John 6:56–69, Psalm 27, Joshua 24:1–2
PRAYER: O God, who commanded the light to shine out of the darkness, and didst send thy Son to be the Light of Life: We thank you for these stained glass windows that were so generously donated by our loved ones. Continue to bless these windows, placed for the adornment of thy House, and as the light which thou has created shows forth its beauty, so may the light of the knowledge of thy Son shine in our hearts; through the same thy Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
August 18, 2024 Worship
August 18, 2024 • Tim Bjorge • Proverbs 9:1–6, Ephesians 5:15–20, John 6:51–58
PRAYER: Ever-loving God, your Son gives himself as living bread for the life of the world. Fill us with such a knowledge of his presence that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life to serve you continually, for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
August 11, 2024 Worship
August 11, 2024 • Tim Bjorge • Ephesians 4:25–32, Ephesians 5:1–2, John 6:35–51, Psalm 34, 1 Kings 19:4–8
PRAYER: Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we are to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve. Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merit of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
August 4, 2024 Worship
August 4, 2024 • Tim Bjorge • Exodus 16:2–4, Exodus 16:9–15, Ephesians 4:1–16, John 6:24–35
PRAYER: Gracious Father, your blessed Son came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world. Give us this bread, that he may live in us and we in him, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
July 28, 2024 Worship
July 28, 2024 • Lou Williamson • John 6:1–21, Psalm 145:10–19, 2 Kings 4:42–44, Ephesians 3:14–21
PRAYER: Gracious God, you have placed within the hearts of all your children a longing for your word and a hunger for your truth. Grant that we may know your Son to be the true bread of heaven and share this bread with all the world, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, whom with you and the Holy Spirit we worship and praise, one God, now and forever. Amen
