Advocating, Educating, and Caring for All Human Life At St. James, we are committed to upholding the sanctity of all human life, recognizing the inherent value of every person from conception to natural death. Guided by the LCMS Life Ministry roadmap, we actively...
The entire goal of Simeon's life had been to see God bring about the salvation of Israel, and the old saint's patience, his hope, his immersion in sacred scripture, and his refusal to filter out the sorrow that colored that hope allowed him to recognize,...
In Psalm 2 Yahweh calls the Messiah his firstborn son, laughs at all their enemies who long to rebel against his rightful authority, and warns all the nations of the earth to submit to the Son lest they be destroyed. Readings and Sermon: Pastor Aaron Mueller. Order of...
The Bible insists that the motive for God the Father sending his Son to be the Savior of the world is his life-giving (he gave up his life to be a propitiation for our sins) and life-saving (he came so we might live through him) love! And now, although we cannot see...
The Altar Guild is asking for at least one person to serve the congregation by helping clear the altar and clean the communion vessels following the service. The commitment is about twice per month and is done between the service and Sunday School. Children are...
Join us for our next meeting, Saturday, January 4th at 10:00 AM in fellowship hall. The January topic will be “Your Life is Sacred,” and we will have a hands-on mission project of making blankets of Love. Contact Tina Enke for any questions...
When Elizabeth and Mary first meet after they both became pregnant, Elizabeth and her baby – the future John the Baptist – respond to Mary's unborn child, Jesus, with joy, recognizing that he is God, recognizing that he is the one to put into action...
New date: January 3 The youth Christmas party scheduled for December 20th at the Staake home is postponed until January 3rd. For more information, please contact Stacey Staake at stacey@stjamesglencarbon.org
Jesus compared his and John’s ministry to kids who play a game where they play happy and sad music, but no one dances to their happy music and no one mourns at their sad music. His point: outside of the work of the Spirit, Law and Gospel do not satisfy the average...
It’s not at all controversial to note that Christmas, as a cultural phenomenon in the United States, does not always resemble the Christian festival celebrating Jesus’ birth. Commercial interests have exploited the season for profit, and it seems like all of us have...
