Christians tend to isolate one part of their humanity – their mind, emotions, will, or body – and overemphasize that element to the exclusion of the others, but Jesus wants us to worship him with our whole heart. Readings and sermon were delivered by...
The Christian New Testament teaches that Christians must be baptized. In this episode, Chuck and Aaron talk about the meaning of Christian baptism, the proper biblical mode of baptism, and the proper subject of baptism. They also talk about the Bible’s teaching that...
Because God became a physical human to rescue physical humans, the salvation he won for us on the cross and from the empty tomb must necessarily be physical, if it's to be salvation at all. And in the Lord's Supper this physical salvation is given to his...
We will be kicking off our Life Ministry and 40 Days for Life sign-up on August 29 with special speaker Kristi Hofferber during Bible Study. Kristi is a pro-life and adoption advocate who shares a message about the value of life. Between and after services in...
Jesus plainly teaches that no one can believe in him unless the Father draws that person and gives them that faith as a gift. This sovereign choice, or election, ensures that no one the Father gives to his son Jesus can ever be lost. Readings and sermon were delivered...
Following up on the last episode about prayer, Chuck and Aaron talk about the value of the Psalms as a way to intimately connect with God. The Psalms not only contain a wide variety of types of prayer, but all the Psalms work together to tell the story of God’s plan...
We are all hungry: for bread, for purpose, for experience, for meaning; and Jesus insists that he is the only one who can satisfy these deepest cravings. Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller. Order of service: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Aug 1,...
CCLS Academy will be hosting an open house on Saturday, August 7 from 1 – 3 pm at St. James Lutheran Church. We welcome anyone who wants to learn more about our new approach to the one-room school house for 5th-8th grade students. Come...
On August 8th we will be taking up a freewill offering to provide the faculty and staff at Metro-East High School with a beginning-of-the-school-year team building outing.
In Jesus, the invisible God is made visible and accessible to us in human flesh, and now he sits in the boat with us, rescuing us from every storm. Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller. Order of service: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Jul 25, 2021...
