St. John's Lutheran Church LCMS

Category: Pastor Rick’s Message


Pastor Rick’s September 2018 Message

September has arrived. Time to learn. Even now, Christian education and Confirmation Classes begin. In Proverbs 9:10, King Solomon wrote, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge of…

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June Message

On June 24, the Holy Christian Church observes, ‘The Nativity of St. John the Baptist.” St. John the Baptist was the son of the Priest Zechariah, and his wife Elizabeth. St. John the Baptist was born into a “priestly” family….

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April Message

The month of April is here.  The big event in April is on Sunday, April 5, as we celebrate Easter Sunday, the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. On the first Easter Sunday, the faithful were still in shock and…

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December Message

The last month of the year has arrived.  It is said that, “We save the best for last.”  It is true in life, most certainly true with meals and dessert.  It is true for the Christian. It is also true…

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November Message

Thanksgiving Day is just about here. This year we celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 27.  Where has the time gone, and how did we get here so fast? A few weeks ago, in our Epistle Lesson, St. Paul, the Apostle,…

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October Message

  On October 31, we celebrate Reformation Day.  It was on October 31, 1517, that an Augustinian monk named Martin Luther nailed his 93 Thesis to the Castle Church door of Wittenberg, Germany.  Luther had hoped that these would be…

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September Message

On Monday, September 29, the Holy Christian Church recognizes St. Michael and All Holy Angels. We do not know on which of the 6 days of Creation, the Holy Angels were created. Nor do we know on which Day the…

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August Message

On Friday, August 15, the Holy Christian Church will recognize Mary, the Mother of our Lord. After Adam and Eve fell into sin, our Lord promised to send a Savior who would save them from their sin. “And I will…

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April Message

April is a BIG month this year.  The major reason for this is because Easter is late this year, right in the middle of April. We begin celebrating the Passion of Lord with Palm Sunday, on April 13. On Palm…

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March Message

The month of March has snuck up on us when we were not looking. Suddenly, now it is here. This year, Easter is late. This pushes everything back. The First Sunday in March, March 2, we celebrate the Transfiguration of…

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