Worship Services
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Bible Class & Sunday School
9:20 a.m. Sunday
Midweek Bible Study
9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. Wednesday
Hope Lutheran is a member congregation of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.
Knowing the Christ as ‘Him Crucified’
The sermon text for the 5th Sunday after the Epiphany is from 1 Corinthians 2:2 [2] For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. (ESV)
A ‘Late’ Christmas Present
In the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. How many of you have ever dealt with the frustration of a gift that didn’t arrive in time for the occasion? Maybe it’s a special birthday present, or an anniversary gift. Not that...
Always Joyfully Pointing to Christ
The sermon text for the 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany is from 1 Corinthians 1:12–18 [12] What I mean is that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.” [13] Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you?...
Christ Life
The sermon text for the 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany is from Isaiah 49:1–7 The Servant of the LORD [1] Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. The LORD called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name. [2] He made my...
The Three Gifts
In the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. This is the Twelfth Day of Christmas, and we are on the cusp of the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord. Each day brings to mind a set of gifts. One is found in the song “The Twelve Days of...
The Most High Name
In the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. … And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light” (Gen 1:1, 3). “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with...
In All Their Affliction He Was Afflicted
In the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. For all of the time, preparation, and anticipation devoted to the celebration of Jesus’ birth, the world has, for the most part, moved on from Christmas. By December 26, Christmas is...
The Light of Life
In the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. I really enjoy Christmas lights. Who doesn’t? But just ask Linda, and she’ll tell you what I say at the sight of every Christmas light display as we drive around. We try to set...
Callings
In the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Some recent commercials for AT&T Wireless assert that “Just OK is not OK” with some scenarios that are quite humorous, and perhaps more memorable in themselves than the product that...
Food for the Sheep
The picture, or image, of the shepherd and his sheep runs like a golden thread through the Scriptures. Already in Genesis 4 we are told that Abel, one of the first generation born into the world, the son of Adam and Eve, tended livestock, and the details noted...