Messiah continues our worship schedule with the Divine Service on Sunday, April 28th at 10:00 am. This service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page. Bible Class will be held at 9:00 am.

The waters of Baptism connect us to God forever. Baptism, through water & the Word, creates faith in our hearts by which we are able to confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh and is from God. Through Baptism, we are able to believe, to love & to bear fruit. In fulfillment of all deeds, witnessing & believing, we are to abide in the Word, which is Christ Himself. (John 16:16 & Psalm 145:1-2, 8, 10; Acts 8:26–40; 1 John 4:1-21; John 15:1-8)

Messiah continues our worship schedule with the Divine Service on Sunday, May 5th at 10:00 am. This service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page. Bible Class will be held at 9:00 am.

Believers in Christ receive the forgiveness of sins through His name. As baptized believers, we are called to love one another, clinging to God’s promises & bound by His commands. Our love for God is marked by obedience to His will. God’s love for us is marked by Christ’s obedience on the cross. In Christ, we have a faith that grasps, believes & confesses Him to be the Son of God. This is our victory in overcoming the world. (Psalm 66:1-2, 8-9, 16, 20; Acts 10:34-48; 1 John 5:1-8; John 15:9-17)

On Thursday, May 9th, our brothers and sisters in Christ from St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Rockford will join us here at Messiah to celebrate Christ’s ascension. A meal will be served at 6 pm, followed by the service at 7:00 pm; Pastor Eric Black will preside over the service, and Pastor Jason Peterson will preach the sermon. The service will also be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page.

Jesus promises to release the power of the Holy Spirit that will sustain the Church as she magnifies the name of Christ, in all wisdom, knowledge & enlightenment. Today the Church honors Jesus’ ascent into the heavenly realms. In his absence from us, we shall be comforted & sustained by the Spirit of God. In our waiting for Christ's return, we boldly proclaim repentance & the forgiveness of sins to all nations. (Psalm 47:5, 110:1, 4-5; Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53)

Messiah continues our worship schedule with the Divine Service on Sunday, May 12th at 10:00 am. This service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page. Bible Class will be held at 9:00 am.

There is no skepticism about the future - only confidence! In Christ, we have eternal life! This is the very testimony of God Himself. In the world, we face hatred & we strive against the evil one. Yet Christ pleads for us that we may be sanctified in His Word of truth. Therefore we can confidently approach the throne of grace, asking for God’s intervention according to His will. In prayer, we ask! In prayer, God listens! (Psalm 27:1a, 4-5, 7, 10, 14; Acts 1:12-26; 1 John 5:9-15; John 17:11b-19)

Messiah continues our worship schedule with the Divine Service on Sunday, May 19th at 10:00 am. This service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page. Bible Class will be held at 9:00 am.

Hear the Word of the Lord. When God breathes His Spirit into the nostrils, lives & graves of dead people, life begins anew. The Lord promises that He will do it. When the Lord pours out His Spirit on all flesh, people believe & speak words of truth in every language & in every tongue, giving witness to the work of Christ. The Spirit guides people, according to this truth, unto life everlasting. (Psalm 104:24, 27-28, 30; Ezekiel 37:1-14; Acts 2:1-21; John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15)

Messiah continues our worship schedule with the Divine Service on Sunday, May 26th at 10:00 am. This service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page. Bible Class will be held at 9:00 am.

Angelic hosts declare, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!” His glory is made known through the creation, redemption & sanctification of believers. We cannot unravel the mystery of the Holy Trinity, but we confess the distinct persons of the Father, Son & Holy Spirit, holding equally to the undivided unity of the Holy One. This trinitarian faith is made believable only through the waters of Holy Baptism. (Psalm 16:8-11; Isaiah 6:1-8; Acts 2:14a, 22-36; John 3:1-17)

Messiah begins our summer schedule with Divine Services on Sunday, June 2nd at 10:00 am (Bible Class will be held beforehand at 9:00 am) and Monday, June 3rd at 7:00 pm. The Sunday service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page.

“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” God gave His people the Sabbath as a time of rest to remember the great things He has done for us. The Pharisees turned that gift into works-righteousness, which Jesus masterfully reveals. In receiving Word & Sacrament, we find true Sabbath rest - Jesus Christ. The devil’s assaults on the jars of clay that we are cannot take that rest from us, for the power belongs to God. (Psalm 62:1, 5-8; Deuteronomy 5:12-15; 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; Mark 2:23-3:6)