Messiah continues our summer schedule with Divine Services on Sunday, June 15th at 10:00 am (Bible Class will be held beforehand at 9:00 am) and Monday, June 16th at 7:00 pm. The Sunday service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page.

The Lord alone possesses all eternal widsom even before the acts of creation. The words of Proverbs confirm Jesus’ active presence before the incarnation. Then Peter exclaims that this very same Jesus - crucified & killed - could never be bound by death. Everything about Christ is forever: His Word, His truth, His salvation, His immutable relationship with God the Father. As believers, we hold steadfast to everything about Christ, knowing that He alone knows the Father, keeps His Word & conquers death. (Psalm 16:8–11; Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Acts 2:14a, 22-36; John 8:48-59)

Messiah continues our summer schedule with the Divine Service on Sunday, June 22nd at 10:00 am; Bible Class will be held beforehand at 9:00 am. (There will be no Monday night service this week, due to the Michigan District-LCMS Convention.) The Sunday service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page.

Arrogant Israel has a horrid disdain for God’s will. They behave like heathens, but God safeguards them from annihilation with the promise of Jesus through the lineage of Jacob. We, too, are heirs of this promise, clothed with Christ through the waters of Holy Baptism. The tomb is now powerless. Sin & death yield to Christ’s Gospel proclamation. In this very Word, Jesus binds together shattered lives, disarms sin with forgiveness, heals with mercy. All this He does for us! (Psalm 71:3, 20–24; Isaiah 65:1-9; Galatians 3:23-4:7; Luke 8:26-39)

Messiah continues our summer schedule with Divine Services on Sunday, June 29th at 10:00 am (Bible Class will be held beforehand at 9:00 am) and Monday, June 30th at 7:00 pm. The Sunday service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page.

God chooses all those who hear the Word of the Gospel & believe. God’s choice for the Gentiles cannot be refuted! Ritual does not trump grace. The Gospel fervently preached to the Jews by Peter is just as effective, truthful & life-changing as the Gospel preached by Paul to the Gentiles. It’s the same Gospel — it’s all about Jesus! He is the Christ, the Son of the living God. And this is the confession for those who believe. (Psalms 119:46 & 89:1, 5, 15–16; Acts 15:1-12; Galatians 2:1-10; Matthew 6:13-19)

Messiah continues our summer schedule with Divine Services on Sunday, July 6th at 10:00 am (Bible Class will be held beforehand at 9:00 am) and Monday, July 7th at 7:00 pm. The Sunday service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page.

The Lord perceives every degree of subtle & overt indignation, transgression & deception. Apart from Christ, our flesh pulsates in corruption. But Christ is incorruptible. His death on the cross forges for us a path abounding in peace, mercy & grace. Self-centered spirits decay. But Christ-centered spirits flourish in Word & Sacrament. In these good things, God inaugurates the mission of the church - to send out laborers into the harvest who are confident only in the righteousness of Christ. (Psalms 19:1-2, 5-6; Isaiah 66:1-7; Galatians 6:1-10, 14-18; Luke 10:1-20)