As we stand together at the cross on Sunday, we will see how Jesus suffered the penalty that we deserved for our sins. The Lamb of God suffered the penalty of death for us so that through faith in his name we have forgiveness and life. As we stand in suffering and as we stand around the altar to receive Communion, we recognize by Jesus’ wounds we are healed. I…Keep Reading

“So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.” Paul spoke these words in the Letter to the Romans. Worshiping God with our ears is an integral part of our faith growth. Are our ears open to hear what the word of Christ is trying to say? As we kneel before God’s holy name this Lenten season, in what way might we…Keep Reading

We fear many things, and we often fear death. On Sunday at our 9:30 am worship service we will stand together at the foot of the cross where our Savior died to save us from death and every evil. In him we can face both life and death unafraid, because he fearlessly faced death for us. Pastor Deb

“Let all of me kneel before God’s Holy Name.” Psalm 103 beseeches us to worship God with our whole bodies not just our heads. As we gather for Lenten worship this evening at 7:15 pm at OSL we embark on a five-week worship series focusing on worshiping God with all members of our bodies beginning with our flesh, the broken vessel through which God works to shine light into the…Keep Reading

When a Canaanite woman asked Jesus to heal her daughter, Jesus did not immediately do so. But hidden beneath his “No” was the Savior’s “Yes,” and the woman’s daughter was healed. This Sunday at our 9:30 am worship service we will explore the “Yes!” imbedded in the heart of Jesus. We will also experience the “Yes!” of Jesus as we gather at the altar for Holy Communion and celebrate the…Keep Reading