Join us as we worship outside at Cross of Glory! You may also join us from the comfort of wherever via our live-stream by clicking on the image above. When we say God is the triune God, we are saying something about who God is beyond, before, and after the universe: that there is community within God. Our experience of this is reflected in Paul’s words today. When we pray to God as Jesus prayed to his Abba (an everyday, intimate parental address), the Spirit prays within us, creating between us and God the same relationship Jesus has with the one who sent him.  The bulletin for this service can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x59SB--rXYlxiF_wRJMK6dv2umEvEmdN/view?usp=sharing

A house divided against itself cannot stand. Jesus makes this observation in light of charges that he is possessed. He is possessed, not by a demon, but by the Holy Spirit. We who have received the Holy Spirit through baptism have been joined to Christ’s death and resurrection and knit together in the body of Christ. Those with whom we sing and pray this day are Jesus’ family. With them we go forth in peace to do the will of God. Our service this week will be live-streamed from Cross of Glory starting at 8:30am. Click on the image above to watch our service from the comfort of wherever you are. The bulletin for this service can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WqFJluajub92DejaUqVtS_dFFZkom8i9/view?usp=sharing

A house divided against itself cannot stand. Jesus makes this observation in light of charges that he is possessed. He is possessed, not by a demon, but by the Holy Spirit. We who have received the Holy Spirit through baptism have been joined to Christ’s death and resurrection and knit together in the body of Christ. Those with whom we sing and pray this day are Jesus’ family. With them we go forth in peace to do the will of God. Our service this week will be live-streamed from Cross of Glory starting at 8:30am. Click on the image above to watch our service from the comfort of wherever you are. The bulletin for this service can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WqFJluajub92DejaUqVtS_dFFZkom8i9/view?usp=sharing

The mustard seed becomes a great shrub that shelters the birds, recalling ancient images of the tree of life. We’d expect a cedar or a sequoia, but Jesus finds the power of God better imaged in a tiny, no-account seed. It’s not the way we expect divine activity to look. Yet the tree of life is here, in the cross around which we gather, the tree into which we are grafted through baptism, the true vine that nourishes us with its fruit in the cup we share. It may not appear all that impressive, but while nobody’s looking it grows with a power beyond our understanding. Our service will be live-streamed starting at 10:30 am from Atonement Lutheran Church in New Brighton. You can view the service by clicking on the image above. The bulletin for this service can be found here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/12zYMOpYfmt5zDB0HI_hm_2zl6BtIr7Nq/view?usp=sharing

The mustard seed becomes a great shrub that shelters the birds, recalling ancient images of the tree of life. We’d expect a cedar or a sequoia, but Jesus finds the power of God better imaged in a tiny, no-account seed. It’s not the way we expect divine activity to look. Yet the tree of life is here, in the cross around which we gather, the tree into which we are grafted through baptism, the true vine that nourishes us with its fruit in the cup we share. It may not appear all that impressive, but while nobody’s looking it grows with a power beyond our understanding. Our service will be live-streamed starting at 10:30 am from Atonement Lutheran Church in New Brighton. You can view the service by clicking on the image above. The bulletin for this service can be found here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/12zYMOpYfmt5zDB0HI_hm_2zl6BtIr7Nq/view?usp=sharing

Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation! Now we are in the storm, the boat almost swamped; but Jesus is here now, and when we call him, he will calm the storm. Even the wind and waves listen to him as they would to their creator. We also listen to him and are called to believe in the power of God’s word in him, a power greater than all that we fear. Our live-stream will begin at 10:30 am from Atonement Lutheran Church in New Brighton. Click on the image above to watch our live-stream from the comfort of wherever you are. The bulletin for this service can be found here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uyXegzg3YfMkqAd5H2enltGTUwwt1uBl/view?usp=sharing

Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation! Now we are in the storm, the boat almost swamped; but Jesus is here now, and when we call him, he will calm the storm. Even the wind and waves listen to him as they would to their creator. We also listen to him and are called to believe in the power of God’s word in him, a power greater than all that we fear. Our live-stream will begin at 10:30 am from Atonement Lutheran Church in New Brighton. Click on the image above to watch our live-stream from the comfort of wherever you are. The bulletin for this service can be found here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uyXegzg3YfMkqAd5H2enltGTUwwt1uBl/view?usp=sharing

A woman finds healing by touching Jesus’ cloak, and a girl is restored to life when he takes her by the hand. In both cases a boundary is crossed: in Jesus’ time the hemorrhaging woman was considered ritually unclean, polluting others by her touch, and anyone who touched a corpse also became unclean. In Mark’s gospel Jesus breaks down barriers, from his first meal at a tax collector’s house to his last breath on the cross as the temple curtain is torn in two. We dare to touch Jesus in our “uncleanness” and to live as a community that defines no one as an outsider. Join us for our live stream starting at 8:30 am from Cross of Glory. The bulletin for this service can be found here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aq9ycvxjeW7VOkj4gXmdQ8TmFNSejEJU/view?usp=sharing

A woman finds healing by touching Jesus’ cloak, and a girl is restored to life when he takes her by the hand. In both cases a boundary is crossed: in Jesus’ time the hemorrhaging woman was considered ritually unclean, polluting others by her touch, and anyone who touched a corpse also became unclean. In Mark’s gospel Jesus breaks down barriers, from his first meal at a tax collector’s house to his last breath on the cross as the temple curtain is torn in two. We dare to touch Jesus in our “uncleanness” and to live as a community that defines no one as an outsider. Join us for our live stream starting at 8:30 am from Cross of Glory. The bulletin for this service can be found here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aq9ycvxjeW7VOkj4gXmdQ8TmFNSejEJU/view?usp=sharing