Pastor Josh Parsons displays his musical talent once again with the song “Pledge My Head to Heaven”, by Keith Green.  This is a contemporary tune and it may be new to you so I’ve printed the words to the first verse below.  The words provide a powerful message.  Click the link below to listen as he plays and sings for us this…

Principal Brad Massey and his trombone are here with another well-loved hymn, Jerusalem the Golden.  He also includes some interesting facts on the authors and history of the hymn, originally a 3000-verse poem!  Click the link below to listen …  

Pastor Kempin shares a recap of the Bible story that was presented at the “Family Fun Friday Water Night” on August 7.  It was the story of the disciples’ fear while in a boat when a large storm came upon them.  Don’t we all face some scary items in our life from time to time?   Well don’t forget … we have the…

The talented Karen Kempin is back at St. John’s in a familiar space – the piano bench!  She shares a message about anxiety and it is relevant to all of us at some point in our lives.  Here are a few poignant phrases from her message: Anxious thoughts are what we call worry Worry is when I try to take on God’s role The…

Today the super-organized Anna Kruger brings us a message about messes … in the world, in our life, in our own homes.  And she shares a few stories from the Bible about messes and how Jesus can help.  Click below to listen …  

Prayer.  How important is it to you in your daily life?  Should it be?  Have you ever considered how important it was to Jesus?  Join me today for a message about prayer.  And, for an example of another simple prayer that you can take with you throughout your day.  God’s blessings.  

Pastor Parsons uses Luther’s Small Catechism for today’s devotion and tells us that Martin Luther intended this as a prayer book.  If you still have a copy from your own confirmation classes, he encourages you to open to a page and find a portion to read.  If you do not have a copy of Luther’s Catechism, stop by the church and ask…

Principal Brad Massey shares another beautiful hymn … we are privileged to hear him play it on his trompone and also sing it for us!  Listen carefully to the words of “Beautiful Savior”…

What has changed in your lifetime?  As Pastor Kempin delivers today’s devotion from his parent’s home in Wisconsin, he reminds us that “I, the Lord, do not change.”  God’s promises do not change.  Today, we can take comfort in knowing this to be true.