St. Lorenz Lutheran Church

Pastor Gary Bender tells us how the prophets of the Old Testament showed God's love for the people of Israel and how we can learn from their messages.

In the third week of the sermon series Five Ways to Wreck You Life, Pastor Caleb Adams talks about the fear and loneliness that Elijah felt when he was being hunted by Queen Jezebel. We also feel alone and afraid sometimes, but because of Christ's death and resurrection we are never alone, no matter what "cave" we find ourselves in.

King Rehoboam and King Jeroboam each took the opportunity to seek advice at the beginning of their respective reigns. Each king failed to listen to wise advice and instead listened to the "Morons" who told them what they wanted to hear. Pastor Caleb Adams tells us how we can learn from their foolishness and how we can avoid their mistakes by seeking advice from wise advisers and especially from God's word.

Pastor Joel Kaiser tells us about the blessings of Lutheran schools and through our school we are living out the Story of our faith.

Pastor Caleb Adams tells us about some of the ways that Solomon displayed his great wisdom and lack of wisdom in chapter 13 of The Story, and how we can learn from Solomon's example to keep Christ at the center of our lives.

Solomon had it all, wisdom, riches, God's favor. Pastor Caleb Adams tells us how Solomon wrecked his life by allowing his many foreign wives to lead him away from God.

Pastor Mark Brandt talks about how David and the Israelites were Crazy Generous when they were preparing for the temple to be built, because God had blessed them with so much. We too have been blessed with so much and our response to God's love and blessing is to be Crazy Generous as well.

Pastor Joel Kaiser tells the story of the visit of Magi to the Christ child so long ago, and what the first Epiphany really means to us today.

Pastor Mark Brandt tells us about the great blessing of time the we often take for granted.

Vicar Peter Heckert preaches on the passage from Matthew 2:13-23, that describes the murder of many young boys in Bethlehem after the birth of Jesus, and how we can respond to those around us who are mourning.

Pastor Gary Bender continues his sermon from Dec. 22.

Pastor Brandt reminds us of the real Reason for the Season of Christmas.

Pastor Gary Bender's sermon about the miracle of Jesus birth and how God came to be with us as a baby so long ago.

Pastor Kaiser tells us about the "Highway of Holiness" described in Isaiah 35:8-10.

Do you ever feel like a misfit? Pastor Caleb Adams tells us how God used His Son Jesus, the misfit of all misfits, to redeem the world and bring salvation to all who believe.

Pastor Brandt talks about how we can learn from the past, live in the present and lean into the future, especially through the lens of our Christian faith and the promise of our Savior.

In the second sermon in this 3 week series, Pastor Caleb Adams reflects on the idea of the importance of family during the Christmas season.

The first sermon for our Connect worship sermon series "Christmas at the Movies" is It's a Wonderful Life. What is the value of one life?

Pastor Adams asks the following questions.How might things be different if you'd never been born?How are things different because Jesus was born?How does the eternal life won for you by Jesus impact your life right now?

Thanksgiving day sermon by Pastor Joel Kaiser.