St. Luke Lutheran Church

• What might this passage tell me about sin?
• What might this passage tell me about grace?
• What might this passage tell me about my relationship with God?
• What does this sacrifice tell me about Jesus and His sacrifice once and for all sin?

I also try to imagine what it must have been like to make the sacrifices or participate in the rites and rituals. For example, what was it like to select a lamb from your flock to offer as a sacrifice so that you and your family may continue to live in the land of promise?  I would think that your relationship to the animals you raised would be formed by gratitude from the knowledge that the animals in your care were providing the ultimate sacrifice for your care.  They were not just meat for the stewpot, but gifts of grace, unmerited mercy.

The challenge passages of Leviticus and Numbers can provide deep experiences of God’s presence, but only as we actively seek to interact with them.  My prayer is that you will press-on.  We are more than a month into our Bible challenge.  God’s deep and abiding love is with us.

Our Lenten Theme this year is titled “Be Gracious To Me.”  Each worship gathering will explore Christ’s sacrifice through the lens of Psalm 41.  God’s grace wells up in Psalm 41, where David exults in divine mercy amid his own weakness, powerful enemies, and treacherous friends. In this psalm, David tracks the flow of divine grace back to its source at the cross and, with prophetic vision, finds it springing forth in the lives of all baptized believers—including you. Because you are in Christ, you share in all things with Him, even the prophetic Word. David’s vision in Psalm 41 has become your reality in Christ. In the day of trouble, the Lord delivers you; the Lord protects you and keeps you alive; you are called blessed in the land (see Psalm 41:1–2). Press on to know the Lord’s suffering, death, and Word. As surely as the Lenten journey ascends to the victory of Easter, you shall be raised up.

Join us for one of the Ash Wednesday’s services either at noon of 7:00 p.m. Both services will include the imposition of ashes and holy communion. The noon service will be a very simple service that is designed to fit within a 30-minute time frame. So those who are participating during their lunch break have time to get back to work within their lunch hour. The remaining Lenten mid-week services that occur in the West Wing between Ash Wednesday and Holy week will take place at 7:00 p.m. A light dinner will take place at 6:30. The dinner is pot-luck style.  Please sign-up to contribute to the meal using this link.

Life Light Bible Study

Imagine if you could place yourself at the very beginning. It's not humanly possible of course. But, we hope you'll consider starting this New Year with a journey through the beginning of Holy Scripture i.e. the Book of Genesis.

Starting Monday February 5, 2024 St. Luke will offer an in depth and intentional study of the Word of God through a program called Life Light. For those who desire a deeper study of the Scriptures, Life Light will offer a broader time frame than is available in the typical Sunday morning adult Bible class. The LifeLight program assumes a level of commitment that will bring participants to each of the nine weekly assemblies having read the assigned readings and attempted to answer the daily study questions. These daily readings and study will require from 15 to 30 minutes for the five days preceding the LifeLight small group gathering. The day following the gathering will be spent reviewing the previous week’s study by going over the completed study questions and the enrichment magazine.

This new group will be meeting on Monday evenings, from 7-8:30PM from Feb. 5th through June 10th at St. Luke. This winter and spring we will be covering the book of Genesis. Register here.

West Wing Bible Study: Join us in the West Wing for a discussion based on the previous week’s through the Bible readings. If you have a question, or a comment for further discussion, you can send it in for inclusion in the class by using the form located at https://www.stlukeaa.org/bible. God’s Word is powerful and effective. Please join us this Sunday as we continue our one-year journey through the Bible.This week. Rev. Dr. Rob Kasper will be leading the Bible class discussion.

Women’s Study: Lynn Corker and Libby Fink will be leading a study geared toward women, in room 104/105. This year, we’ll explore what it means that God is with us now, and we’ll trace this promise of His presence from the lost garden of Genesis to the garden city of Revelation, where we will dwell with the Lord forever. A $20 study guide is available for this class.

Parent’s Study: Andy VanEgmond will lead a study for all parents with children in the congregation, in room 101/102. We’ll discuss the Sheepfold lesson for the week and work to build a strong community of parents here at St. Luke, as we all navigate the tricky task of raising kids in the faith.

Nursery: 3-year-olds and younger
Sheepfold: 4-year-olds thru 5th Grade
Youth Group: 6th-12th Grade

All married couples – any ages, any number of years married, friends, family, co-workers – are invited to join the festivities! Look for the Registration QR code coming in the near future to sign-up for tickets.
If you have any questions, please contact Debbie@

You can connect with Pastor Todd either by email or cell phone 734-213-4256.