Messiah continues our weekly schedule with the Divine Service on Sunday, November 24th at 10:00 am. The service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page. Sunday School & Bible Class will be held beforehand at 9:00 am, with a joint opening for both groups in our Fellowship Hall. A potluck & our annual Voters Meeting will follow the service.

The revelation of a new heaven & earth will be dramatic in the tumultuous last days. But God’s salvation will prevail, lasting forever, through the reign of the Alpha & Omega - Jesus Christ, our Lord. He alone will judge with equity & truth, righteousness & grace. For this Last Day, we anticipate & watch, ceaseless in prayer, kept in God’s love, waiting for the final revelation of God’s mercy. “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!” (Psalm 39:4–5a, 7–8, 12a; Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37)

Held at Messiah, this will be a joint Thanksgiving Eve service with our brothers & sisters of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Rockford, set for Wednesday, November 27th at 7:00 pm. Pastor Jason Peterson of St. Peter will preach; the choirs of Messiah and St Peter will provide anthems. This service is also scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page.

Good land produces generous fruits to nourish & preserve life. This goodness proceeds from the generosity, bounty & grace of God. Therefore, in prayer & supplication we offer thanksgiving to Him, content in all circumstances, grateful for sustenance needed for our body, soul & spirit. So also, when God eradicates disease through His Word, we rejoice in His omnipotent grace & power. (Deuteronomy 8:1-10; 1 Timothy 2:1-4; Luke 17:11-19)

Messiah continues our weekly schedule with the Divine Service on Sunday, December 1st at 10:00 am. The service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page. Sunday School & Bible Class will be held beforehand at 9:00 am, with a joint opening for both groups in our Fellowship Hall.

Behold, the days are coming - judgment, justice & righteousness are imminent with the incarnation of Jesus. We are seized with Advent anticipation as we wait, hopeful for Him - the righteousness of David, Judah & Jerusalem - to split the heavens open and come down. We are bold to proclaim Christ, the King who comes in the name of the Lord, for He is the one who creates, nourishes & sustains our faith, that in turn we may abound in love. (Psalm 89:6, 14-16, 18; Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36)

Messiah continues our weekly schedule with the Divine Service on Sunday, December 8th at 10:00 am. The service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page. Sunday School & Bible Class will be held beforehand at 9:00 am, with a joint opening for both groups in our Fellowship Hall.

Divine judgment is swift & decisive! In time, the Lord is sure to obliterate all opposition to what is good & right. In spite of this conflict, divine grace in Jesus fortifies the church in prayer, partnership, good works, affection, love, discernment & excellence. God’s Word & Sacraments continuously equip the forgiven & forgiving Church to be vigilant about the coming wrath, but also to be generous in bearing fruits of repentance as we await the salvation of God. (Psalm 81:8, 10–11, 13; Malachi 3:1-7b; Philiippians 1:2-11; Luke 3:1-20)

Caught up in your pre-Christmas rush? Need some time, space and peace to focus on the essentials of the season? Join us for a meditative service of Scripture lessons and Christmas carols, played and sung, on Wednesday, December 18th at 7:00 pm. It’s our prayer that you will be blessed by the opportunity to reflect on the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ!

Cookies & beverages will be served in our church foyer afterwards. This service is also scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page.

Join us to celebrate the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, December 24th at 7:00 pm. This service is also scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page.

Deep darkness shrouds us in burden, oppression, tumult, ungodliness & worldly passion. Sin seeps into our lives in overt & deceptive ways. But God triumphs over every evil in the explicit confession of the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasing Father, Prince of Peace, who is Jesus Christ. His name resonates in the courts of Caesar, the streets of Bethlehem, the skies of angels, the fields of shepherds, the feeding trough of animals, and on this night in the proclamation of His holy Church. (Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14, Luke 2:1-20)