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What happens after Jesus lifts you up? Come and See! Join us for worship on this Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. Mark 1:29-39 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Portions of this bulletin are from Sundays and Season copyright 2020 Augsburg Fortress. Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License number is: SAS006108 Intercessory prayers are adapted from blogs.elca.org Worship in the Home for February 7, 2021. Music is used by permission for streaming/podcast under One License # 713862 and Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License # 26108) or it is in the common domain. Additional acknowledgements are included in the video.

Mark the Evangelist tells a story about Jesus' authority in word and deed. (Mark 1:21-28). Come and ponder the authority of God, and our authority and responsibility as human beings called and commissioned by God! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Portions of this bulletin are from Sundays and Season copyright 2020 Augsburg Fortress. Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License number is: SAS006108 Intercessory prayers are adapted from blogs.elca.org Worship in the Home for January 31, 2021. Music is used by permission for streaming/podcast under One License # 713862 and Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License # 26108) or it is in the common domain. Lyrics for Christ in Capernaum are composed by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette ( carolynshymns.com ) and used with permission.

Join us for worship on this Third Sunday after Epiphany. Jesus calls Simon and Andrew with two simple words: "Follow me." Immediately they left their nets and followed him. What does that mean for us? Guest preacher and seminarian Andrew Hamblen explores this question, dwelling in God's word from Mark 1:14-20. (Listen all the way through and you'll hear Andy sing also!) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Portions of this bulletin are from Sundays and Season copyright 2020 Augsburg Fortress. Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License number is: SAS006108 Intercessory prayers are adapted from blogs.elca.org Worship in the Home for January 24, 2021. Music is used by permission for streaming/podcast under One License # 713862 and Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License # 26108) or it is in the common domain.

Join us for worship today! In 1518, Martin Luther wrote that 'a theologian of glory calls evil good and good evil. A theologian of the cross calls the thing what it is.' As followers of Jesus, we are called to acknowledge the hard truth that evil still exists in this world, as well as the joyful promise that God's love has the final word! Acknowledgements: Portions of this bulletin are from Sundays and Season copyright 2020 Augsburg Fortress. Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License number is: SAS006108 Intercessory prayers are adapted from blogs.elca.org Worship in the Home for January 17, 2021. Music is used by permission for streaming/podcast under One License # 713862 and Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License # 26108 or it is in the common domain. The lyrics for 'What Good Can Come from Nazareth' are used by permission of the author, Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, http://www.carolynshymns.com

What does Jesus' baptism mean for us? Guest preacher Andy Hamblen suggests four things. Join us for good news today, as well as a challenge to live out our baptismal promises for the sake of the world that God so loves! * Portions of this bulletin are from Sundays and Season copyright 2020 Augsburg Fortress. Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License number is: SAS006108 Music is used by permission for streaming/podcast under One License # 713862 and Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License # 26108 or it is in the common domain.

Happy 10th day of Christmas! Luke tells the Christmas story beginning with the birth of baby Jesus in Bethlehem. John tells the story beginning with Jesus, the Word of God and the Light of the World, 'in the beginning.' Join us for worship today! The text is John 1:1-18. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Portions of this bulletin are from Sundays and Season copyright 2020 Augsburg Fortress. Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License number is: SAS006108 Intercessory prayers are adapted from blogs.elca.org Worship in the Home for January 3, 2021. Music is used by permission for streaming/podcast under One License # 713862 and Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License # 26108) or it is in the common domain. Visual Images: Credit is given within the video.

Christ our Savior is born! What next? The infant Christ is presented to God at the temple in Jerusalem, and two ancient saints, Simeon and Anna, praise God for a promise fulfilled. Luke 2:22-40 Portions of this liturgy are from Sundays and Season copyright 2020 Augsburg Fortress. Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License number is: SAS006108 Intercessory prayers are adapted from blogs.elca.org Worship in the Home for December 27, 2020. Music is used by permission for streaming/podcast under One License # 713862 and Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License # 26108) or it is in the common domain.

Christ our Savior is Born! Join with members and friends of the congregation in worshiping the newborn King, Jesus! Hear the ancient story told by voices young and old. Sing along with well-known carols and maybe learn one that is new! Bring out your candles and prepare a sacred space in your home - sharing the light of your candle during the hymn Silent Night. May the Prince of Peace bless you with faith, hope and love in the New Year! * Liturgy: Portions of this liturgy are from Sundays and Season copyright 2020 Augsburg Fortress. Intercessory prayers are adapted from blogs.elca.org Worship in the Home. Words of Welcome adapted from “A Christmas Proclamation During a Pandemic, by Mary Beth Smith-Gunn, used with permission. Music: 1. Come Now, O Prince of Peace is used by permission for streaming/podcast under One License # 713862. 2. Instrumental arrangement and accompaniment for Of the Father's Love Begotten are copyright Rick Betts, used with permission. 3. Instrumental arrangement of the prelude, A King is Born, is copyright Leila Viss, used with permission. 4. The remainder of the carols and hymns are in the public domain. Art - still and video: 1. Pixabay.com 2. Members and friends of the congregation. (Full credits are included at the conclusion of the video).

The staff of the Northwest Intermountain Synod recorded a worship service with the help of some friends for December 20, 2020. The readings for the day are 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16, Luke 1:46-55, Romans 16:25-27, Luke 1:26-38. Worship leaders: Rev. Kristen Kuempel, Bishop: NWIM Synod Mary Morrow, Director for Evangelical Mission: NWIM Synod Rev. Philip Miser, Assistant to the Bishop: NWIM Synod Preacher: Rev. Kristen Kuempel Special thanks to those who contributed to the creation of this worship service. Especially: Rev. Gretchen Mertes Our Redeemer's Lutheran, Seattle, WA Music, vocals, guitar, piano, recording Betsy McGregor - vocals Terrence Rindler - vocals, guitar Larry Almeida, Lutheran Church of the Master, Coeur d’Alene - vocals Jeff Barnes, Lutheran Church of the Master, Coeur d’Alene - piano Lydia Harris, Lutheran Church of the Master, Coeur d’Alene - video recording Copyright information: In These Darkest Days Text & Music: Gretchen Mertes Used with permission Joy to the World Text: Isaac Watts Copyright: Public Domain Liturgy and words used by permission of Augsburg Fortress license # 10559-L