Dear Sons and Daughters of the King, A great feast was prepared! But no one wanted to go. Jesus’ parable of the wedding banquet puts it right to us: What sorts of excuses and other things keep us from wanting the Lord’s feast? For a time, we all had foregone that feast. Covid caused […]
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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Friday, May 28, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Saints in Christ, This week is the Festival of the Holy Trinity. The word “trinity” is not in the Bible! But the word describes what the Bible teaches: God reveals Himself to us in Three Distinct Persons, each of […]
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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Friday, May 21, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Zion Family, This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. Pentecost was originally a harvest festival of Israel. When the Lord added 3000 baptized to the church on the day the Holy Spirit was poured out, it was a […]
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Dear Sons and Daughters of the King, This past Wednesday we celebrated the Ascension of Our Lord. It was like the Victory Day for Jesus “whom heaven receives until the time of the restoration of all things.” It’s like a coronation day and a victory parade and a winning celebration all rolled into one and […]
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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Friday, May 7, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Jesus tells us to ask for anything of the Father in His Name. God always hears our prayers. He always answers them, too. He doesn’t always answer them the way we may think we […]
Read moreZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Friday, April 30, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Did you ever wonder what the Holy Spirit looks like? Sure, He appeared at Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan river when He descended as a dove. But how do we recognize the Spirit today? […]
Read moreZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Friday, April 23, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Sons and Daughters of the King, In the midst of suffering, sadness, heartache, and sorrow, it often seems like things can’t get better. Sometimes they do. Sometimes they don’t. In this life, the Lord often turns our sorrow into […]
Read moreZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Friday, April 16, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “The Lord is my Shepherd.” “I am Jesus’ Little Lamb.” That Jesus is our Shepherd means we are sheep but being sheep isn’t just a cute picture. Sheep can be stubborn and, well, kinda […]
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FISH FOOD PANTRY COLLECTION Don’t forget it’s our collection Sunday for the FISH of McHenry Food Pantry. You can certainly bring non-perishable food items but even better: Monetary donations will buy a lot of food. In fact, for every $1 donated, FISH can get $8 worth of food to stock their shelves! Thanks for helping […]
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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Good Friday, April 2, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, O sorrow dread! Our God is dead, Upon the cross extended. There His love enlivened us, As His life was ended. (O Darkest Woe, LSB 448) This email should land in your inbox […]
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