Karl R. Gurgel, the tenth president of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, was called home to heaven on September 13, ...

Visit the Congregational Services resource site for free tools and training resources available for all WELS congregations. The Women’s Ministry Committee serves under Adult Discipleship to assist our ...

What does God want from me? “What does God want from me?” We’ve probably heard it; perhaps we’ve thought about it. In our Bible verse today, God first tells us what he DOESN’T want. He doesn’t want to ...

When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. . . “[We] know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ.” The apostle ...

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. This week, we have seen how God calls Christians not to be tattletales but also to watch out for others who are heading toward ...

“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, ...

Westridge Church in West Richland, Wash., is a new mission start and a part of multi-site ministry along with Southridge Church in Kennewick, Wash. We have begun to call this multisite ministry “The ...

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. You may be familiar with the cartoon TV series Paw Patrol. A group of dogs serve as emergency first responders. A human named ...

[Jesus said] “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” In Matthew, chapter eighteen, Jesus explains that, if a ...

[Jesus said] “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.” With these words, Jesus wants you to know that ...

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. How many brothers and/or sisters do you have? Whatever that number is—whether zero, one, two, or five—Jesus adds to that number.

[Jesus said] “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.” When Jesus lived in this world, he demonstrated ...