Living Word Lutheran Church

Join us this Sunday for our Christmas Eve Services!

Join us this Sunday at 7:00PM for our Fall Vespers! We will be having a time of worship and testimony, followed by ice cream and fellowship!

Make sure to sign up for our fall small groups! Starting September 10th, we will be going through the books of 1, 2, and 3 John. Sign up today at the office or by calling (651) 456-0249

Join us this Sunday for our Fall Kickoff picnic! In place of our regular Sunday activities, we will be meeting at Trapp Farm Park's Main Pavilion for our worship service at 10:30, followed by a potluck. Find us at 841 Wilderness Run Rd. St Paul, MN 55123

Make sure to check out our September Newsletter, now available at the office counter, the Congregational Connect Table, or at www.livingwordaflc.org/newsletters This month, the newsletter focuses on God's Creation, and how it reflects who He is. It also highlights Living Word's many exciting upcoming events, such as the start up of our small groups!

Join us on September 30th for our 2023 Congregational Seminar on Mental Health, led by Christian Counselor Ben Monseth! Find more details and registration at www.livingwordaflc.org/seminar

Join us on September 17th for our Fall Vespers! We will be having a time of worship and testimony, followed by an ice cream social.

Join us on September 3rd as we celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of the school year! We will be meeting at Trapp Farm Park in Eagan, MN for our worship service at 10:30, followed by a potluck picnic. The church will be providing sandwiches. Find us at: Trapp Farm Park (Main Shelter and Pavilion) 841 Wilderness Run Rd. St. Paul, MN 55123

Join us this Sunday as we say farewell to our youth leaders, Christian and Bethany Bickel! We will meet outside after the church for a time of fellowship, hot dogs, and inflatables!

Make sure to mark your calendars for Living Word's Vacation Bible School! We will be holding it daily next week from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Find more details and registration at www.livingwordaflc.org/vbs23

Check out the August Newsletter, now available at the office counter, the Congregational Connect Table, or at www.livingwordaflc.org/newsletters. This month, our articles focus on who Jesus is as seen in His seven I AM statements found throughout the Gospel of John!

Join us this Sunday during our service hour as we welcome the Ambassador Summer Team from the Free Lutheran Bible College! They will be performing selections from their summer concert series, "The Light of Life." The Ambassadors are one of the Free Lutheran Bible College's five teams that devote their summers to traveling and ministering to families and AFLC churches across the country. The Ambassador's mission is spreading the Gospel message of the Light of Christ through the ministry of music and their witness to the praise and glory of God.

“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” - Joshua 24:14-15

This week, the office will be closed Wednesday, June 14th - Friday, June 17th as our staff will be at the AFLC Annual Conference. If you need to contact the church office, you can email us at [email protected]

"I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you." Psalms 9:1-2, 9-10

"But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors! Make your face shine on your servant; save me in your steadfast love! O Lord, let me not be put to shame, for I call upon you." Psalms 31:14-17

Did you know that Living Word posts both our most recent service and all of our sermons every week on our website? Check out https://livingwordaflc.org/online-service to find a short history of Living Word's sermons, as well as our most recent service! Last week, Pastor Nathan Olson preached on finding the rest of God.

This month's newsletter is now available at https://livingwordaflc.org/newsletters or at the church office!

Check out our May Newsletter! This month's theme is on our upcoming season of rest. Find our more at www.livingwordaflc.org/newsletter

"Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His steadfast love endures forever!" - Psalm 136:1

Even though Easter is over, we don't need to stop celebrating Christ's victory over death! Join us Wednesday evenings at 6:30 for our Adult Bible Study series on the resurrected Christ, led by Pastoral Assistant Mikey Meester. For the rest of the family, we will be having our Kingdom Kids and Youth Group.

Join us this week for our Holy Week activities!
Thursday, April 6th: Living Last Supper - 7:00 PM
Friday, April 7th: Good Friday Tenebrae Service - 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 9th: Easter Breakfast - 9:00 AM; Easter Drama - 10:00 AM; Easter Worship Service - 10:30 AM
If you are unable to attend our Living Last Supper, follow the below links to our YouTube page where we have it recorded.
https://youtu.be/-HoXyhfL_Xc
https://youtu.be/WW2zF00lGyA

The church office will be closed Wednesday, February 22nd - Thursday, February 23rd due to the weather. We will plan on having our Ash Wednesday service on Friday, February 24th at 6:30. If you need to contact the church, please email [email protected]

"Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength...but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." - Isaiah 40:28-29, 31

"But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me." 2 Corinthians 12:9

It's not too late to register for our Apologetics Conference! Join us on September 10th from 10:00-3:00 for a day of training in the faith!

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope." - Romans 15:13

Don't forget to register for our Apologetics Conference! We will be hosting Stand to Reason speaker Tim Barnett, who will lead us in a day of training up in the faith. You will learn about things such as how to defend our faith, why we are Christians, and what the right way to talk about faith with an athiest is.
For more information and registration, visit www.livingwordaflc.org/tim-barnett or call 651-456-0249

"Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday." - Psalms 34:3-6

Did you know that Psalm 37 is an acrostic? That means that the first stanza of the psalm begins with the "aleph", the "a" of the Hebrew alphabet, and each stanza begins with the next consecutive letter of the Hebrew alphabet!

Join us on September 10th for our Apologetics Conference with Tim Barnett! Visit www.livingwordaflc.org/tim-barnett for more details and registration. Make sure to spread the word to your family and friends! We can't wait to see you there!

Thank you to all who came to VBS last week! We had a wonderful week and it was such a blessing to see all the kids learning about Jesus! We can't wait to see you again next year!

It's not too late to register for Vacation Bible School! Join us August 8th-12th from 10:00-1:00 with a free lunch following each day's activities. For more information and free registration, visit www.livingwordaflc.org/vbs-2022.

"Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night...Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing." - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-2, 11

Get ready for VBS at Living Word! This year's theme is Zoomerang, a sanctity of life VBS in the land down under! You’ll marvel at the unforgettable wildlife, culture, and beauty of Australia while exploring the wonder and value of life from the lives of preborn babies to eternal life in the Kingdom of God.

During this pro-life VBS, kids will discover that life is valuable. From the tiniest to the oldest, each person is made in the image of God—wonderfully designed to know him and live for him!

Join us August 8th-12th from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, with a free luch provided following each day's activities! Free registration for ages Pre-K - 6th Grade is available at www.livingwordaflc.org/vbs-2022

"Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you;
he will never permit the righteous to be moved." - Psalm 55:22

"For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God." Psalm 62:5-7

Make sure to grab the latest copy of our church newsletter, available at the church office or at the Congregational Connect Table! This month's issue features Biblical illiteracy, an article on heaven by our intern, Mikey Meester, and highlights our AFLC missionaries in Brazil, Paul and Becky Abel!

"Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing." 1 Peter 3:8-9