St. Paul's Lutheran Church Amherst, WI

06/01/2026

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04/26/2026

Congratulations to our newly confirmed! Faith, Greta, Violet, Chester, Lorelei, Alisha, may you always live for Jesus! ***But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness... Matthew 6:33***

04/05/2026

Happy Resurrection Day! He is Risen🌷

This video is a recording from a recent concert at Martin Luther College, where the choir sings "I Will Rise." The lyrics have been added to the recording so...

03/31/2026

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE:
Maundy Thursday: 7pm
Good Friday: 1pm and 7pm Tenebrae
Sunday: Sunrise Service 7am, 8am potuluck breakfast, and 10am Service.

03/17/2026

Daily Devotions from Lutheran Hour Ministries

"WHO’S ON TRIAL?"
March 17, 2026
When the chief priests and the officers saw [Jesus], they cried out, “Crucify Him, crucify Him! … [Jesus] ought to die because He has made Himself the Son of God.” When Pilate heard this statement, he … said to Jesus, … “You will not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?” Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over Me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered Me over to you has the greater sin.” (John 19:6a, 7b-8a, 10b-11)

By this point, Pilate has lost control of the trial. He knows Jesus is innocent, but he still can’t set Him free. And Jesus Himself is behaving like a judge—explaining to Pilate that what he is doing is sin, yes—but not as bad as Judas’ sin, because Pilate at least has his divinely appointed office as judge to hide behind.

Pilate finds himself on trial—just as the Council did, just as Herod and Judas himself did. And the deciding question is the same: What will you do with Jesus—this innocent Man, this Son of God?

We know what they did. And we too had a hand in it, because it was our sins, our guilt, that sent Jesus to the cross. Because He loves us, He took our death, and gave us a share in His own resurrection. And as a result, God looks at us and says, “Not guilty.” He sees us in His Son Jesus—covered in His innocence, forever forgiven, newborn children of God.

WE PRAY: Thank You, Lord, for taking our judgment. Amen.

Reflection Questions:

Do you worry about God’s judgment?
How does Jesus take that fear away from us?
Why would God—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—plan to do such a thing for you?
Lenten Devotions were written by Dr. Kari Vo.

03/16/2026

"BEHOLD THE MAN"
March 16, 2026
Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged Him. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head and arrayed Him in a purple robe. They came up to Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck Him with their hands. Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing Him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in Him.” So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!” (John 19:1-5)

Pilate says to the crowd and Jesus’ enemies, “Behold the Man.” Look at Him—this Jesus, scourged and bleeding, barely able to stand up. Look at Him—wearing a robe the same color as His bruises, crowned with thorns. Who is He to you?

Is He your King? Will you have Him, bruised and bloody? Will you acknowledge Him as your own? Will you follow Him, even to the cross? Will you accept the gifts He gives you there—forgiveness for your sin, covering for your shame, love for you, you personally—forever?

If you want Him, you can have Him—for He has promised that. He never lies. He said, “Whoever comes to Me I will never cast out” (John 6:37b). He wants you—He has made that very clear. He said, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink” and “Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (John 7:37b, Matthew 11:28). Now that He has died for you and risen from the dead, He will keep you at His side forever—sharing His life and joy with all His people (see John 17:24).

WE PRAY: Lord, I do want You. Keep me as Your own. Amen.

Reflection Questions:

What does it mean, to be Jesus’ own?
How does He give Himself to you?
If you have belonged to Him for some time—are you glad of it?
Lenten Devotions were written by Dr. Kari Vo.

12/29/2025

Join us for our New Year's service Wednesday at 4pm.
2 Corinthians 5:17 - "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."

12/23/2025

Christmas Eve Service at 6pm Christmas Day Service at 9:30am. Hope to see you there!

11/29/2025

Advent is upon us; please join us for a special Trim the Tree service at 9:30 tomorrow morning!

11/24/2025

GERMAN DINNER ALERT! Our Youth will be serving: German Potato Salad, Gingerbread cookies, Sauerkraut, Brats and Schweinebraten December 6th from 10am-2pm. Adults:$10 Children $6 and under 3 are free. Gott segne mich und hoffe, dich dort zu sehen (God bless and hope to see you there!🙂)