Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church Cincinnati Ohio

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church Cincinnati Ohio Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church & School is dedicated to sharing God's love and promise of salvation

I’m not going to pretend like I understand soccer. I really don’t. But I watched the American team take on the Australia...
06/21/2026

I’m not going to pretend like I understand soccer. I really don’t. But I watched the American team take on the Australian team this past Friday, and I was impressed by what I saw. I’ve read that soccer players might run 6-8 miles over the course of a typical game, which is crazy to me. Towards the end of the game, I heard the commentators mention how tired the players on both teams looked, but they kept fighting. Things got a little chippy, but the commentators praised the US team for largely keeping their composure. Despite their exhaustion, they were locked in for victory; the aggressiveness of the other team didn’t sidetrack them.

Our readings in worship today focus on the opposition that we will face as we obey God’s command to share the truth of the Bible with the world. The prophet Jeremiah complained about the negativity he faced for being God’s messenger. Jesus told the disciples that they would be hated by everyone because of him. Paul talked about fighting the good fight of sharing the Gospel. Sharing our faith is work. We know that we will face opposition from others who might find the Bible ridiculous or hateful. This can leave us feeling exhausted and ready to give up. Even worse, when things get chippy, we might respond with equal hatred. We might resort to attacking the other person because they have cornered us and made us feel dumb.

Let us pray that God can keep us locked in for victory, like Paul was. He knew that God had a crown stored up for him in heaven, won for him by Christ. He understood God’s grace as much as any human can and was so grateful for it. This gratitude was what drove him to work to exhaustion for the Gospel, enduring far more than insults or embarrassment. More than that, he was patient with his enemies, wanting them to join him in heaven one day. May God give us that same sense of mission, that same zeal, and the same commitment to the truth of God’s Word. Let us keep running and fighting, so that all might win eternally.

What at night we had at Fairfield Groovin’ on the Green! We got to meet so many nice people and handed out tons of invit...
06/19/2026

What at night we had at Fairfield Groovin’ on the Green! We got to meet so many nice people and handed out tons of invites to our church and our summer camps. The Photo Booth was a big hit as well! Thank you, God, for giving us the opportunity to get out in our community!

It’s been great having our rising 8th graders join us for Teen Group the last two weeks! Our older students have been gr...
06/18/2026

It’s been great having our rising 8th graders join us for Teen Group the last two weeks! Our older students have been great about welcoming them. Last night our study focused on why we can trust the Bible, and it was wonderful to see these young people confess their faith in Scripture so eloquently. We played some four square volleyball, made each other laugh in Quiplash, baked brownies, and had a night to remember!

06/16/2026

Check out this summer update on some projects around campus and some upcoming events! Come visit our church booth at the Fairfield Groovin' on the Green this Thursday at 6!

I’ve been a sports fan since I was young. Over the course of my life, I have watched many games played by members of the...
06/14/2026

I’ve been a sports fan since I was young. Over the course of my life, I have watched many games played by members of the Brewers, Bucks, and Packers, all professional teams in Wisconsin. I have cheered for them with all my sports fan heart, but not once have any of them helped me move a couch into my house. None of them has ever made me a meal when my wife was in the hospital. None of them ever sat with me in my grief and pointed me to the empty tomb. If I did manage to get one of their cell phone numbers to ask them for such help, they would probably block my number. I wouldn’t blame them; that’s not the nature of our relationship.

In our Gospel today, Jesus is stopped in his tracks as he is swarmed by a crowd. He’s not annoyed or bothered by them. No, we are told he had compassion on them. The original Greek says something along the lines of his “his guts went out to them,” which was a way of saying he couldn’t have felt more strongly about their plight and about helping them. The spiritual leaders of Israel had left them wandering in the desert of self-righteousness, pointing them back to their own behavior for their hope of salvation. Jesus was moved to do something about it. He shared the Gospel. He sent his apostles out to do the same. He would soon give up more than his insides for these sheep; he would give up his life on the cross. The King of Kings noticed the problems of the crowds and did something about it.

Fellow Christians have done for me all the things I mentioned in that first paragraph. Today’s worship focuses on how ministry gives us the opportunity to demonstrate this same “guts going out” compassion to others. Pastor Don Scheuerlein served my family growing up, and he was a great example of this kind of love. I remember his visits in the hospital with sick or dying family members. I remember the Gospel faithfully proclaimed from the pulpit and classroom each week. I remember his sense of humor and kindness. He is a great shepherd of Christ.

We are both in the crowd and looking at the crowds. There is no shortage of opportunities for our guts to go out to others as we love like Christ has loved us. The time for compassion is right now.

You’ve been to an ER waiting room. It’s a sad, anxious place. No one there needs to be told that they have a problem. It...
06/07/2026

You’ve been to an ER waiting room. It’s a sad, anxious place. No one there needs to be told that they have a problem. It’s why they came. They’re sitting as patiently as they can, but desperately they wait to hear their name called. Then they will be taken back to a room where the healing can hopefully begin. Everyone in the ER waiting room is hoping for a doctor who will stride confidently into the room, patiently listen to their concerns, and then offer some hope for relief.

In general, we probably think about our physical health a lot more than we pay attention to our spiritual health. It makes sense on a human level. The dull aches, sharp pains, and weariness of our bodies cry out for attention. And yet, our spiritual condition is infinitely more critical. We might run to WebMD for answers to our pain; where do we go for our spiritual questions? It’s often easier to tell ourselves that our spiritual health is fine. Salve the guilt with the assurance that it’s probably not so bad. Bandage the shame with the thought that most people do what you did. Splint the fear with the ugly comfort that people you know are way worse than you are.

Enough with all that. I’m sick. You’re sick. Take your seat amongst the hurting.

Every church built on Scripture is an ER waiting room. The people sitting in the seats and the pastor standing in front are all there looking for help. It’s not sad or anxious, though, because Doctor Jesus is in. As he says in our Matthew 9 lesson today, he’s here for the spiritually sick. Men like Matthew were waiting to hear Jesus call their name. Doctor Jesus confidently strode into this world, patiently listened to the concerns of the spiritually sick, and then provided relief by sacrificing his own life for theirs.

Take your place in the ER waiting room today and expect to find help. Let all the sick be gathered into churches around the world where they might hear the good news of healing through Christ alone.

It takes a delightfully long time to leave my parents’ house in Wisconsin. It’s more than just the Tetris-style packing ...
05/31/2026

It takes a delightfully long time to leave my parents’ house in Wisconsin. It’s more than just the Tetris-style packing of the car for the trip back to Ohio. It’s the multiple hugs that are necessary to make the goodbye feel complete. It’s my mom wondering if we want to take along the juice boxes and the cereal and the chips and the leftover breakfast casserole with us. It’s all the love and prayers and blessings that get sent along with us along the road. How would we ever get back safely without them?

As we leave worship each Sunday, we are headed back out to a world that can feel very lonely and chaotic. We get back in our cars and once more consider the realities of our jobs that often feel unsatisfying, the bodies that often betray us with the aches and illnesses that spring up seemingly out of nowhere, the minds that can be our own worst enemies in terms of poor choices, the sinful nature living in each of us looking to sabotage every relationship we have, including our relationship with God. How will we ever get back safely?

Consider the blessing at the close of worship. Most of the time it’s from Numbers 6. Sometimes it’s from our 2 Corinthians 13 lesson today. We should pay attention to what is being sent with us from the front of church. Our cars are packed with a Father’s care that extends to every area of our lives. We are sent with not just well wishes but the grace that comes only from the Son’s sacrifice. We may travel to our separate homes but we go to them connected by the Spirit through the faith he has worked in our hearts.

Don’t miss that final blessing today. Leave the church building with the knowledge that the triune God goes with you on your way.

Our 5th-8th grade play this year was entitled "The Golden Goose," and the cast did such a tremendous job! It was funny, ...
05/29/2026

Our 5th-8th grade play this year was entitled "The Golden Goose," and the cast did such a tremendous job! It was funny, well-performed, and it was clear the students worked hard on it! God has given so many different abilities to the students in our school, and we rejoice to see them used in a variety of ways. Thank you to Ms. Angie Nelson, Mrs. Rachel Wilch, and Mrs. Cassie Rodriguez for the many hours they spent preparing the group for their performance! Also special thank you to Rachel Wilch for all these fantastic pictures we have been able to share over the last few weeks!

What a blessing to see a room full of young Sunday School teachers at our orientation meeting last night! Three of this ...
05/28/2026

What a blessing to see a room full of young Sunday School teachers at our orientation meeting last night! Three of this year’s confirmands will be using their God-given gifts in the classroom this summer as they teach kids about Christ. Thanks to Mrs. Angie Gumm and Mrs. Carrie Groth for providing some practical teaching instruction to this next generation of educators! May the Lord of the Church bless their work.

Our 5th-8th grade students had a chance on Showcase Night to demonstrate some of the skills or knowledge they had gained...
05/27/2026

Our 5th-8th grade students had a chance on Showcase Night to demonstrate some of the skills or knowledge they had gained over the course of this school year. It was wonderful to see both these young people use their God-given gifts and to see the encouragement of the many adults who showed up to the event!

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