St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church - NALC - Fredericksburg, PA

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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church - NALC - Fredericksburg, PA

We are a congregation of the North American Lutheran Church (NALC). Sunday school starts at 9:15 AM. Adult Bible study every Sunday night from 6:30-8 PM.

Worship is at 10:30 AM with Holy Communion on the 1st and 3rd Sundays.

06/03/2026

Exodus 34:29

When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God.

Veiled Face

“She was glowing with pride.” “His face glowed when he saw his bride,” we might say. Our faces can convey the radiance of deep joy, but I’ve never met anyone whose face glowed in a way that I was afraid to look at it. The Israelites did, though.
Moses met with God on the mountain for forty days, and when he came down, his face was glowing because he had been in the presence of God. The light of Moses’ face terrified the Israelites. Why? Because it was a visceral reminder of the fierce holiness of God and the very real unholiness of His people. So Moses wore a veil in the presence of the people, serving both to calm their fear and to remind them of their sinfulness.
That veil has been removed. God became flesh, and many people walked, talked, ate, drank, and experienced life with Jesus. They looked at God and lived. When Jesus died, He tore the veil that separated us from God (Matthew 27:51). One day, we too, will look upon God’s face in all its glory, without fear, and live.”

“Jesus, thank You for removing veil and allowing us to come into Your presence. Amen.”

06/01/2026

Genesis 1:3

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Let There Be Light

“Light is crucial to our existence. Plants require it to grow. They, in turn, provide food for all creation. The sun is, of course, the source of light for our world. Studies of the sun show that if the earth’s distance from it were to change even the slightest, our world would quickly freeze over or even be scorched. When God said, “Let there be light,” He was being intentional, purposeful, and highly specific. However, the first light did not come from the sun, for the sun, moon, and stars were not created until day four. The first source of light was God Himself. He created light and yet did not create the physical source of light for our world -the sun- until later.
By this act, God reminds us that He is the source of light and also the source of life. His gift of light keeps the world alive, but it is God who sustains that light. His creation of light by His Word alone points us ahead to the light of the world, the Word who became flesh: His Son, Jesus, who entered into this world to bring us true life and light through His death and resurrection.”

“Creator of light, You are our light and our life. Let Your Word pour on our hearts both light and life daily as we turn to You for all needs of body and soul. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”

05/27/2026

Psalm 72:11

May all kings fall down before Him, all nations serve Him!

All Kings Bow Before Him

“Of the coming Christ, the psalmist prays, “May all kings fall down before Him.” The psalmist is here praying that even the greatest people on earth -kings- would recognize who the Christ is and thus bow in worship before Him, as the wise men did. In our reading, we observe how the ruthless King Herod pretended to want to bow before the newborn king, but really, he wanted the opposite - he wanted the Christ to be murdered. Thirty years later, King Herod’s son - who, like his father, was self-serving - mocked Jesus as He stood before him. This second King Herod did not bow before Jesus and certainly contributed to His death. Rulers of the earth had Jesus crucified, but God used this for our salvation.
Ultimately, all will bow before Jesus. When these unbelieving kings died, they shamefully bowed before Christ as their judge. To bow before Christ in this life is to trust in His salvation, and those who trust in Him as Savior have forgiveness and eternal life. Indeed, ultimately all - including kings - will bow before the Savior, whether in shame on Judgment Day or honorably in this life.”

“Heavenly Father, send us Your Spirit that we may continually bow before Christ as our Savior. In His name. Amen.”

05/19/2026

2 Peter 2:4-12

Danger to Growing Christians

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgement; if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; if he condemned the cities of S***m and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard) - if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise all authority.
Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings; yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them from the Lord. But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.

“Peter talks about three rebellious groups from Jewish history. If God did not spare the rebellious angels, or people who lived before the Flood, or the citizens of S***m and Gomorrah, he would not spare these false teachers. These words that promised justice were a great comfort to those who were being oppressed. God will punish all evildoers. This also serves as a warning to wanderers today not to stray from the truth. Some people would have us believe that God will save all people because of his loving nature. This foolish thinking leads them to hope that God will cancel the Last Judgment. Don’t ever minimize the certainty of God’s judgment on those who rebel against him.”

05/18/2026

Psalm 49:16-17

Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases. For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.

Earthly Rich or Rich Toward God?

In today’s reading from Luke 12, Jesus tells a parable about a rich man. A key word in the parable is the word all. The rich man says to himself, “I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain.” He would share his wealth neither for God’s work nor for the needs of his fellow man. This man kept all earthly treasure for himself, for he was not rich toward God. Someone is rich toward God when he trusts in his Savior, who, “though he was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9). As the owner of the universe, Jesus was the richest of the rich, but for mankind’s sake, He became so impoverished He gave up all - even His life. Trusting in this sacrifice on the cross, we become rich toward God, then we, like our Savior, share our earthly wealth both for God’s work and for the needs of our fellow man.”

“Lord Jesus, even as You gave all for us, give us generosity to share “our” earthly wealth. Amen.”

05/15/2026

Psalm 32

Blessed is the one
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the one
whose sin the Lord does not count against
them and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
For day and night
your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer.

Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
my transgressions to the Lord.
And you forgave the guilt of my sin.

Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
while you may be found;
surely the rising of the mighty waters
will not reach them.
You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you
should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
Do not be like the horse or mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled with bit and bridle
or they will not come to you.
Many are the foes of the wicked,
but the Lord’s unfailing love
surrounds the one who trusts in him.

Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous;
sing all you who are upright in heart!

“What is confession? To confess our sin is to agree with God, acknowledging that He is right to declare what we have done as sinful and that we are wrong to desire it or to do it. It means affirming our intention of abandoning that sin in order to follow God more faithfully.
God exhorts us not to be stubborn like horses or mules that have to be controlled by bits and bridles. If we comply with God’s guidance, He will not have to resort to applying discipline and punishment to keep us on track. God longs to guide us with love and wisdom rather than punishment. He offers to watch over us and teach us the best way to go. Accept the advice written in God’s Word and don’t let your stubbornness keep you from obeying Him.”

05/13/2026

Psalm 23:6

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Dwelling in God’s House

“Your dwelling place is the specific place in which you live. Jesus says that in His “Father’s house are many rooms” (John 14:2). The Greek word for “dwelling place” or “abode,” which is sometimes translated as “room,” is derived from the word for “remain.” Jesus is saying that in His Father’s house are many dwelling places-places where people get to remain, to dwell.
Some people in this life have ample food and clothing, good health, and a comfortable place in which to live. Of course, they want to dwell (stay) in such a place. Such things are blessings from God, yet because of sin, they won’t last. Each of us will lose our health, and someday will cease to dwell in this world-we will die. This fallen world cannot be our dwelling place.
Jesus told us that He will go to prepare a dwelling place for us (John 14:3). He did this by dying on the cross and rising from the dead, thus taking away the sin and death that prevent us from dwelling in God’s house forever. Now that our Shepherd has died and risen, we know we shall dwell-remain-in the house of the Lord forever!”

“Thank You, Jesus, for preparing our eternal dwelling place by Your death and resurrection. Amen.”

05/11/2026

Psalm 23:1

The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.

Needy Sheep Cared For

“Sheep are dependent. Usually, unless someone washes them, they remain dirty. Unless someone fights for them, they are defeated by their enemies. We are those sheep. We have the dirt of sin, and we can’t get ourselves clean. We each shall face death, and we can’t defeat this enemy. We need a Good Shepherd to deliver us. With the psalmist, the believer confesses, “The Lord is my Shepherd.” When God became flesh, He fulfilled this identity and stood - stands - as our Good Shepherd.
The Christian confesses, “I shall not want.” By this confession, the Christian demonstrates a faith that trusts that our Good Shepherd will provide all we need. How will God do this? Repeatedly in John 10, Jesus declares that He must lay down His life in order to pay the price for our sins so that we sheep, connected to His death through Holy Baptism, may be washed clean from the filth of sin. Jesus also says in John 10 that He has authority to take His life back up again. As we are sheep cleansed of sins and given Christ’s victory over death, our Good Shepherd will resurrect us to eternal life. We shall not want - forever!”

“Good Shepherd, we praise You that by Your death and resurrection You eternally save us helpless sheep. In Your name, Jesus. Amen.”

05/06/2026

Psalm 14:1-3

The fool says in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.

The Lord looks down from heaven
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
All have turned away, all have become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.

There Is None Who Does Good

“The first verse of Psalm 14 presents the foolishness of denying God’s existence. In that verse, the Holy Spirit states, “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” Failure to believe in God’s existence is truly foolish.
As we continue reading the psalm, we observe God looking from heaven to see if there are any who understand and seek Him. The answer shocks us: “They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one” (Psalm 14:3). We are tempted to think, “What about me, God; aren’t I pretty good?” Paul uses Psalm 14 to answer this question: “No one does good.” And then Paul emphatically adds, along with the psalmist, “Not even one” (Romans 3:12).
In his failure to do good, the psalmist longs for deliverance: “Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!” (Psalm 14:7). Indeed, what the psalmist longed for has come! In Jesus, God has restored the fortunes of His people, giving them the gift of righteousness- even though there is none who does good! Thus it is that believers in Jesus though not good in and of themselves, are in Christ called, “the generation of the righteous” (Psalm 14:5).”

“Lord Jesus, we praise You that in Your cross and empty tomb, You declare us righteous. Amen.”

05/04/2026

Hebrews 3:7-14

Warning Against Unbelief

So, the Holy Spirit says:

“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion,
during the time of testing in the
wilderness,
where your ancestors
tested and tried me,
though for forty years they saw what I did.
That is why I was angry with that generation;
I said, ‘Their hearts are always going
astray,
and they have not known my ways.’
So I declared on oath in my anger,
‘They shall never enter my rest.’

See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called, “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end.

“Our hearts turn away from the living God when we stubbornly refuse to believe him. If we persist in our unbelief, God will eventually leave us alone in our sin and rebellion. But God can give us new hearts, new desires, and new spirits (Ezekiel 36:22-27). To prevent yourself from having an unbelieving heart, stay in fellowship with other believers, talk daily with them about your mutual faith, be aware of the deceitfulness of sin (which attracts but also destroys), and encourage one another with love and concern.”

“Praise to You, O Son of God, for by absorbing our sin and death on the cross, You created the way to the eternal creation. Amen.”

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Fredericksburg, PA
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