Hope Lutheran Church High Ridge Mo

09/06/2026

Our world loves to debate greatness in every area of life - politics, sports, business, and more. It shouldn't surprise us that when Christ considers greatness in His kingdom, it looks very different. This week we take time to consider the question, "Who is the greatest?" The answer may not be what you expect, and it leads us into other questions of how to honor the greatest in our midst

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08/30/2026

Following his God-given confession of Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God, Peter seems to be living the dream. Yet when Jesus clarifies what it means for Him to the be the Christ, Peter bristles as Jesus' vision. Their conversation helps us recognize our bent towards visions of glory, even while Jesus invites us to true life that is found only denying ourselves, taking up our crosses and following Him.

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08/23/2026

Our Gospel reading is centered around these questions: (1) who do people say that Jesus is? (2) Who do you (Jesus’ disciples) say that He is? A strange mix of answers have been offered to the first question through the centuries, but the God-given answer shared by Peter to the second question is our confession: Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. And as Jesus continues, He really answers a third question for us – What is the result of confessing who Jesus truly is?

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08/16/2026

In reading the story of Jesus and the Canaanite woman from Matthew 15, we are invited to take our place alongside her. She is undeserving of help, so as she approaches Jesus in humility, she doesn’t demand blessings. She says that she will gladly accept even the crumbs that fall off of the master’s table. After all, even a crumb of Christ’s mercy is good enough to give us all that we need.

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08/09/2026

We often think of this story when Peter joined Jesus on water as an example of great faith. While that is not exactly the case, the story does remind us of the One we can trust, even when we have little faith.

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08/01/2026

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07/11/2026

The final morning of VBS was memorable as our Tropical Trek felt tropical!
Thanks to a power outage, our kids and volunteers made do without electricity all morning, but still had plenty of energy as we discussed Jesus finding Paul.
Some of the kids even thought the lights were out on purpose, just like Saul was blinded and restored to sight! (If you’re concerned, power was restored to church about an hour after VBS ended.)
Our youth helped take down all of the decorations from VBS after lunch, and before some fun annual traditions at the end of the servant week, they enjoyed games, go carts, high ropes, and laser tag at AmpUp.
It was a fun end to an amazing week!
Thank you again for your prayers and support!

07/10/2026

Day 4 (Thursday) of Tropical Trek VBS at Hope focused on Jesus’ Death and Resurrection as our youth and kids played, sang, and talked about the eternal hope we have in Christ. It was an amazing day with the kids’ favorite craft (a sand art butterfly) and favorite games (water games)!

In the afternoon, Hope’s Youth returned to CFNA to do yard work, wash CFNA’s driver’s ed cars, help with some painting, and prepare art projects for the kids who come to the center. Thank you for your prayers during this awesome week!

07/09/2026

Day 3 (Wednesday) of Tropical Trek VBS was focused on the story of Zacchaeus and how Jesus finds us when we are lost. It was a great morning with kids from Hope and our community!

In the afternoon, Hope’s Youth spread mulch on the playground, enjoyed Christmas in July, and helped at the Peace Pantry in Cedar Hill.

It was a full, fun, busy day! Thank you for your prayers for VBS and our youth!

07/08/2026

Day 2 of VBS/Hope Youth Servant Week!

Tuesday was a wonderful day at VBS at Hope. The youth and VBS attendees played games, sang songs, and enjoyed snacks as they talked about the story of Ruth and Naomi and how God Helps Us When We’re Lonely.
Later in the day, Hope’s Youth spent time at Christian Friends of New Americans (CFNA) in South St Louis and led a mini-VBS about Jesus feeding the 5,000.
It was a busy but fun day sharing the love of Christ!