First English Lutheran, Kimball, NE - ELCA

06/10/2026

Jesus, each person I encounter is someone You created. Help me love them. I especially thank You for all believers, even the ones I have a hard time getting along with. Amen.

06/08/2026

Lord Jesus, we praise You because You removed our covering of shame and opened the way so all can see God and live. Amen.

06/07/2026

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Though Jesus was a devout Jew who practiced his faith, he was criticized for eating with tax collectors and sinners—the religiously nonobservant. Jesus criticizes the self-righteous and reminds us that mercy is to be at the heart of our religious practices. God continues to be made known in those ...

06/06/2026

Holy Spirit, let the light of truth convict me of sin and lead me in the right way of living. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

06/02/2026

Gracious God, Your eternal light penetrates the darkness brought about by our sin. Thank You for Your grace given in Jesus, which covers our sin and restores our light of hope. In His name. Amen.

06/01/2026

Dear Redeemer, we trust that through You we can come to our Father in every need. Amen.

06/01/2026

“Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” (1 Corinthians 13:4-7).

06/01/2026

05/31/2026

Though the word trinity is not found in the scriptures, today’s second reading includes the apostolic greeting that begins the liturgy: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. In the gospel Jesus sends his disciples forth to baptize in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. More than a doctrine, the Trinity expresses the heart of our faith: we have experienced the God of creation made known in Jesus Christ and with us always through the Holy Spirit. We celebrate the mystery of the Holy Trinity in word and sacrament, as we profess the creed, and as we are sent into the world to bear witness to our faith.