First Evangelical Lutheran Church

09/06/2026

When One Plus One=Three

09/05/2026

Good afternoon, the days feel like they’re getting shorter lately. Either that, or northwest Illinois has secretly sped up the clock on all of us. It seems like every time we turn around, another day has slipped by and the to‑do list is still sitting there, staring back at us.

But even in the rush, there’s something grounding about pausing for worship together. Tomorrow morning, Pastor Bob will lead us as we continue through the book of Matthew, and there’s always something in those passages that slows the heart down, even when the schedule refuses to cooperate.

We’d love for you to join with us — in person if you can, or online if time gets away again. May the evening be restful and tomorrow be filled with grace.
We will be live on Zoom, Facebook Live and Youtube@firstlutheranmc

09/02/2026

The Law is to Love. Romans 13:8-14

08/30/2026

08/30/2026

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me

08/29/2026

Good afternoon: A little cooler today and a few rain drops. It is nice to have the windows open and a fresh breeze flowing thru the house. Please join with us tomorrow as Pastor Bob asks us to Take Up Our Cross and Follow Jesus. We will be live on Zoom, Facebook Live and Youtube@firstlutheranmc. God Bless one and all and we will see you in the morning.
“𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒖𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑴𝒆.”
𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓, 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆. 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔, 𝑯𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆.

08/26/2026

Writing to the church in Rome, Paul makes clear that Christians should attend in love to each other and work to alleviate the sufferings of others.

08/23/2026

WHO do men say that I AM? Matthew16:13-20

08/22/2026

𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭
Peter’s response to Jesus’ question, “Who do you say that I am?”, stands as one of the most powerful confessions in Scripture. While the crowds offered guesses—prophet, teacher, miracle‑worker—Peter spoke with Spirit‑given clarity: “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” In that moment, he recognized Jesus not as one voice among many, but as the One sent from God to save, redeem, and restore. Peter’s confession reminds us that faith is deeply personal; it calls each of us to answer that same question in our own hearts.
𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑜𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒. 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠 𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐵𝑜𝑏 𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑠: “𝑊ℎ𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑎𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑎𝑚?” 𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛, 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛 𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑍𝑜𝑜𝑚, 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝐿𝑖𝑣𝑒, 𝑜𝑟 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑇𝑢𝑏𝑒 @𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑙𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑚𝑐. 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔.