St. John's Lutheran Church

06/08/2026

🔥 God holds the mysteries we cannot see, and He gives us the truth we need so we can follow Him faithfully. ✝️✨

Deuteronomy 29:29 gives us a grounding reminder. There are things God has chosen not to reveal, and those mysteries belong to Him. But what He has revealed belongs to us and to our children forever. ✝️

When we sit with this verse, we feel the balance it creates. We do not need to understand everything to trust God. We do not need every answer to walk in obedience. God has given us what we need. He has revealed His character, His commands, His promises, and His ways. Our responsibility is to receive what He has shown and to live it out with faith and humility.

This verse invites us to reflect together. Do we trust God with the things we cannot explain? Do we honor what He has revealed by following Him? Do we pass His truth on to the next generation with clarity and conviction?

The mysteries belong to Him. The revealed things belong to us.

🤔 Final Thought: God does not ask us to carry the weight of the unknown. He holds the secret things. He invites us to trust Him with what we cannot see and to walk faithfully in what He has revealed. His truth is a gift for us and for the generations that follow. His revelation leads us into obedience, confidence, and peace ✝️🌿.

06/07/2026

06/07/2026

Your story never caught God off guard. The timeless God stepped into time to save you. ✨✝️

You were never an afterthought in God’s story. Before time began, God already knew you, loved you, and planned your redemption. The fall into sin was not His plan, but He was never unprepared. Long before humanity broke the world, God had already prepared the way to restore it through Christ. ✨

This means your failures do not surprise Him. Your past does not intimidate Him. Your brokenness does not overwhelm Him. The God who stands outside of time stepped into time because He refused to leave you lost. He entered our world to bring light into darkness and life into places we thought were beyond repair. ❤️
The timeless God sees your whole story at once. He knows where you have been, where you are now, and where His grace is leading you. You are held by a God who is never caught off guard and never without a plan. That is the hope you carry today. 🕊️

🤔 Final Thought: You are held by a God who saw your story before you lived a single day of it. He knew the brokenness you would face, and He had already prepared the way to redeem it. The eternal Word stepped into time so you could know Him, trust Him, and walk with Him. Your life is not an accident. Your hope is not fragile. Your future is secure in the hands of the God who planned your redemption before time began. ✝️💛✨

05/31/2026

You were baptized into the Name that created you, saved you, and fills you. That Name sends you. ✝️🔥

Jesus tells His church to baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. This is not a formula. It is identity. It is the moment God places His name on us and claims us as His own. 💧✨

To be baptized in the Triune God means you belong to the Father who made you, the Son who redeemed you, and the Spirit who gives you faith and strength. It means your life is rooted in the love and power of the God who is three in one. It means you never walk alone.

This identity comes with a calling. Jesus sends His followers to make disciples, teach His Word, and carry His hope into the world. We do not go in our own authority. We go in His. We do not speak from our own strength. We speak from the Name placed upon us. 🔥🕊️

The Triune God is not distant. He is present. He is with us always. And His Name shapes how we live, how we love, and how we witness to the world.

🤔 Final Thought: Your baptism was not a moment you outgrew. It is the foundation of your identity. The Triune God has placed His name on you. The Father holds you. The Son forgives you. The Spirit strengthens you. You are sent into the world with a calling and a promise. Jesus is with you always, even to the end of the age. ✝️💧💛

05/24/2026

The Spirit did not just fill the first disciples. He fills us today. 🔥🕊️

Pentecost is the reminder that the church does not move by human strength. It moves by the power of the Holy Spirit. The same Spirit who filled the disciples with courage and clarity now lives in every believer. 🔥

Being filled with the Spirit means being led, strengthened, and empowered by God’s presence within us. It means speaking hope when others are silent. It means standing firm when faith is tested. It means living with a boldness that does not come from us, but from Him. 🕊️

The Spirit still fills the people of God. He still gives gifts. He still creates faith. He still sends us out to share the good news of Jesus with a world that desperately needs hope. Pentecost is not just history. It is our identity. It is our calling. ✨

🤔 Final Thought: You are not alone and you are not powerless. The Holy Spirit lives in you. He strengthens your faith, guides your steps, and gives you courage to speak when God opens a door. Pentecost is the promise that God equips His people for His mission. You are filled with the Spirit. You are sent with purpose. ✝️🔥

05/18/2026

🔥 Jesus gives us power through the Holy Spirit and sends us as His witnesses from our own community to the ends of the earth. ✝️🔥

Acts 1:8 is a promise and a calling. Jesus tells His followers that they will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on them, and that this power will make them His witnesses. ✝️🔥

When we sit with this verse, we feel the weight of what Jesus is saying. He does not send His people out alone. He gives us His Spirit. He gives us His power. He gives us His presence. And then He sends us into the world to reflect who He is. The mission starts close to home and stretches farther than we could imagine.
This verse invites us to reflect together. Do we trust the Spirit to empower us? Do we see ourselves as witnesses in our own community? Do we believe that Jesus has a purpose for us that reaches beyond what we can see?

The Spirit empowers. Jesus sends. We witness.❤️‍🔥📣🙏

🤔 Final Thought: Jesus does not call us to a mission we must carry in our own strength. He gives us the Holy Spirit, the power we need to live as His witnesses. From our neighborhoods to the nations, His presence goes with us. His Spirit equips us. His mission becomes our mission ✝️🌿.

05/17/2026

Jesus ascended, but His mission did not. You will receive power. 🔥✝️

The disciples watched Jesus ascend, but He did not leave them without strength. He gave them a mission to make disciples and a promise that they would receive power through the Holy Spirit. That same Spirit lives in us today. 🔥

Ascension Sunday reminds us that Jesus reigns with authority and sends His people into the world with purpose. We are called to witness, to speak hope, and to live boldly. We may face resistance or discomfort, but the Spirit gives courage. When we stand tall for Christ, we find peace that the world cannot give. 🕊️
We are not powerless. We are not alone. The Spirit who empowered the first disciples empowers us. The mission continues through us. The world still needs the hope we carry. ✨

🤔 Final Thought: Jesus ascended to reign, not to retreat. He sends His Spirit to fill you with power, courage, and purpose. You are called. You are equipped. You are empowered. The same Spirit who moved through the early church now moves through you. Stand tall. Be ready. The world needs the hope you carry. ✝️🔥

05/17/2026

June 14 | 12:30 to 2:30 pm | Patio

Summer starts here. We’re firing up the grill and gathering the whole St. John’s family for an afternoon of sunshine, laughter, and seriously good food. Expect burgers, hot dogs, and brats fresh off the grill.

Bring a dessert or salad to share with the crowd. Bring your favorite drink. Bring your people. It’s the perfect way to kick off summer together.

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05/15/2026

Scavenger Hunt Update for All St. John’s Church & School Families

We want to extend a heartfelt thank‑you to the families who signed up for our May 17 Scavenger Hunt. Your willingness to participate means a lot to us. After looking at the overall interest this year, we’ve decided not to move forward with the full event on that date.

We didn’t want the fun to disappear entirely, though. We’re happy to share that a mini scavenger hunt will be included in our Summer BBQ on June 14, giving everyone a chance to enjoy a little adventure together in a more relaxed, community‑wide setting.

We’re grateful for those who registered early, and we truly hope to bring the full Scavenger Hunt back in the future with even more families involved. Thank you for your understanding, your support, and the way you continue to show up for our St. John’s community.

05/11/2026

🔥 Revere Christ in your heart, and be ready to share the hope He has given you with gentleness and respect. ✝️✨

1 Peter 3:15 calls us to start in the right place. Before we speak, before we answer, before we explain our hope, we are called to revere Christ as Lord in our hearts. ✝️

Our witness begins with worship. Our confidence begins with Christ. Our hope is not something we invent. It is something we receive from Him. And when someone asks about that hope, we are invited to answer with gentleness and respect. Not pressure. Not pride. Not fear. But a steady confidence rooted in who Jesus is.

This verse also invites a personal reflection for us all. Do we honor Christ as Lord in the quiet places of my heart? Are we prepared to share the hope He has given us? Do our words reflect His gentleness and His grace?

🤔 Final Thought: A faithful witness begins with a devoted heart. When Christ is honored within us, our words carry His character. Our hope becomes visible. Our answers reflect His grace. Gentleness and respect are not optional. They are the natural expression of a heart shaped by the Lord we revere ✝️🌿.