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Grace Lutheran Church The ministry of Christ has been present in this place for 137 years.

Jesus issues a difficult invitation to his disciples: “Take up your cross and follow me.” While the disciples may have h...
08/30/2026

Jesus issues a difficult invitation to his disciples: “Take up your cross and follow me.” While the disciples may have hoped for a Messiah who would set the world right through satisfying displays of force and strength, Jesus offers them a different vision. His new kingdom or reign will not be built on traditional concepts of power and glory. It is instead a kingdom centered on the cross.
The cross reminds us that following Jesus requires nothing less than our whole lives. To follow Jesus is to love our neighbors with a self-sacrificing love, to sit in the discomfort of another’s struggle, and to be willing to lay down our power and privilege to see the world from our neighbor’s point of view.
Putting love of God and neighbor above power, prestige, and comfort is countercultural. It might even get us into trouble. But God’s love always gets the last word.

Jesus issues a difficult invitation to his disciples: “Take up your...

Jesus came to earth as God incarnate, meaning “in or having bodily form.” This was no accident. The prophets of the past...
08/23/2026

Jesus came to earth as God incarnate, meaning “in or having bodily form.” This was no accident. The prophets of the past had used their bodies and their words so people could understand God. In Christ, God was revealed in flesh and blood.
Peter points this out to us, saying that Christ is “the Son of the living God.” As a living God, moving among us as Jesus Christ, God reveals Godself directly.
As the church is formed into the body of Christ, we too now reveal to the world who God is and what God’s priorities are. How does our ministry show God’s concern for those who are poor and marginalized today?
By accompanying our neighbors in their struggles for dignity and justice, and the right to flourish, we do the good work of followers of Jesus.

Jesus came to earth as God incarnate, meaning “in or having bodily ...

Presiding Bishop Curry
08/21/2026

Presiding Bishop Curry

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Jesus did not stay within the boundaries of his time, much to the frustration of authorities. He broke through not just ...
08/16/2026

Jesus did not stay within the boundaries of his time, much to the frustration of authorities. He broke through not just geographic boundaries but religious, ethnic, and social boundaries as well.
In this reading, Jesus intentionally breaks geographic and ethnic boundaries in visiting the Canaanite communities of Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman attempts to get a response from Jesus. Jesus’ response is harsh, but she persists.
In this encounter, Jesus demonstrates that God’s love cannot be held back by boundaries created by humans based on who we are, where we are from, what we have done, our background, our position in society, and more. God’s grace and restoration are available to all, with no exceptions.

Jesus did not stay within the boundaries of his time, much to the f...

Fear and confusion are often a part of our lives. Today, we hear Jesus say, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” A...
08/09/2026

Fear and confusion are often a part of our lives. Today, we hear Jesus say, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.”
As Peter began to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Maybe there are times when it’s relatively easy to trust in God - until we face something unexpected, frightening, or out of control. Then doubts immediately overwhelm us.
The good news is that Jesus hears our cries and saves us. He is with us in our weakest moments, holding us even as our spirits sink. Take heart - Jesus is always with you, bringing peace amid the storms, faith amid your doubts, and new life out of death.

Fear and confusion are often a part of our lives. Today, we hear Je...

This is the true message of Matthew’s reading today: God gives us what we need, we share what we have with others, and i...
08/02/2026

This is the true message of Matthew’s reading today: God gives us what we need, we share what we have with others, and in the end, we are given more that we could ever imagine. This is loving the neighbor. This is being God’s grace in the world. At no time is sending people away God’s answer. Jesus taught his disciples this important lesson, and we are invited to learn and struggle with it today. There is enough for all.

This is the true message of Matthew’s reading today: God gives us w...

Today, Pastor Bob Oleson reflects on the Gospel parables. For us today, understanding God’s grace takes study, prayers f...
07/26/2026

Today, Pastor Bob Oleson reflects on the Gospel parables. For us today, understanding God’s grace takes study, prayers for wisdom and walking the path while looking for the small things that matter. Treasures that matter.

Today, Pastor Bob Oleson reflects on the Gospel parables. For us to...

Last week Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to a sower scattering seed with reckless abundance. This week He shifts t...
07/19/2026

Last week Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to a sower scattering seed with reckless abundance. This week He shifts the image from the generosity of the sower to the patience of the landowner. The good seed has taken root, but it is not alone. An enemy has sown weeds among the wheat, and now both grow together until the harvest.
This parable will not answer every question we might ask about the origin of evil nor is it trying to explain why there are good and bad things in the world. Instead, it asks: How are the people of God to live in a world where good and evil remain tangled together?

Last week Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to a sower scatterin...

In this parable, Jesus tells the disciples a story of a farmer. While many people carefully plan where to plan seeds, th...
07/13/2026

In this parable, Jesus tells the disciples a story of a farmer. While many people carefully plan where to plan seeds, the farmer in Jesus’ story scatters seed generously, almost carelessly.
As the disciples, familiar with farming and fishing, would have known deep within themselves, things don’t come easy in this life. Faith is the same.
This haphazardly generous farmer extends faith in the impossible places. And when rocks, sun or thorns from this world and within choke this faith that God has given us, the impossible becomes possible. God comes again and again.
Because of this never-ending abundance, every season is an opportunity to engage with God the generous farmer, whose nearness is always available and who gives the gift of faith, no matter the conditions.

In this parable, Jesus tells the disciples a story of a farmer. Whi...

Jesus offers a comforting invitation, “Come to me,” amid a reflection on the mystery of God’s wisdom and the failure by ...
07/05/2026

Jesus offers a comforting invitation, “Come to me,” amid a reflection on the mystery of God’s wisdom and the failure by some to recognize it. God invites us to trust in the steadfast love of God to provide for our needs.
Rev. Steve Thomason offered this reflection. “These words speak directly against the myth of independence and self-reliance that is often promoted during our celebration of Independence here in the USA. Every person, organization, and government that thinks it is self-sufficient, above others, and looks out only for its own interests is destined for failure. The truth of God’s creation is that we are all intertwined in an interdependent relationship.”

Jesus offers a comforting invitation, “Come to me,” amid a reflecti...

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1326 S 26th Street
Omaha, NE
68105

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