Evangelical Lutheran Church of Poestenkill

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Poestenkill A member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Our Sunday Worship Service is in-person at 9 AM and a ZOOM service is available Sunday at 10:30 AM.

Message us for the current schedule. We host the Bread of Life Food Pantry. Our church exists to make Christ visible in our family and community by sharing the Good News of His love through meaningful worship, study and fellowship in the Lutheran tradition. We are affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). The ELCA is a mainline Lutheran Church with about 4 million members

in nearly 10,000 congregations. We make a difference in our community by hosting the Bread of Life Food Pantry: https://www.facebook.com/Bread-of-Life-Food-Pantry-587948201408871

"And that brings us back to our own relationships with Jesus,how we understand and experience him in our own lives.Some ...
08/24/2026

"And that brings us back to our own relationships with Jesus,
how we understand and experience him in our own lives.
Some days, some moments- we take his presence for granted, like breathing;
he’s t/here and we breathe without any thought.
Other moments- we’re conscious of his presence like a sharp pain telling us 'enough' or 'rest a bit.'"

Yesterday's sermon:

The Greek

"The Holy One is even there along the way to take compassion upon us,to stop and provide comfort and healingin the midst...
08/13/2026

"The Holy One is even there along the way to take compassion upon us,
to stop and provide comfort and healing
in the midst of their own grief.

We doubt and question,
have “little faith,”
because we’re human.

But we are still loved beyond measure by our God who
grieves
is moved by compassion
heals
feeds
reaches out and saves."

Sunday's sermon:

Matthew 14:22-33

"Lots of people try to explain the miracles of Jesus,particularly this one.I think because this one is such a uniquely …...
08/02/2026

"Lots of people try to explain the miracles of Jesus,
particularly this one.
I think because this one is such a uniquely … ordinary miracle.
It’s not a sudden healing of a skin disease,
or being able to walk after years of being confined to a mat.
It’s not a raising anyone from the dead.

[...]

This catering miracle is more than just everyone being fed,
everyone being welcome and included at the table.

The miracle is also a call to feed.
When they left,
hearts and stomachs full,
that wasn’t the end.

They were sent to feed their neighbors."

Today's sermon:

Matthew 14:13-21

"This kind of generational, ongoing, and political trauma is completely overlooked by Luther when he says the excrement ...
07/26/2026

"This kind of generational, ongoing, and political trauma is completely overlooked by Luther when he says the excrement that he does,
and in fact, perpetuates negative stereotypes and dehumanizes a people.
[...]
The systematic valuation of certain lives over others/
the systematic devaluation of certain lives under others
is not just biblical and historical;
it is present now, and woven into our national founding.
[...]
But as faithful people studying scripture,
endeavoring to follow the will of God,
seeing the divine imprint in each person,
how do we grapple with our various valuations of people based on their positions of power?"

Today's sermon:

Esther 7:1-10; 9:20-22.Quoted article: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-necropolitics

"Fry remarks that 'Sometimes, prioritizing others’ needs pushes fawner to ‘behave outside [their] value system.’ Fawning...
07/21/2026

"Fry remarks that 'Sometimes, prioritizing others’ needs pushes fawner to ‘behave outside [their] value system.’ Fawning often requires hiding, shapeshifting, and lying.'
Esther is an expert fawner.
She is a people-pleaser and takes on a helpful persona because she needs to in order to survive.

Because of this, do we really know Esther?

Fry also says,
'Having suffered and experienced trauma does not automatically make one more morally righteous than others. Victims can also be perpetrators. Accountability, even if one is experiencing a trauma response, must always be on the table.'

A trauma-informed lens reveals Esther to be a victim, a victor, and even a villain."

Yesterday's sermon:

Esther 5:1-8.Book referenced: https://www.cokesbury.com/9780334066866-Esther-Keeps-the-ScoreLook up Fight/Flight/Freeze/F[...] models for more information on fawning.

"[The Bible] is full of the stories of our neighbors now,and we, as God’s children, are called to this time and place to...
07/13/2026

"[The Bible] is full of the stories of our neighbors now,
and we, as God’s children, are called to this time and place to say, “no;”
to end these cycles of abuse and exploitation;
to hold those in power accountable for the well-being, the life and liberty, of all those under their authority, the whole community of earth."

Yesterday's sermon:

Esther 2:1-18Not discussed but also important is the rest of the chapter. Mordecai has to save the king.

How are we like Queen Vashti-with fragile privilege?risking our safety and well-being?acting with courage?Vashti is the ...
07/07/2026

How are we like Queen Vashti-
with fragile privilege?
risking our safety and well-being?
acting with courage?

Vashti is the queen who stands up to unchecked power and says, “no.”
We are called and sent to do the same.

Sunday's sermon:

Esther 1.

"In our baptisms we are joined with Christ in life and death and new life,to follow and imitate his ways of truth and li...
06/29/2026

"In our baptisms we are joined with Christ in life and death and new life,
to follow and imitate his ways of truth and life,
of peace and justice for all.
We are called and set free in the washing of the water to be God’s people,
to be the image and being of God to our neighbors.

We are set free to serve in love."

Today's sermon:

Full of children noises because we actually had a baptism today, too!!Matthew 10:40-42

"Jesus looks around.So.Many.Faces.He feels the hunger.He knows the obstacles people face to just survive,the challenges ...
06/16/2026

"Jesus looks around.
So.
Many.
Faces.
He feels the hunger.
He knows the obstacles people face to just survive,
the challenges to get care basic needs met.
He sees the failures in official leadership to ensure the thriving of the people entrusted to their care.
He hears the cries of despair."

Yesterday's sermon:

No one should be that fu***ng rich.Full lectionary Matthew 9:35-10:8 [9-23]

"Again, thanks to A-J, we know that while most translations say “heal,” the Greek term means “to be saved.”She’s seeking...
06/07/2026

"Again, thanks to A-J, we know that while most translations say “heal,” the Greek term means “to be saved.”
She’s seeking salvation.
And end to the bleeding.
[...]
And, now, following in the way of Jesus,
we get to look around our homes and communities,
this world,
and see who needs saving.
We get to look within ourselves and identify our gifts for offering relief and salvation.
[...]
I’ve read that the reason L for le***an comes first in LGBTQIA+ is because it was the le***ans who cared for the gay men dying of AIDS.
When no one else wanted to touch them,
and they were banished to die alone in wards, abandoned by family,
it was the gay women who gave them water to drink, washed their bodies, held them in their last moments.
Salvation."

Today's sermon:

Matthew 9:9;13, 18-26.The blood is about the hemorrhaging woman and HIV/AIDS.

Address

772 NY Route 351
Poestenkill, NY
12140

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+15182836045

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