Our Father Lutheran Church

As we face Christ, his gaze of love mends the broken image of God in us and enables us to reflect his character in the world around us.

Pastor Scott Abel & Pastor Nate Peregoy discuss this week's sermon from Genesis 1 about the creation of the world, in this exciting new podcast.

By the sheer power of His Word, the Triune God brings the physical universe into existence. He rejoices in His creation saying, "It is very good."

Pastor Nate exposes the myth and the reality of the "not-so-wise" men and points us to the Word of God, where we can find wisdom for a new year.

Pastor Boos reflects on "time" and how our current viewpoint of time may differ from that in the Bible.

Pastor Mroch encourages us to focus on the virtues Jesus brought with Him and the virtues we have been given by God.

Pastor Peregoy talks about the history of wrapping paper and how it relates to the birth of Jesus.

In our Family Worship service, Pastor Peregoy looks into the history of wrapping paper and how it relates to the birth of Jesus.

Pastor Abel mentions two things to understand: 1) Christmas is truth, rooted and grounded in historical facts and 2)We need begin to experience Christmas as truth, not just in our heads but in our hearts as well.

Pastor Peregoy reflects on the "art" of waiting and details five different ways that people wait: push, doubt, sleep, play and encourage.

As our Midweek Advent series concludes, we focus on these four things: Return, Resurrection, Rapture and Reunion.

Have you ever received a gift that was less than you wanted, but so much more than anything you could hope for? A closer look at how our wants and expectations may often be different than our hopes and needs.

As we reflect on Paul's letter to the Thessalonians, we are encouraged to pray for other people to Grow in Faith, Abound in Love, and to be Secure in Hope.

Pastor Peregoy looks into three things as we await the Advent arrival of Jesus. First, who is coming? Second, what is He bringing? And third, how can we prepare?

As we reflect on Paul's letter to the Thessalonians, we are encouraged to Rest in Grace, Witness to Others, Turn from Idols, and to Wait for Christ

On this First Sunday in Advent, Pr. Abel looks into the last recorded miracle of Jesus: the out-of-character cursing of a fig tree for not producing figs during non-fig season and how He expected the impossible to happen. Jesus' life was dedicated to making the impossible happen and we need to live our lives expecting the impossible to happen with God.

Pr. Abel looks deeper into the motivation behind 'giving thanks' and why it can be a fun and joyful experience.

Our "Face to Face with Jesus" sermon series concludes with John's encounter with Jesus while he was imprisoned on the island of Patmos.

Pastor Abel reflects on Saul's face to face encounter with Jesus while traveling to Damascus to persecute Jesus and those who belonged to the Way.

Pastor Abel looks into why Jesus purposefully kept His identity from two men as they traveled to Emmaus from Jerusalem.