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April 29, 2025 Dear Friends, First, although Easter is now more than a week past, the season goes on! We continue the celebration a...

April 22, 2025 Dear Friends, 1) First, many thanks to all who helped out in various ways and to all those who joined in celebrating at...

April 14, 2025 Dear Friends, It's Holy Week, a great opportunity to spend lots of time in the Scriptures. The four Gospels (Matthew,...

Family Night on Wednesday & Holy Week next week!

<p>March 25, 2025 Dear Friends, I got a couple books for the church library that are pretty helpful. They are good read-aloud books to help teach kids about the dangers of pornography. The average age at which kids today have encountered pornography is 12 years old (that’s just the average<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2025/03/25/things-that-are-useful/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Things that are useful

<p>March 18, 2025 Dear Friends, Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 What a lesson to learn! To give thanks in all circumstances, even in suffering! Who can manage that? You can<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2025/03/18/the-prayers-of-the-righteous/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">The prayers of th

<p>March 11, 2025 Dear Friends, Join us tomorrow evening, Wednesday, March 12 at 5:30 pm for Family Night – pizza for dinner and a lesson for the kiddos on the prophet Daniel! Family Night is followed by our first Midweek Lenten Service at 7 pm. We’ll spend the next 5<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2025/03/11/first-wednesday-in-lent/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">First Wednesday in Lent</span></a></span></

<p>March 5, 2025 Dear Friends, The pastors of the St. Cloud and Little Falls Circuits have collaborated to bring you daily devotions for the season of Lent. Each devotion takes up Old Testament pictures of Jesus as we journey with him towards cross and grave. Copies are available at church,<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2025/03/05/lent-devotions/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Lent Devotions</span></a></sp

<p>March 4, 2025 Dear Friends, Join us tomorrow evening, Wednesday, March 5 at 7pm for our Ash Wednesday Divine Service, a fitting way to begin the season of Lent, remembering that we are dust, and to dust we shall return. See you then! God bless and keep you, Pr. Buchs<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2025/03/04/ash-wednesday-3/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Ash Wednesday</span></a></span></p>

<p>February 25, 2025 Friends, Just a quick reminder today that the calendar is empty for church tomorrow (Wednesday, February 25). No morning or evening Bible Study, and no evening worship. Come back the following Wednesday as we begin the season of Lent with our Ash Wednesday service! God bless and<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2025/02/25/a-quiet-wednesday/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">A quiet Wednesday

<p>Heads-up that the schedule is normal for this week, but there will be no Wednesday service or Bible Studies next Wednesday, February 26! February 18, 2025 Friends, St. Paul says, “Pray without ceasing.” Here’s the whole passage: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2025/02/18/pray_without_ceasing/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text

<p>** Just a reminder! Family Night is on Wednesday, and Game Night on Saturday! See the schedule at the very bottom! February 11, 2025 Friends, Lent always sneaks up, even in a year like this where it’s a rather late start. Ash Wednesday is on March 5, which is just<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2025/02/11/getting-ready-for-lent/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Getting ready for Lent</span></a></span></p>

<p>February 4, 2025 Friends, Don’t become sluggish, but instead keep pressing on. These are Paul’s instructions for you. Be diligent in the exercise of your faith. Put your faith to good use. Think of faith like a tool. It’s a tool that God has given you to live this life<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2025/02/04/bit-by-bit/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Bit by bit</span></a></span></p>

<p>January 28, 2025 Friends, This week, just a few suggestions for reading the Scriptures. 1) Read big chunks, all in one sitting, aloud if you can.2) Summarize what you’ve read.3) Ask yourself questions. Here, in a little more detail: 1) The Bible was written to be read aloud, and it<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2025/01/28/reading-advice/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Reading advice</span></a></span></p

<p>January 21, 2025 First, just a quick reminder that the Annual Meeting is this Sunday (January 26), and the Sword of Gideon Men’s Retreat is a week from Friday/Saturday (Jan 31/Feb 1)! Then, a Psalm for your prayers this week: Pr. Buchs COMING EVENTS: Wednesday, January 229:30 am – Chapel10:00<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2025/01/21/bless-the-lord/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Bless the Lord</span></a

<p>January 14, 2025 Dear Friends, If you’ve never read C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia, let me offer a hearty recommendation. You may be most familiar with the first story, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. There are seven books in all, and they are chock full of memorable characters,<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2025/01/14/not-slaves-but-free/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Not slaves, but free</sp

<p>January 7, 2025 Dear Friends, First, come along this week for Family Night starting at 5:30 pm on Wednesday. Lots of pizza and a lesson on Samuel for the kiddos! Then, a word about church discipline. We poor sinners are a wreck when it comes to thinking about sin. We<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2025/01/07/whose-side-are-we-on/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Whose side are we on?</span></a></span></p>

<p>December 31, 2024 Dear Friends, Just a quick note on the schedule for this week: Wednesday morning Bible Class is back tomorrow at 10:00 am along with our Wednesday evening service at 7pm! Come along as we celebrate the New Year and the festival of the circumcision and naming of<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2024/12/31/grace-and-good-will/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Grace and good will</span></a></s

<p>December 18, 2024 Dear Friends, Come along tomorrow (Wednesday) evening for our final Advent Midweek service – Evening Prayer at 7pm – as we learn from St. Peter how to wait patiently and with repentance for the coming of Jesus in glory! Join us beforehand for Bible Study at 6pm,<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2024/12/17/last-advent-midweek/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Last Advent Midweek!</span></a><

<p>December 11, 2024 Dear Friends, Advent Midweek services continue this Wednesday with Evening Prayer at 7pm, as we learn from St. Peter how to prepare for the coming of Jesus in glory! Join us beforehand for Family Night, starting with pizza at 5:30 followed by a lesson for the kiddos<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2024/12/10/advent-midweek-family-night/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Advent Midweek (+ fa