Sermons by Pastor Terri Church

Sermons by Pastor Terri Church

Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost, Year B

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, October 5 at 5:30 pm, and Sunday, October 6 at 8:00 am and 10:30 am. The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!     Saturday Saturday 5:30 pm — Casual Service led by Voices of Praise:   Download Saturday’s Worship Bulletin & Watch Service Here Sunday Sunday 8:00 am —…

Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Year B

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, August 17 at 5:30 pm, and Sunday, August 17 at 8:00 am and 10:30 am. The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!     Saturday Saturday 5:30 pm — Casual Service led by Voices of Praise:   Download Saturday’s Worship Bulletin & Watch Service Here Sunday Sunday 8:00 am —…

Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Year B

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, August 17 at 5:30 pm, and Sunday, August 17 at 8:00 am and 10:30 am. The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Saturday Saturday 5:30 pm — Casual Service led by Voices of Praise:   Download Saturday’s Worship Bulletin & Watch Service Here Sunday Sunday 8:00 am — First…

Tenth Sunday After Pentecost, Year B

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, July 27 at 5:30 pm, and Sunday, July 28 at 8:00 am and 10:30 am. The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Saturday Saturday 5:30 pm — Casual Service led by Voices of Praise:   Download Saturday’s Worship Bulletin & Watch Service Here Sunday Sunday 8:00 am — First…

Seventh Sunday After Pentecost, Year B

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, July 6 at 5:30 pm, and Sunday, July 7 at 8:00 am and 10:30 am. The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Saturday Saturday 5:30 pm — Casual Service led by Voices of Praise:   Download Saturday’s Worship Bulletin & Watch Service Here Sunday Sunday 8:00 am — First…

Fourth Sunday After Pentecost, Year B

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, June 15 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, June 16 at 8:00 am and 10:30 am (Prayer Service). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service, you are invited to type into…

Third Sunday After Pentecost, Year B

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, June 8 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, June 9 at 8:00 am and 10:30 am (Prayer Service). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service, you are invited to type…

First Sunday of Christmas, Year B

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, December 30 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, December 31 at 8:00 am and 10:30 am (Prayer Service). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service, you are invited to type…

Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost, Year A

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, November 11 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, November 12 at 8:00 am and 10:30 am (Prayer Service). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service, you are invited to type into…

All Saints Sunday, Year A

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, November 4 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, November 5 at 8:00 am and 10:30 am (Prayer Service). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service, you are invited to type into…

Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Year A

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on on Saturday, Septmember 16 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, September 17 at 8:00 am and 10:30 am (Prayer Service). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service, you are invited to type…

Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Year A

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on on Saturday, Septmember 9 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, September 10 at 8:00 am and 10:30 am (Prayer Service). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service, you are invited to type…

Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost, Year A

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on on Saturday, August 19 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, August 20 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service,…

Fourth Sunday After Pentecost, Year A

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, June 24 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, June 25 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of…

Trinity Sunday, Year A

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, June 3 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, June 4 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of…

Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year A

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, March 25 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, March 26 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the…

First Sunday in Lent, Year A

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, February 18 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, February 19 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the…

Fifth Sunday of Epiphany, Year A

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, February 4 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, February 5 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of…

Christmas Eve

Mary and Joseph Seeking Shelter in Bethlehem; painting by Bento Coelho da Silveira Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, at 4:00 pm or 7:30 pm. Both services will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Saturday – Christmas Eve Services Saturday 4:00 pm — Led by Voices of Praise:  Download 4pm Worship Bulletin & Watch Service Here (Fast…

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

  “Apocalypse, 1831” by Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, November 12 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, November 13 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your…

Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost / All Saints Sunday

Holy Cross Cemetery in Gniezno, Poland Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, November 5 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, November 6 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the…

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost / Reformation Sunday

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, October 29 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, October 30 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of…

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

  Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, October 22 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, October 23 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream…

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, October 15 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, October 16 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream!   Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of…

Maundy Thursday

A Celebration of the Last Supper 7:00 pm — Maundy Thursday worship service – including Communion Class Blessing (In-person & via Facebook Livestream): Download Maundy Thursday’s Worship Bulletin & Watch Service Here Readings and Psalms: Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11-14 Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Sermon: Maundy Thursday, Year C Liturgical material © 2017 Augsburg Fortress, used by permission of Augsburg Fortress/Sundays and Seasons #SAS009239. Copyright Acknowledgments for print & broadcast: CCLI – Copyright License #2800659 and…
Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday 2022

See Services in Lent, Holy Week and Easter page HERE. Morning Meditation:  Building Your Friendship with God Wednesday, March 2 from 8:30 am – 9 am Online via Zoom Find out more here including Zoom link to join in. Ash Wednesday Worship Services Wednesday, March 2 at 12 noon and 7 pm During Lent, Christians worldwide fast, pray and turn our attention back to God. Ashes are an ancient Biblical signal of repentance and confession. Ash Wednesday services this year will…

Second Sunday after Epiphany

Second Sunday after Epiphany / Lectionary 2, Year B Sunday 10:00 am Traditional Service Watch Service Here Readings and Psalms: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 [11-20]Psalm 139:1-6, 13-181 Corinthians 6:12-20John 1:43-51 Sermon On finding greater things and being found by the Great One Sermon for the 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B; January 17, 2021 (Covid, FB live only)1 Samuel 3:1-10; Psalm 139:1-14; John 1:43-51Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Warrenton, VA. The Reverend Terri E. L. Church “Eureka! Eureka!” “I’ve found it!…

Baptism of Our Lord

Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us online for worship on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 10:00 am via Facebook!   Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details, which will help ensure all who wish to worship together in person stay as safe as possible. Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service, you are invited to type into the Facebook chat any prayer requests for those you want…

The Word Became Flesh
2 Christmas

Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us online for worship on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 10:00 am via Facebook!   Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details, which will help ensure all who wish to worship together in person stay as safe as possible. Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service, you are invited to type into the Facebook chat any prayer requests for those you want…

The Presentation of the Child
1 Christmas

Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us online for worship on Sunday, December 27 at 10:00 am via Facebook!  Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details, which will help ensure all who wish to worship together in person stay as safe as possible. Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service, you are invited to type into the Facebook chat any prayer requests for those you want included…

Christmas Eve and Day Worship Services

Christmas Eve Worship—Thursday, December 24 Family Worship @ 4:00 pm Click here to access the online bulletin for this service.) Sermon I Love your more than Toilet Paper; thus, it’s the Best Christmas Ever! Sermon for Christmas Eve 2020, 4pm Drive in WorshipLuke 2:1-20; Covid-19 Coronavirus ResponseOur Saviour Lutheran Church, Warrenton, VA. The Reverend Terri E.L. Church Do you suppose Jesus could have had colic? That’s what snobby little Alice Wendleken wondered in that classic tale by Barbara Robinson, The…

What Exactly Does Emmanuel Mean?
4 Advent

Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year B Readings and Psalms: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16Luke 1:46b-55Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 (alternate)Romans 16:25-27Luke 1:26-38 Sunday 10:00 am Traditional Service What exactly does Emmanuel mean? Sermon for the 4th Sunday of Advent, Year B. December 18, 2020Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:46b-55; Luke 1:26-38Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Warrenton, VA. The Rev. Terri E.L. Church Picture the scene… A group of young people are telling stories and singing around a campfire. They may look typical enough, but these kids…

Thanksgiving Service (Online)

This year’s Thanksgiving Service will be different. Our Pie Fest has been re-imagined as a chance to provide pies and baked goods as well as turkey dinners for people in need. Look in the news for how to help our local neighbors in advance of the service. The worship service itself will be completely online and interactive at the link below. Let us gather online to share what we are thankful for and to celebrate God’s blessings in the past,…

The Gift That Keeps On Giving

24th  Sunday after Pentecost November 14-15, 2020 Scripture Readings Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18Psalm 90:1-8 [9-11] 121 Thessalonians 5:1-11Matthew 25:14-30 Saturday 5:30 pm Contemporary Service Sermon: The Gift That Keeps On Giving Sermon for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A; November 14-15, 2020Our Saviour Lutheran Church of Warrenton, VAThe Reverend Terri E. L. Church What could YOU do with half a million dollars?  I hope your eyes grew wide and your minds are already racing with ideas! What about a new car?!Would…

Sermon: The Feast Is Ready to Begin!

Come Worship Together Live & In-person! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship back inside the Nave and Sanctuary on both Saturday, October 10 at 5:30 pm and Sunday, October 11 at 10:00 am!  Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details, which will help ensure all who wish to worship together in person stay as safe as possible. For those who prefer to stay safer at home, join us on Facebook live. Worshipping…

Jesus — Changing Hearts, Minds and Lives for over 2,000 Years!

Come Worship Together Live & In-person! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship back inside the Nave and Sanctuary on both Saturday, September 26 at 5:30 pm and Sunday, September 27 at 10:00 am!  Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details, which will help ensure all who wish to worship together in person stay as safe as possible. For those who prefer to stay safer at home, join us on Facebook live. 17th Sunday after…

Sermon for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A

Come Worship Together Live & In-person! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship back inside the Nave and Sanctuary on both Saturday, August 29 at 5:30 pm and Sunday, August 30 at 10:00 am!  Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details, which will help ensure all who wish to worship together in person stay as safe as possible. For those who prefer to stay safer at home, join us on Facebook live. 13th Sunday after…

Weekly Worship – July 4-5, 2020

Worship Together Live & In-person — Indoors! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship back inside the Sanctuary on both Saturday, July 4 at 5:30 pm and Sunday, July 5 at 10:00 am!  Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details including how to reserve your spot, which will help ensure all who wish to worship together in person stay as safe as possible. For those who prefer to stay…

National Day of Prayer – 2019

Sunrise Service Prayers from All the World and from All Our Voices, United in Love by God Matins, Psalm 95; Matthew 6:25-34; The Day You Gave Us, Lord, Has Ended (ELW 569) Listen to the birds of the air—they don’t plant seeds or harvest grain and save it in barns, but God takes care of them!  So, Jesus, that wise teacher, reminded us that God will take care of us. Let us listen to them cry out in praise to…

Of Eggs and a Whispered Name and Passing on the Story

The Great Vigil of Easter, Year C; April 20, 2019 Vigil lessons and John 20:1-18 Mary of Magdala is special. She was a wealthy supporter who traveled with Jesus, sharing in the good news that the Kingdom of Heaven was coming near.  She was there, following him to the cross and at his feet when he died.  And, as we just heard, she was the first person to see him after he was raised.  (Granted, she mistook him for the…

I Am a Lutheran

Testimony for Reformation Sunday, October 27-28, 2018 Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 46; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36 I am a Lutheran, but I wasn’t always a Lutheran. I started off as a devout Southern Baptist, raised to love God, trusting that I was a part of God’s family, the church, because I had decided to follow Jesus. I loved the children’s ministries and the fun games we played and those summer mission camps. I loved the youth choirs and handbells and all…

Quilts, a Cup of Cold Water, and a Community of Love

Sermon for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost/Lectionary 26/Proper 21, Year B; September 26-27, 2015 “Blessing of the Quilts” Weekend Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; Psalm 19:7-14; James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50   Wow! It is an amazing treat to come to worship on this particular weekend each year! I mean, when else do we see the place adorned so beautifully, feel the comfort of padding behind our backs, and sense—truly feel—the presence of God working through so many different hands during the…