Epiphany Lutheran Church of Castle Rock

Address

550 E. Wolfensberger Road
Castle Rock, CO 80109

Weekly Worship Services

Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am & 11:00 am

Series A

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Forgiveness Is for Giving

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Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!  Amen.  In his excellent apology for Christianity, Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis writes, “Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive…”[1]  [Pause for laughter.]  Yes, we all want to be forgiven for our shortcomings, but as […]

The Government is God’s Servant

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Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!  Amen.  The Word of God that engages us today is Paul’s letter to the Romans, especially this verse: “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities.  For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have […]

Stumbling Rock

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Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!  Amen.  In last week’s Gospel lesson, we heard Peter’s bold confession of faith that Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:17, ESV).[1]  In response to this statement, Jesus declared: “…You are Peter, and on this […]

On This Rock

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Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!  Amen.  “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” (Matt. 16:13, ESV).[1]  That’s the question Jesus asks his disciples in today’s Gospel reading. Who do people say the Son of Man is?  Who do people believe Jesus to […]

Lord, Have Mercy!

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Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!  Amen.  When Jesus journeyed with his disciples to Tyre and Sidon, he was attempting to retreat from the excitement in Galilee and Judea.  Opposition from the Jewish religious authorities threatened his death before the proper time.  Jesus’ miracles inspired an […]

Jesus Walks on Water

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Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!  Amen.  Today’s Gospel lesson is an iconic moment from Jesus’ earthly ministry: the night he walked on water.  Generations of film makers have tried to capture the wonder of this event through CGI and other special effects.  But we […]

Blessing Bread

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Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!  Amen.  The feeding of the five thousand is the only miracle story that occurs in all four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John).  Each gospel writer conveys varying levels of detail (for example, John alone mentions that a little […]

How To Pray

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Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Amen. “…The Spirit helps us in our weakness.  For we do not know what to pray for as we ought…” (Rom. 8:26, ESV).[1]   “Lord, teach us to pray…” (Luke 11:1). According to the Apostle Paul, we don’t […]

The Parable of the Sower

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Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!  Amen.  Today’s Gospel lesson is the first in a series of several parables we will hear over the next three weeks.  Matthew 13 contains more of Jesus’ parables than any other chapter of Scripture.  But what is a parable?  […]

Here Comes The King

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Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Amen.  The Word of God that engages us today comes from the prophet Zechariah: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is […]