Cross of Glory Lutheran Church – Homer Glen

We resumed in-person worship at Cross of Glory on Sunday, February 14. Online worship will continue, so those feeling more comfortable staying home can do so.

Because we’ll be limiting the number of worshippers to 50 and taking other COVID precautions to make our worship experience as safe as possible, things won’t look exactly like they did last March. (Who remembers what things looked like last March anyway.) However, we can be certain of this – God will continue to show up big time! And, of course, that’s true regardless of whether you’re in the building or watching via Facebook or YouTube live. God always shows up!

Attached is the list of readings for Week 14 of our Essential Jesus sermon series.

Essential Jesus Readings – Week 14
April 18 – The Early Church and the Church Today 

1. A Vision for the Church: Rev 1:1-20

2. Unfaithful of Faithful? Revelation 2:1-11


3. Hold On: Revelation 2:12-29

4. The Dead Church: Revelation 3:1-13

5. Lukewarm for God: Revelation 3:14-22

Facebook and YouTube Videos for Week 13 of our series on The Essential Jesus

Pastor Dana O’Brien

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Join us at COG on Tuesday, April 20, at 6:30 to paint a decorative sign. We all get to choose from a number of sayings and paint colors, and then let our creative juices run wild (or not). We did this once before, and it was lots of fun.

This month, the book club is reading the best seller Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens. It’s described as “a coming-of-age crime drama about a girl growing up alone in the marshes of North Carolina.” We’ll meet on Zoom at 7 pm on Thursday, April 22, to discuss the book. Please contact Cheryl Nabors …

Video for Week 12 of our series on The Essential Jesus

Pastor Dana O’Brien

YouTube:

Click here for video posted to Cross of Glory Lutheran Church YouTube Channel

Other Services:

For other services posted online, click here

Attached is the list of readings for Week 13 of our Essential Jesus sermon series. If you’ve already read all the Essential Jesus’ readings for last week (Week 12) you’re all set for this week. (The readings for this Week 13 include parts of last week’s readings.) 

Essential Jesus Readings – Week 13
April 11 – Jesus’ Post-Resurrection Appearances 

1. Commissioning the Twelve: Matthew 28:11-20

2. Walk to Emmaus: Luke 24:13-49

3. Follow Me! John 20:19-31

4. Breakfast by the Sea: John 21:1-25

5. Paul’s Story: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Attached is the list of readings for this week of our Essential Jesus sermon series — Since Easter is next Sunday, this week we’ll look at Jesus’ resurrection. 

We’ll be reading the resurrection account in all four gospels. Normally, we look at only one gospel story each year, so this will be a new one for me. As you read, you’ll notice that all the resurrection accounts include certain basics, but each one also includes additional facts unique to that writer. I used to be troubled by this, but now I find it really enhances the story.

Essential Jesus Readings – Week 12
April 4 – The Resurrection of Jesus

1. Resurrection Thriller: Matthew 28:1-20

2. A Short Story: Mark 16:1-20

3. Walk to Emmaus: Luke 24:1-49

4. Follow Me! John 20:1-21:25

5. Paul’s Story: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Pat McIntosh Oles teaches us how to sign phrases like “I missed you”, “I love you”, part of the liturgy — “The Lord be with you”, and “Amen”. Watch this to help us start some new traditions and learn to communicate in some new ways – both now and when we get to worship indoors together.

Sign Language Tips

Next meeting is via Zoom on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 6:30 pm.