Calvary Lutheran Church Perham MN Living in Grace: Lutheran Church Sermons of Hope and Love

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Prayer of the DayO God, we thank you for times of refreshment and peace in the course of this busy life. Grant that we may so use our leisure for the renewal of our bodies and minds that our spirits may be opened to the goodness of your creation; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.Gospel: Matthew 11:28-30Sermon: Pastor Erin BovendamFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperhamYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperhamLakes 99.5 Radio Sundays at 10:30TUESDAY WORSHIP9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Prayer of the DayHoly God, your word feeds your people with life that is eternal. Direct our choices and preserve us in your truth, that, renouncing what is false and evil, we may live in you,through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.Amen.Gospel: Ephesians 6:1-20Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperhamYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperhamLakes 99.5 Radio Sundays at 10:30TUESDAY WORSHIP9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14egivingwww.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Prayer of the DayGod of justice and peace, be near us this morning. Wake us up. Open our eyes. Unplug our ears; that we might hear, that we might see, that we might grieve, that we might dream, that we might follow you as children of light. AmenGospel: Ephesians 5:6-33Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperhamYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperhamegiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Prayer of the DayLoving God, we have taken different roads to this place, but share one baptism; we arrive from different backgrounds and traditions, yet share one faith; each of us are unique, yet members of one Body; we have different dreams and doubts, yet our hearts beat with one hope; we are graced with different gifts, so that we may offer them in service to one Lord. Amen.Gospel: Ephesians 4:1-6, 11-16; 4:25-5:2Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperhamYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperhamegiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Prayer of the Day Loving God, you are faithful in your promises and tender in your compassion. Without you, our lives go astray. Show your mighty presence among us revealed in love, that we may joyfully live out of your love through Christ Jesus our Lord. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen. Gospel: Ephesians 2:13-14, 3:5-21 Sermon: Pastor Erin Bovendam Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperham YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperham Lakes 99.5 Radio Sundays at 10:30 TUESDAY WORSHIP 9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14 egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Prayer of the Day Almighty God, you have built your Church on the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Jesus Christ himself as the chief cornerstone. Join us together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may become a holy temple, acceptable to you: through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Gospel: Ephesians 2:1-22 Sermon: Pastor Eric Clapp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperham YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperham Lakes 99.5 Radio Sundays at 10:30 TUESDAY WORSHIP 9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14 egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Prayer of the DayGod of all creation, open our hearts that Christ, the King of glory, may enter and rule our lives. Wash us in your forgiveness each day, that we may stand renewed in your presence and be aware of your blessings through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.Gospel: Ephesians 1:1-23Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperhamYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperhamLakes 99.5 Radio Sundays at 10:30TUESDAY WORSHIP9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Prayer of the DayAlmighty and merciful God, we praise and thank you that you hear the prayers of your people. Be our strong defense against all harm and danger, that we may live and grow in faith and hope, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.Gospel: Mark 5:21-43Sermon: Pastor Erin BovendamFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperhamYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperhamLakes 99.5 Radio Sundays at 10:30TUESDAY WORSHIP9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Prayer of the DayO God of creation, eternal majesty, you preside over land and sea, sunshine and storm. By your strength pilot us, by your power preserve us, by your wisdom instruct us, and by your hand protect us, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.Gospel: Mark 4:35-41Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperhamYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperhamLakes 99.5 Radio Sundays at 10:30TUESDAY WORSHIP9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14egivingwww.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Prayer of the DayO God, you are the tree of life, offering shelter to all the world. Graft us into yourself and nurture our growth, that we may bear your truth and love to those experiencing need, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.Gospel: Mark 4:26-34Sermon: Pastor Erin BovendamFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperhamYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperhamLakes 99.5 Radio Sundays at 10:30TUESDAY WORSHIP9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Prayer of the Day All-powerful God, in Jesus Christ you turned death into life and defeat into victory. Increase our faith and trust in him, that we may triumph over all evil in the strength of the same Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Gospel: Mark 3:20-35 Sermon: Pastor Eric Clapp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperham YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperham Lakes 99.5 Radio Sundays at 10:30 TUESDAY WORSHIP 9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14 egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Prayer of the Day Almighty and ever-living God, throughout time you free the oppressed, heal the sick, and make whole all that you have made. Look with compassion on this world wounded by sin, and by your power restore us to wholeness of life, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Sermon: Pastor Erin Bovendam Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperham YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperham Lakes 99.5 Radio Sundays at 10:30 TUESDAY WORSHIP 9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14 egiving

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Prayer of the Day God of heaven and earth, before the foundation of the universe and the beginning of time you are the triune God: Author of creation, eternal Word of salvation, life-giving Spirit of wisdom. Guide us to all truth by your Spirit, that we may proclaim all that Christ has revealed and rejoice in the glory he shares with us. Glory and praise to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.Sermon: Pastor Eric Clapp Facebook: / calvaryperham YouTube: / @calvaryperham Lakes 99.5 Radio Sundays at 10:30 TUESDAY WORSHIP 9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14 egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Prayer of the Day Mighty God, you breathe new life into us, and your Spirit brings truth to the world. Send us this Spirit, transform us by your truth, and give us language to understand one another in spite of our differences and to proclaim your gospel, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.Acts 2:1-21 Sermon: Pastor Erin Bovendam Facebook: / @calvaryperham YouTube: / @calvaryperham Lakes 99.5 Radio Sundays at 10:30 TUESDAY WORSHIP 9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14 egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Prayer of the Day Gracious and glorious God, you have chosen us as your own, and by the powerful name of Christ you protect us from evil. By your Spirit transform us and your beloved world, that we may find our joy in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Revelation 21:1-6 Sermon: Pastor Eric Clapp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperham YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperham Lakes 99.5 Radio Sundays at 10:30 TUESDAY WORSHIP 9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14 egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Prayer of the Day O God, you have prepared for those who love you joys beyond understanding. Pour into our hearts such love for you that, loving you above all things, we may live out of your promises; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Revelation 17:3-6 Sermon: Pastor Erin Bovendamhttp://www.calvaryperham.com SUNDAY WORSHIPIn Person 8:30 & 10:30AM Facebook https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperhamYouTube www.youtube.com/user/calvaryperhamLakes Radio 99.5 10:30AM SundayTUESDAY WORSHIP9:00AM Arvig TV Channel 14

Revelation 13:10“If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed.” This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of God’s people.Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Prayer of the Day O God, you give us your Son as the vine apart from whom we cannot live. Nourish our life in his resurrection, that we may bear the fruit of love and know the fullness of your joy, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Psalm 118:1-9; 14-17 Revelation 13:1-18 Sermon: Pastor Eric Clapp Special Music Offering: It is Well with My Soul arr. Joel Raney Calvary Spring Choir

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Revelation 6:1-17, 7:9-17Seven seals list:White horseRed horseBlack horsePale horseSouls crying out from under the altarEarthquake, sun & moon, stars fallSilence in heavenSermon: Pastor Erin BovendamPrayer of the Day Lord Jesus Christ, good shepherd of the sheep, you seek the lost and guide us into your fold. Feed us, and we shall be satisfied; heal us, and we shall be whole. Make us one with you, for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amenegiving www.calvaryperham.com

.Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Revelation 5:1-14 Sermon: Pastor Erin Bovendam Prayer of the Day Holy and righteous God, you are the author of life, and you welcome us to be your children. Fill us with your words of life, that we may live as witnesses to the resurrection and new life you give through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Revelation 3:14-22 Sermon: Pastor Eric Clapp Prayer of the Day God of mercy, we no longer look for Jesus among the dead, for he is alive and has become the Lord of life. Increase in our minds and hearts the risen life we share with Christ, and help us to grow as your people toward the fullness of eternal life with you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Prayer of the Day Almighty God, with joy we celebrate the day of our Lord’s resurrection. By the grace of Christ among us, enable us to show the power of the resurrection in all that we say and do, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. egiving www.calvaryperham.com

He is Risen! Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Gospel: Mark 16:1-8 Sermon: Pastor Erin Bovendam Prayer of the Day God of mercy, we no longer look for Jesus among the dead, for he is alive and has become the Lord of life. Increase in our minds and hearts the risen life we share with Christ, and help us to grow as your people toward the fullness of eternal life with you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Prayer of the Day Eternal God, in the sharing of a meal, your Son established a new covenant for all people, and in the washing of feet he showed us the dignity of service. Grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit these signs of our life in faith may speak again to our hearts, feed our spirits, and refresh our bodies, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Gospel: John 13:1-15, 34-35 Homily: Pastor Eric Clapp

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Gospel Reading: Mark 15:16-24Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappPrayer of the DayEverlasting God, you have established your rule in the human heart through the servanthood of Jesus Christ. By your Spirit, keep us in the joyful procession of those who with their tongues confess Jesus as Lord and with their lives praise him as Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Scripture: John 14:1-3“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappPrayerGod, like our ancestors in faith, we are sometimes afraid and full of doubt. In your boundless love, you are with us in our fear, love us in our doubts, and grant us the oceans of your peace. Thank you for loving us as we are. Teach us not to hide from our doubt, but to recognize it as a door to mystery and to deeper faith. We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperhamPodcasts: https://rss.com/podcasts/april16th2023/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperhamegiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Gospel: John 12:20-33 Sermon: Pastor Erin Bovendam Prayer of the Day God, with steadfast love you draw us to yourself, and in mercy you receive our prayers. Strengthen us to live out the fruits of the Spirit, and through life and death assure us that we live in the life-giving presence of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Sermon: Pastor Erin BovendamPrayer Almighty and eternal God, the strength of those who believe and the hope of those who doubt, may we, who have not seen, have faith in you and receive the fullness of Christ’s blessing, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.Facebook: @calvaryperham Podcasts: https://rss.com/podcasts/april16th2023/ Youtube: / @calvaryperham egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Gospel: John 3:14-21 Sermon: Pastor Eric Clapp Prayer of the Day O God, rich in mercy, by the humiliation of your Son you lifted up this fallen world and rescued us from the hopelessness of death. Lead us into your light, that all our deeds may reflect your love, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Sermon: Pastor Erin BovendamPrayerGod, you take us exactly as we are. You encourage our honest conversations withyou. You already know what bothers us, where our faith is timid, and where ourhearts need reassurance. Thank you that you are big enough to handle our doubts.Thank you that you are not afraid of what we wrestle with. Thank you for yourgreat power that reminds us we can come to you just as we are. Be with us andguide us in Jesus’ name. Amen.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperhamPodcasts: https://rss.com/podcasts/april16th2023/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperhamegiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Gospel: John 2:13-22 Sermon: Pastor Erin Bovendam Prayer of the Day Holy God, through your Son you have called us to live faithfully and act courageously. Keep us steadfast in your covenant of grace and teach us the wisdom that comes only through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappPrayer God, you take us exactly as we are. You encourage our honest conversations with you. You already know what bothers us, where our faith is timid, and where our hearts need reassurance. Thank you that you are big enough to handle our doubts. Thank you that you are not afraid of what we wrestle with. Thank you for your great power that reminds us we can come to you just as we are. Be with us and guide us in Jesus’ name. Amen. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperham Podcasts: https://rss.com/podcasts/april16th2023/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperham egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Gospel: Mark 8:31-38Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappPrayer of the DayO God, by the passion of your blessed Son you made an instrument of shameful death to be for us the means of life. Grant us so to glory in the cross of Christ that we may gladly suffer shame and loss for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Psalm 19:1-2Gospel: Colossians 3:12-17Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappPrayer of the DayPrayer: Almighty and eternal God, the strength of those who believe and the hope of those who doubt, may we, who have not seen, have faith in you and receive the fullness of Christ’s blessing, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Mark 1:9-15Sermon: Pastor Erin Bovendam"Power is the ability to get things done"Prayer of the Day God our provider, you have not fed us with bread alone, but with words of grace and life. Bless us and these your gifts, which we receive from your abundance, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Psalm 77:5-20Gospel: John 20:19-319Sermon: Pastor Erin BovendamPrayer of the DayGracious God, out of your love and mercy you breathed into dust the breath of life, creating us to serve you and our neighbors. Call forth our prayers and acts of kindness, and strengthen us to face our mortality with confidence in the mercy of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Gospel: Mark 9:2-9 Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappPrayer of the DayAlmighty God, the resplendent light of your truth shines from the mountaintop into our hearts. Transfigure us by your beloved Son, and illumine the world with your image, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Sermon: Pastor Erin BovendamPrayer of the DayEverlasting God, you give strength to those who feel weak. Make us agents of your healing and wholeness, so that your good news may be made known to the ends of your creation, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.egivingwww.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Gospel: Mark 1:21-28 Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappPrayer of the Day Compassionate God, you gather the whole universe into your radiant presence and continually reveal your Son as our Savior. Bring wholeness to all that is broken and speak truth to us in our confusion, that all creation will see and know your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Gospel: Mark 1:14-20Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappPrayer of the DayAlmighty God, by grace alone you call us and accept us in your service. Strengthen us by your Spirit, and make us worthy of your call, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.Amen.egivingwww.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Gospel: Mark 1:4-11Sermon: Pastor Erin BovendamPrayer of the DayHoly God, creator of light and giver of goodness, your voice moves over the waters. Immerse us in your grace, and transform us by your Spirit, that we may follow after yourSon, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.egivingwww.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12Sermon: Pastor Erin BovendamPrayer of the DayO God, on this day you revealed your Son to the nations by the leading of a star. Lead us now by faith to know your presence in our lives, and bring us at last to the full vision of your glory, through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.Amen.egivingwww.calvaryperham.com

Throwback New Years Eve; We are broadcasting the first ever sermon of Pastor Erin Bovendam at Calvary Lutheran on October 4th, 2020. Erin joined us at a time when we were not worshipping in person yet and she was serving drive thru communion.

Throwback New Year's Eve 2023. We dug thru the archives and found the 1st Sunday back in 2022 when Eric gave his 1st sermon at Calvary.

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Reading: Christmas Proclamation of Luke 2:1-7 Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappPrayer of the Day Almighty God, you made this holy night shine with the brightness of the true Light. Grant that here on earth we may walk in the light of Jesus' presence and in the last day wake to the brightness of his glory; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota. Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others. First Reading: Luke 1:46b-55 Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 Sermon: Pastor Erin Bovendam Everlasting God, You love justice and you hate wrongdoing. We confess the fear, greed, and self-centeredness that make us reluctant to work against oppression. We are complicit in systems of exploitation. We choose comfort over courage. We are careless with creation’s abundance. Look upon us with mercy. Turn our hearts again to you. Make us glad to do your will and to walk in your ways for the sake of our waiting world. Amen.

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Scripture: Psalm 46:1-3, 111 God is our refuge and strength,a very present help in trouble.2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;3 though its waters roar and foam,though the mountains tremble with its tumult.11 The LORD of hosts is with us;the God of Jacob is our refuge. Amen.egivingwww.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Gospel: John 1:6-8, 19-28"Witness to the Light: Embracing our Role in Pointing Others to Christ (John 1:6-8)"Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappLet us pray together . . . .Stir up the wills of your faithful people, Lord God, and open our ears to the words of your prophets, that, anointed by your Spirit, we may testify to your light; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.egiving www.calvaryperham.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@calvaryperhamFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/calvaryperhamemail: [email protected]

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.egiving www.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.Gospel: Mark 1:1-8Sermon: Pastor Eric Clapp (Pastor Erin's words)Everlasting God, you love justice and you hate wrongdoing.We confess the fear, greed, and self-centeredness that make us reluctant to work against oppression. We are complicit in systems of exploitation. We choose comfort over courage.We are careless with creation’s abundance. Look upon us with mercy. Turn our hearts again to you. Make us glad to do your will and to walk in your ways for the sake of our waiting world.Amenegivingwww.calvaryperham.com

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.

Welcome to Calvary Lutheran Church ELCA. Perham, Minnesota.Thank God. Share Jesus. Help Others.GOSPEL: Mark 13:24-37Sermon: Pastor Eric ClappEverlasting God, you love justice and you hate wrongdoing. We confess the fear, greed, and self-centeredness that make us reluctant to work against oppression. We are complicit in systems of exploitation. We choose comfort over courage. We are careless with creation’s bounty. Look upon us with mercy.Turn our hearts again to you. Make us glad to do your will and to walk in your ways for the sake of our waiting world.Amen.egivingwww.calvaryperham.com