Worship
I rejoiced with those who said to me, 'Let us go to
the house of the Lord.' Psalm 122:1
Come and Worship!

Saturday: 5:00 PM Informal Worship (Holy Communion)

Sunday: 8:30 AM Worship Service (Holy Communion 1st, 3rd, 5th)

Sunday 11:00 AM Worship Service (Holy Communion)

February 6: In the season of Epiphany, we
stand and wait after Jesus' birth and baptism
and await his crucifixion, resurrection and
glorification. Jesus did all of this so that the
wind may blow. “For the wind blows wherever
it pleases,” Jesus once told Nicodemus (John
3:8). And the wind blows where Jesus is
forgiving sins. The wind blows where that
forgiveness comes as a free gift, not as
something we earn or work towards. Read
more...

January 29: The devil either works by
convincing people that he is so powerful and
fearful that they must obey him as people do
in primitive societies when they try to
appease the demons, or he works by
convincing us that he doesn’t exist. That way
we look to medicine, psychology, and our
own grit and determination to fight that evil.
Then we become like someone caught in
quicksand. The harder we struggle to get out
of it, the worse we sink into it. Read more...

January 22: Jonah then goes up to a hillside
to watch God send in the fire and brimstone.
Instead, the only thing he sees die is the plant
that was giving him shade. God uses that as
an object lesson. Jonah cared more about the
plant than about his fellow humans.
Read more...

January 15: We can hear God as we “turn
down” the other voices around us. Samuel
found God in the tabernacle because that’s
where God told His people He was. He tells
us that we find Him today in His Word,
Baptism, Holy Communion, and in the
fellowship we have with other Christians. This
is where we can hear God. Read more...

January 8: But while we try to start with a
clean slate at the beginning of a new
semester or a new year, we can’t. Our past
always seems to catch up with us.
Read more...

January 1: We bind ourselves to being too
negative or focusing on other peoples’
problems. We bind ourselves by lying to stay
out of trouble or get what others have. We
bind ourselves by the excuses we use to not
help others. The result is that we are bound,
bound to sin. But Jesus is bound to nothing.
Read more...

December 18: God doesn’t take the great
and make them greater. God takes the
insignificant and makes them great.
Read more...
College Student Fellowship

Wednesdays at 9:15 PM in the
Student Center.

Join us for singing Christian songs, a
devotion, prayers, and a snack.

Click here to learn more about Student Ministry.
Would you like to help with
worship?

Consider serving as a member of Altar
Guild or as an Usher; or volunteer to
help guide an International through the
service. Learn more about
opportunities on our volunteer page
(click here). Contact our Volunteer
Coordinator at legroth@hotmail.com
Make a JOYFUL NOISE
to the Lord, all the Earth!

Memorial enjoys a variety of joyful
noise in worship. Click here to learn
more about our musical groups.
Click here to learn more about
sharing in Holy Communion
Sunday Morning Education

Between the Sunday services, starting
about 9:40, we offer Sunday school for
children and also Adult and Family
Bible Studies.

Click here to see this week's schedule.
What is it like to worship at
Memorial Lutheran Church?
Come and find out!

You may encounter
   traditional liturgy
spoken liturgy
old favorite hymns
contemporary hymns
    children's choir
chimes, bells, brass, choirs, guitars
creative worship

The one thing we can guarantee is
that you will always hear the Gospel
message.
The weekly church
announcements are
available via the Church
News page. Click here...
Click here for this week's schedule
Memorial Lutheran Church
and Student Center
2228 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50014
(515)292-5005
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