Today in worship, we had the joy of celebrating a baptism at Christ the King! The sermon (recorded at Living Hope) reflect on the Holy Spirit's work of justification and sanctification, and talk about Paul's image of the Fruits of the Spirit and what a life rooted in baptism looks like, according to Galatians 5. The Apostle Paul reminds us that we are called to freedom in Christ, not for the purposes of self-indulgence, but to love and serve our neighbors. The life of faith bears fruits of the Spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

Today’s Scripture readings are Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Psalm 16; and Luke 9:51-62. The text of the sermon is posted at https://danielflucke.com/sanctification-fruits/.

Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/ or https://ctkport.org/.

After a week off from regular sermons due to our June 15 joint VBS carnival worship service, welcome back to our regular sermon podcast! Today's sermon from Pastor Daniel Flucke on the good news of the gospel is a little shorter than usual as today's worship services also feature a guest speaker sharing about Breaking the Chains Church, an ELCA congregation inside the Milwaukee Felmers Chaney Correctional Center, and our June monthly ministry partner. During VBS, we also did a service project to make 80 hygiene kits that we gave to Breaking the Chains Church for people being released from incarceration.

Today's Scripture readings are Galatians 3:23-29, Psalm 22:19-28, and Luke 8:26-39. The text of the sermon is posted at https://danielflucke.com/gospel-means-god-loves-you/.

Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/ or https://ctkport.org/.

Today is Pentecost, the festival on which we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit and the formation of the Church. In today's Scripture, we hear both Jesus' promise of the Holy Spirit to be an Advocate for the disciples after he is no longer physically with them, and the fulfillment of that promise in Acts 2.

Although we confess our belief in the Holy Spirit each time we say the Creeds together, this third member of the Trinity is often overlooked. And yet, the Holy Spirit's work and presence with us is essential to our faith. The Holy Spirit's work is to stir up faith. The Holy Spirit is the one guiding us in life, nudging us, pointing us back to Jesus.

Today's Scripture readings are Romans 8:14-17; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; Acts 2:1-21; and John 14:1-2, 11, 15-16, 25-27. The text of the sermon is posted at https://danielflucke.com/pentecost-2025/.

Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/ or https://ctkport.org/.

Today's message focuses on our call as Christians to care for those who are imprisoned and introduces our June monthly ministry partner, Breaking the Chains Church.

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus called us to continue following his commands as witnesses to his love. When we love, serve, and care for the least among us, Jesus says, it’s as if we are doing it to him. We love God whom we cannot see by loving our neighbors who are visible to us.

Today's Scripture readings are Hebrews 13:1-3, Psalm 68:4-10, Acts 16:16-34, and Matthew 25:37-40

Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/ or https://ctkport.org/.

As our congregations prepare for conversations about our mission and vision, today's message focuses on discerning God’s guidance for all of us together as a congregation and as individual followers of Jesus. Looking at three Scripture passages from Acts 16:6-15, Psalm 67, and John 5:1-9, we explore how God might be calling us into the future. The text of this sermon is available at https://danielflucke.com/god-guides/.

Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/ or https://ctkport.org/.

What are the rules for being Christian? Scripture gives us hundreds of laws to follow, most of which we completely ignore. Of course, as Christians, the foundation of our faith is forgiveness found in Jesus. By the grace of God, we are forgiven when we sin and break God's law.

But shouldn't we be at least trying to follow the rules God lays out in the Bible? We still value some Scriptural commands (the 10 Commandments being at the top of the list), yet we ignore hundreds of other detailed instructions. Why?

Today's sermon explores one of the most important stories in the Bible. Acts 10-11 records a divine vision of inclusion given to Peter, telling him "What God has made clean, let no one call unclean." God's love revealed in Jesus fulfills the requirements of the Law.

Today's Scripture readings are Revelation 21:1-6, Psalm 148, in addition to the majority of Acts 10-11, which is included in the sermon.

Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/ or https://ctkport.org/.

Today's message for the fourth Sunday in Easter focuses on the story of Tabitha from Acts 9:36-43 and the good life and legacy she lived - even before Peter raised her from the dead!

Our Scripture readings are Acts 9:36-43, Psalm 23, and John 10:22-30. The text of this sermon is available at https://danielflucke.com/tabitha-sermon-2025/.

Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/ or https://ctkport.org/.

On this third Sunday in Easter, the Scripture reading from John 21:1-19 invites us to both continue celebrating Jesus' resurrection and to recognize Jesus' presence among us in the midst of ordinary life. After the excitement of the resurrection, the disciples go fishing, then Jesus invites them to a picnic on the beach. Today's sermon explore Jesus' command to Peter and to us: "Feed my sheep." How do we live out that command as God's people in this hurting and broken world?

The text of this sermon is available at danielflucke.com/feed-my-sheep.

Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/ or https://ctkport.org/.