ESPERANZA LUTHERAN CHURCH

Weekly Worship Messages

Prepare for Worship: Sunday, July 20th, 2025

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July 16, 2025

Prayer of the Day Eternal God, you draw near to us in Christ, and you make yourself our guest. Amid the cares of our lives, make us attentive to your presence, that we may treasure your word above all else, …

Spirit Was Alive, Well and Moving at This Year’s Campformation

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July 11, 2025

This past week, I was blessed to join four Esperanza youth and over 100 youth from across the Grand Canyon Synod in participating in Lutheran Campformation at Camp Pinerock in Prescott. Of those youth, about 30 were high school and …

Prepare for Worship: Sunday, July 13th, 2025

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July 11, 2025

Prayer of the Day O Lord God, your mercy delights us, and the world longs for your loving care. Hear the cries of everyone in need, and turn our hearts to love our neighbors with the love of your Son, Jesus …

Brunette hispanic girl holding red megaphone surprised with an idea or question pointing finger with happy face, number one

One Voice

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June 22, 2025

Family of God, there’s work to be done. It’s holy work. It’s good work, it’s hard work. And yet, when we look at the state of our world, it’s apparent that most of the world – especially the powerful and …

Teambuilding game for group of people for getting team spirit and increase friendship for colleagues. Team game with ball and sticks.

All Together

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June 1, 2025

Alleluia! Christ is risen! Have any of you ever – either in work or a school environment – had to do one of those retreats where they do team building exercises? You know, trust falls, and the like? When I …

A vertical shot of the Jesus Christ standing in the water with his hands and head towards the sky

Transforming Witness

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May 4, 2025

Alleluia! Christ is risen! Well, fortunately, after all of that, I’ve managed to get the need to relate everything to Star Wars out of my system for today. After all, a reading from Acts involving a person who has ruthlessly …

Sunday August 3rd – Blessing of the Backpacks & Celebration of Teachers!

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July 16, 2025

Bring your Backpacks and your book bags to church on this Sunday 08/03/25 for a blessing! We will be blessing the Backpacks and Celebrating Teachers at our 9:00 AM Service. Students, please bring your Backpack for a blessing and we …

‘God’s Work, Our Hands’ T-Shirts Still Available for Order

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July 16, 2025

Hey Esperanza Members! “God’s Work. Our Hands.” T-shirts are available for purchase by congregation members and anyone else who would like one. They are also great for gift giving and it’s never too early to start that Christmas shopping! This …

Upcoming Worship Services & Events at Esperanza – Click, Print and Post!

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July 16, 2025

2025/2026 – Don’t be the last to know on what’s going on at Esperanza and our Community engagement & events! Keep up to date on all ministries, events and outside organizations visiting and using our campus, through our online calendar. Note: …

Esperanza Responds to Critical Need at Kyrene Family Center

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July 16, 2025

Thank you for quickly responding to the Kyrene Family Resource Center’s urgent request for rice and beans. Esperanza’s donation of 407 pounds of rice and beans has been delivered to KFRC. The above photo was taken July 10 at the …

Esperanza to Help With Bottled Water and Snacks for Heat Respite

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July 16, 2025

For the last three years, Esperanza has prepared sack lunches for Grace Lutheran Church’s heat respite program for the homeless. Grace, located in downtown Phoenix, recently advised us of some changes to the program. Grace and eight other organizations (many …

July 22 Is the Next Date for Helping With I-HELP

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July 16, 2025

Esperanza’s next opportunity to serve I-HELP, the Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program, will be on Tuesday, July 22. We are planning a picnic theme of cool foods, such as three-bean salad, coleslaw, fruit to complement Tastees, and hot dogs. Sign …

Thursday July 24

10:00 am – 11:30 am: Thursday Matters Bible Study
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Men's Group (nooners)
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm: In-Person Women's Bible Study

Friday July 25

7:30 am – 8:30 am: Toastmasters (Ahwatukee Chamber)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Men's Group (nooners)

Saturday July 26

8:00 am – 9:00 am: Men's Group

Sunday July 27

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Worship Service - In-person & Live-stream
10:00 am – 10:30 am: Fellowship
10:15 am – 11:00 am: Sunday Funday School - 10:15 Youth; 10:30 Adults
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Girl Scout Troop 3891