March 28, 2026

We Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow

WE PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW by Pastor Jim Buckman Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I pray you and yours are well. COVID was not a lot of fun for any church in America, and ours is no …

Faith Lutheran Church

January 3, 2026

Music Ministry Update

MUSIC MINISTRY UPDATE by Sean Newman Dear Faith Lutheran Church Congregation, As I reflect on this year, I am grateful for the many worship and music ministry events, enhancements, and opportunities that have taken place. We were able to accomplish …

Faith Lutheran Church

November 27, 2025

North Chicago Outreach Update

NORTH CHICAGO OUTREACH UPDATE by Gerardo & Delin Hernandez I want to begin with this passage from Paul’s letter to the Romans 1:13-16, which inspires me with love for God and our Lord Jesus Christ to spread the gospel, and …

Faith Lutheran Church

May 19, 2025

Jesus Shares the Parable of the Two Sons with Chief Priest and Elders

JESUS SHARES THE PARABLE OF THE TWO SONS WITH CHIEF PRIEST AND ELDERS by Donnie Stubblefield Matthew 21: 28-32 – 28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, …

Faith Lutheran Church

May 17, 2025

How Can We Pray For You Or Yours?

HOW CAN WE PRAY FOR YOU OR YOURS? by Pastor Jim Buckman Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I pray you and yours are well. Go to our website – www.faithlakeforest.org and click on the Pray for Me button. Your church (both locations …

Faith Lutheran Church

April 16, 2025

Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries – Update

Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries UPDATE by Julia HeizDear Friends in Faith, Spring Greetings from RLOM where signs of new life abound, from the bulbs we planted last spring (now popping up through the mulch about to bloom), to the growing …

Faith Lutheran Church

April 11, 2025

Mission Update – Peter Blessed by God’s Graciousness

MISSION UPDATE – PETER BLESSED BY GOD’S GRACIOUSNESS by Donnie Stubblefield Luke 5:2-11 NKJV – “So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats standing by …

Faith Lutheran Church

March 17, 2025

Reading Group

by JOHN CARLINI C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and a group of friends regularly met at The Eagle and Child Pub to fellowship and bounce ideas off one another. The main characteristics of the group were that they …

Faith Lutheran Church

December 18, 2024

Count Your Blessings, Name Them One by One

“Count Your Blessings, Name Them One by One” by Pastor Jim Buckman Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I pray you and yours are well. Johnson Oatman, Jr. grew up in New Jersey in the middle of the 19th Century singing …

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