Located in Onalaska, Wisconsin, Onalaska Church of Christ is a congregation where people are welcomed as visitors and quickly become friends and family. OCC is dedicated to the spiritual and educational growth of all ages. Our church is deeply rooted in scripture. If you are looking for a church home or spiritual guidance, we would love to help you find answers! We can't wait to meet you!
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The weekly message from our pastors and others guests at First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI, seeking to take the scriptures of the day and help them connect to our daily lives.
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The Narrative Lectionary is a new lectionary source. The concept is simple. Starting September 9 2012 the reading for the day will come from Genesis. Each Sunday we will make progress through the Old Testament, until Christmas when we celebrate Jesus’ birth and enter the New Testament. By May we will have heard, through worship, the entire story of Scripture in a more complete way than the conventional lectionary offers. We hope this create scriptural fluency in all God's children!
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During the weekend of January 18-21 2013, as our country recognized the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., First Lutheran and the La Crosse Area Synod invited everyone to Stand for Peace and to stand for those living under oppression around the world. This four day event explored the themes of awareness, accompaniment and advocacy, discussing ways to be people who bring about peace.
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"What does a person look like who has truly met God? He walks with a limp." This message will challenge believers to do a spiritual check-up, assessing how God has changed our lives.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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Our past failures do not destroy God's promises.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for: Sun, Oct. 6 2024 • Mark 10:2-16 (Let the little children come to me) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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God always keeps his promises, He knows our needs before we even ask, and He is determined to save sinners.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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The beginning of Joseph's life teaches us that God gives us good gifts. We can use these gifts for self-service or sacrificial service to God and others. God will always provide us with a way to escape temptation. The life of Joseph ultimately points us to Jesus.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for Wed, Oct. 2 2024 • Exodus 12:1-13, 13:1-8 (The First Passover) • Narrative Lectionary: Year 3 • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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• Pastor Karyn’s message for: Sun, Sept. 29 2024 • Mark 9:38-50 (Be at peace with one another) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Karyn Bodenschatz
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for: Sun, Sept. 22 2024 • Mark 9:30-37 (Who is the greatest?) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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• Pastor Karyn’s message for: Sun, Sept. 15 2024 • Mark 8:27-38 (Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Karyn Bodenschatz
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for Wed, Sept. 11 2024 • Genesis 2:4b-7, 15-17; 3:1-8 (Creation and Fall) • Narrative Lectionary: Year 3 • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for: Sun, Sept. 8 2024 • Mark 7: 24-37 (Jesus Cures a Deaf Man) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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• Pastor Karyn’s message for: Sun, Sept. 1 2024 • Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 (The things that defile) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Karyn Bodenschatz
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for: Sun, August 25 2024 • John 6:56-69 (The Bread of Life) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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• Pastor Karyn’s message for: Sun, August 18 2024 • John 6:51-58 (I am the Bread of Life) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Karyn Bodenschatz
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for: Sun, August 11 2024 • John 6:35, 41-51 (I am the Bread of Life) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for: Sun, August 4 2024 • John 6:24-35 (I am the Bread of Life) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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Sibling rivalry is a theme throughout Genesis. Ishmael persecuted Isaac, Jacob left home so Esau couldn't kill him, Joseph's brothers intended to kill him but decided to sell him as a slave, and Cain murdered his brother Abel. When sin entered the human race, it gave us dysfunctional and fractured families. Only God can put dysfunctional families b…
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Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Karyn’s message for: Sun, July 21 2024 • Mark 6:30-56 (Feeding the 5,000, Jesus walks on water) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Karyn Bodenschatz
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Genesis 1 and 2 act as the reference point; the beginning point for all things. It is the beginning point for God to reveal Himself, His power, His plan, and His purpose for us throughout the rest of the Old and New Testaments.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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Every person is responsible for their own spiritual growth.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Karyn’s message for: Sun, July 7 2024 • Mark 6:1-13 (The mission of the twelve) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Karyn Bodenschatz
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Psalm 95 is part of a collection of hymns that include Psalms 90-100. This Psalm is an invitation to worship for God's people. The invitation is to sing, shout, kneel, and to be changed from the inside out.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Kathryn Thompson’s message for: Sun, June 30 2024 • Mark 5:21-43 (Do not fear, only believe) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Kathryn Thompson
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Psalm 92 is a great psalm to begin the day with. Here we're reminded about God's love and faithfulness, the greatness of His works, and the depths of His thoughts. This is a starting point for our worship as we seek to be the people God has called us to be.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for: Sun, June 23 2024 • Mark 4:35-41 (Jesus stills the storm) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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The future is your friend if Jesus is your Savior and Lord.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Karyn’s message for: Sun, June 16 2024 • Mark 4:26-34 (The parable of the mustard seed) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Karyn Bodenschatz
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Our guest speaker Leland Sawyer asks us if we are doing our part. To help us see what our part is, he breaks down the story about the healing of the paralytic man.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for: Sun, June 9 2024 • Mark 3:20-35 (Stay the Struggle) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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We are called to forgive others in response to how we have been forgiven in Christ. Forgiveness kills the root of bitterness in our own lives.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for: Sun, June 2 2024 • Mark 2:23-3:6 (About the Sabbath) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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God is our true source of joy, and our hope is ultimately found in Him.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Karyn’s message for: Sun, May 26 2024 • John 3:1-17 (For God so loved the world) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Karyn Bodenschatz
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for Wed, May 222024 • Acts 2:1-4 & 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 (Pentecost) • Narrative Lectionary: Year 2 • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for: Sun, May 19 2024 • John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 (Pentecost) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for: Sun, May 12 2024 • John 17:6-19 (Sanctified in Truth) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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If faith is caught more than taught, then we should first focus on our own personal relationship with Christ.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for Wed, May 8 2024 • 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (The gift of love) • Narrative Lectionary: Year 2 • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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The data is in, and the average American has fewer and fewer true friends. We've grown increasingly lonelier over time. Have we forgotten about friendship? There are important lessons about friendship that we can learn from recent studies, church history, and most importantly God's Word.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for: Sun, May 5 2024 • John 15:9-17 (Love one another as I have loved you) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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• Pastor Stanton’s message for: Sun, Apr. 28 2024 • John 15:1-8 (‘I am the true vine’) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Jason Stanton
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God wants us to be intentional about strengthening our marriages by fighting for them.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Karyn’s message for Wed, Apr. 24 2024 • Acts 17:1-9 & 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 • Narrative Lectionary: Year 2 • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Karyn Bodenschatz
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Our guest speaker David Upchurch brought to us a message from the Old Testament when Elisha watched Elijah taken up in to heaven and he asked us to ponder this question: "What are you doing to replace yourself?"توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Karyn’s message for Wed, Apr. 17 2024 • Acts 3:1-10 (Peter heals a beggar) • Narrative Lectionary: Year 2 • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Karyn Bodenschatz
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• Pastor Karyn’s message for: Sun, Apr. 14 2024 • Luke 24:36b-48 (Jesus appears to the disciples) • Revised Common Lectionary: Year B • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Karyn Bodenschatz
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In Haggai 1, God's people are asked to consider their ways. They had been building and handling their house while neglecting God's house. Are you doing the same in your Christian walk?توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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The Holy Spirit promises to give us the PUSH we need to live the life God has called us to live.توسط Onalaska Church of Christ
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• Pastor Karyn’s message for Wed, Apr. 3 2024 • Mark 16: 1-8 (The Resurrection of Jesus) • Narrative Lectionary: Year 2 • From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI • Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give • Join us for worship! 1stlu.org/worshipتوسط Pastor Karyn Bodenschatz
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