08/25/2026
“O LORD, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells.” (Psalm 26:8, ESV)
Zion Lutheran Church - Prince George
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A congregation of Lutheran Church Canada. https://www.youtube.com/@zion-vanderhoof-lutheran The church was founded in 1924 as Connaught Hill Lutheran Church.
Zion Lutheran Church and Christian School is an active congregation and Christian day school in Prince George. The congregation grew and, in 1988, relocated to Tabor Blvd., changing its name to Zion Lutheran Church. In 1999, a Christian day school was opened and the name was changed to Zion Lutheran Church and Christian School. Our Sunday Services can be found on YouTube @zion-vanderhoof-lutheran
08/25/2026
08/23/2026
Vanderhoof Lutheran Church - August 23, 2026 40162 CCLI20180536 Streaming Plus
08/21/2026
Holy Spirit, help me remember You are always with me, even when I am anxious or worried. In Jesus' name. Amen.
08/21/2026
By grace you have been saved through faith! Hear Christ for you at kfuo.org.
Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
One Year Lectionary
Lutheran Service Book 559
Genesis 4:1-15
Psalm 50:7-23
1 Corinthians 15:1-10 or Ephesians 2:1-10
Luke 18:9-14
08/21/2026
We pray that we faithfully serve Christ until we die in the faith. Hear Christ for you at kfuo.org!
Lutheran Service Book 693
1 O Holy Spirit, grant us grace
That we our Lord and Savior
In faith and fervent love embrace
And truly serve Him ever,
The hour of death cannot bring loss
When we are sheltered by the cross
That cancelled our transgressions.
2 Help us that we Thy saving Word
In faithful hearts may treasure;
Let e’er that Bread of Life afford
New grace in richest measure.
O make us die to ev'ry sin,
Each day create new life within,
That fruits of faith may flourish.
3 And when our earthly race is run,
Death’s bitter hour impending,
Then may Thy work in us begun
Continue till life’s ending,
Until we gladly may commend
Our souls into our Savior’s hand,
The crown of life obtaining.
08/19/2026
Prayer's Wrestling Match
Sometimes prayer feels like a wrestling match.
The Canaanite woman in Matthew 15 knew this.
She came to Jesus with a desperate need.
Her daughter was severely oppressed by a demon.
She cried out, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David!”
But Jesus was silent.
Then came words that sounded like a “No.”
Still, she would not let go.
Why?
Because she was not trusting in her worthiness.
She was not trusting in her experience.
She was trusting in Christ.
She knew who Jesus was.
She had heard the Good News about Jesus.
He was the merciful Lord.
He was the promised Saviour.
So she clung to His Word, even when everything seemed to contradict it.
That is faith.
Faith does not always understand God’s ways.
Faith does not always see an immediate answer.
Faith clings to Christ and His promises when our feelings, circumstances, and even God’s apparent silence seem to say otherwise.
Perhaps you have prayed for healing.
For a wayward child.
For reconciliation.
For relief from temptation.
For deliverance from suffering.
And perhaps heaven seems silent.
Do not lose heart.
Your access to God does not depend upon your worthiness.
It depends upon Christ.
His blood has opened the way to the Father.
And though sorrow may last for the night, joy comes in the morning.
So pray.
Keep praying:“Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David!”
The Canaanite woman finally received the answer: “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you desire.”
Her faith had been tested.
And Christ declared it great.
God may delay.
He may answer differently than we expect.
But His promises remain true.
Christ died for sinners.
He forgives sinners.
He welcomes sinners.
Through Him, sinners become children of God.
So when prayer feels like a wrestling match, hold fast to Christ.
Hold Him to His Word.
Do not give up.
There is a “Yes” in heaven, secured for you in Jesus Christ.
In His time, His mercy will be revealed.
“Ask, and it will be given to you.” Amen.
08/18/2026
"You have exalted above all things your name and your word."
08/18/2026
We pray that Christ alone would be our joy and desire. Hear Christ for you at kfuo.org!
Lutheran Service Book 683
1 Jesus, Thy boundless love to me
No thought can reach, no tongue declare;
Unite my thankful heart to Thee,
And reign without a rival there!
Thine wholly, Thine alone I am;
Be Thou alone my constant flame.
2 O grant that nothing in my soul
May dwell, but Thy pure love alone;
Oh, may Thy love possess me whole,
My joy, my treasure, and my crown!
All coldness from my heart remove;
My ev'ry act, word, thought be love.
3 This love unwearied I pursue
And dauntlessly to Thee aspire.
Oh, may Thy love my hope renew,
Burn in my soul like heav'nly fire!
And day and night, be all my care
To guard this sacred treasure there.
4 In suff'ring be Thy love my peace,
In weakness be Thy love my pow'r;
And when the storms of life shall cease,
O Jesus, in that final hour,
Be Thou my rod and staff and guide,
And draw me safely to Thy side!
08/14/2026
When Jesus came, he did not move out of the "Israel House" to build a new "Church House" next door. Rather, he moved into the Israel House and began knocking down walls, pouring concrete, adding rooms and floors, and throwing on wings to the house.
Jesus made the Israel House bigger.
That means the church is not the replacement of Israel. Far from it. The church is the ongoing, expanded, worldwide Israel. It is the body of believers in Jesus the Messiah, composed of both Jews and Gentiles.
Paul explains that Jesus broke down "the dividing wall of hostility" so that "he might create in himself one new man in place of the two" (Eph. 2:14-15). In Christ, therefore, there is "neither Jew nor Greek...for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:28). The church is not two peoples living side by side--Jews over there, Gentiles over here. No, it is one body of believers united in the Messiah.
Peter teaches the same truth. In his first epistle, he takes God's description of Israel from Exodus 19 and applies it to the church. At Sinai, the Lord called Israel his treasured possession, "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" (Ex. 19:5-6). Peter echoes those very words when he describes believers in Jesus as "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession" (1 Pet. 2:9).
Jesus fulfilled the divine promise to Abraham, that in him "all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (Gen. 12:3). It was too small a thing for this Servant to be only for Israel; God made him "a light for the nations, that [God's] salvation may reach to the end of the earth" (Isa. 49:6). He brought Gentiles into the household through faith in the Jewish Messiah.
Far from replacing Israel, the church is Israel brought to its promised fullness in Christ. It is the one people of God, made up of Jews and Gentiles alike, united by faith in Jesus the Messiah, the true Son of Abraham.
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What about the modern nation of Israel? I address that topic here: https://www.1517.org/articles/modern-israel-and-biblical-israel-whats-the-difference
We read 1 Peter 2 today in Bible in One Year: https://www.1517.org/oneyear
08/13/2026
Take Heart! Jesus Is Lord
Life can bring fierce storms.
Financial trouble.
Sickness.
Broken relationships.
Grief.
Fear.
Guilt and shame.
Sometimes the waves are too strong.
In Matthew chapter 14, the disciples experience such a storm.
The waves beat and tormented their boat.
The wind was against them.
And they were afraid.
Then Jesus came to them, walking on the water.
He said, “Take courage! I am. Don’t be afraid.”
Jesus was not merely telling them to have stronger faith.
He was revealing who He is.
Jesus is God.
He is Lord over the wind and waves.
He is greater than every storm.
St. Peter learned this personally.
Jesus says to him, “Come!”
And so Peter walked on the water.
Then he saw the wind.
He became afraid.
He doubted.
He began to sink.
But Peter cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Jesus immediately reached out and took hold of him.
That is good news for us.
Our salvation does not depend upon having perfect faith.
Even weak and trembling faith can cry out to Jesus.
And Jesus saves.
He saves us from our sin.
He saves us from guilt and shame.
He carries us through suffering.
He gives us our daily bread.
He remains with us even when everything around us falls apart.
The storm may not end immediately.
But the storm will end.
Sickness will end.
Fear will end.
Sorrow will end.
Sin will end.
Death will end.
But Christ will not end.
You are baptized into Christ.
That means You belong to Him.
You are united to Him.
He is with you in the storm.
He will hold you fast.
So take heart.
Jesus is Lord.
Do not be afraid.
Call upon His name.
He will save you.
Amen.
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180 Tabor Boulevard S
Prince George, BC
V2M5T4
Opening Hours
| Monday | 8:30am - 12:30pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am - 12:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 12:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am - 12:30pm |
| Friday | 8:30am - 12:30pm |