Drammen Lutheran Church

Drammen Lutheran Church Mission Statement:

Called by God's grace and equipped by the Holy Spirit, we nurture and challenge each other to grow in proclaiming the good news of Christ Jesus through celebrating worship, studying God's word, and showing hospitality by serving our neighbors both here and around the world.

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Here you will find information concerning our church and its ministries. We want you to feel comfortable and at liberty to call on us for anything you need. Feel free to browse through the various areas of our website and learn about our fellowship.

If you are considering a new place of worship or a relocation to our area, we would love to have you be our guest.

When you visit our church, you will find:

• A caring congregation that will gladly welcome you
• Preaching/teaching that is centered on the Word of God
• Activities for the whole family

We welcome you to worship with us each Sunday morning at 9:00am. Coffee and fellowship follow worship.

Sunday, October 4th Blessing of the Animals in the parking lot following worship.

 

October 4, 2026  

Dear friends in Christ grace and peace to you. The message for this week comes from 
Isaiah 5:1-7.

In a recent synod meeting I attended some in pastoral roles were talking about how exhausted they were having to deal with conflict within their congregations. They were exhausted from trying to preach the gospel while struggling with the notion that no one was hearing what they were saying.

As I read this text from Isaiah for this week my thoughts went to the unrest around the world including our own nation. We in pastoral roles hear and feel the anxiety for the world and our won nation in our flocks.  We continue to preach the good news of the gospel. We try to show that God is good and that God is love. The text for this week points to the goodness that God intended when he created the heavens and the earth and all that is in it. But since the days of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden we as humans created in God’s own likeness have strayed away from what God wants us to be. God didn’t intend for us to be critical of one another. God didn’t intend for us to be so greedy and smug. God didn’t intend for us to harm each other with words and weapons of destruction.  God intended us to live in harmony with each other. It’s why Jesus gave us the greatest commandment:  Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.  And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’(Matthew 22:37-39). 

It’s why God sent his one and only Son to live among us and to teach us the way to live. And where did that get God? We killed the messenger. Out of love for us God gave his Son as a sacrifice for our sinfulness. I don’t know what the answer is for us as a people to get back on track with God, but I do know that God is still in control. The Apostle Paul gives us these words of hope in his second letter to the Corinthians:  So we have no reason to despair. Despite the fact that our outer humanity is falling apart and decaying, our inner humanity is breathing in new life every day. You see, the short-lived pains of this life are creating for us an eternal glory that does not compare to anything we know here. So we do not set our sights on the things we can see with our eyes. All of that is fleeting; it will eventually fade away. Instead, we focus on the things we cannot see, which live on and on. 2Corinthians 4:16-18.

So let us take the greatest commandment to heart and live as Jesus taught us. Let us remain faithful to Jesus and trust in his everlasting word of truth and the hope of our salvation for those who believe in him and the resurrection.

Michael Isaacson