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 hope you find your time spent here a blessing. Our church is a warm and friendly church, and 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.

 

 

July 5, 2026  
Dear friends in Christ grace and peace to you. The message for this week comes from Romans 7:15-25.

In the movie Liar Liar, Fletcher played by Jim Carey is an attorney who has built his career by lying. But suddenly he finds himself in an awkward position. Due to a wish by his young son, Fletcher is forced to tell the truth for 24 hours. In every situation for the next 24 hours Fletcher cannot tell a lie. In a sense he finds himself in a similar situation as Paul in our reading this week from Romans. For Paul, as with probably most of us, “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate.” (Verse 15) In Paul’s case and likely ours as well, it is his sinfulness that forces him to do the things he knows are wrong. Try as he might, Paul cannot seem to do the good that he knows is right; instead he does what he knows to be wrong. And he agonizes over his dilemma. Paul knows the rules but he realizes that it is not easy to follow them. Paul comes to realize that he cannot by his own understanding or strength do what he needs to do in the eyes of God. Paul also knows that just because he has become a Christian, a follower of Jesus, he cannot by his own determination overcome sin and the temptation that faces him every day. Paul knows and preaches that no one person in this world is innocent; no one person deserves to be saved. 

Ignorance of God’s law doesn’t exempt us from punishment nor does the one who tries his/her best to adhere to God’s law. Each of us must depend totally on what Jesus has done for us so that we might be saved. We cannot, as hard as we try to, earn our salvation by good works. When we turn to Jesus for direction and deliverance; when we turn to Jesus for repentance and receive his forgiveness, the good works will naturally follow. I think it was the comedian Flip Wilson who said “The Devil made me do it.”, there is some truth to that saying and that might be true of us too. The truth is that without Jesus’ help sin is stronger than we are and we do the things we don’t want to do. We are tempted every single day to do what we probably know we shouldn’t do. It is then that we need to ask Jesus to step in and help us to continue on the path of righteousness that he has paved for us.

May the peace of God be with all of you as you struggle with the daily temptations of life.
Michael Isaacson