Grace Lutheran Church is a people and place where generosity and graciousness abound. We’re an ELCA Lutheran church in the heart of Apple Valley, Minnesota and the only Reconciling in Christ community south of the river in the Twin Cities. We do tradition, in a way the connects in the world today. You are welcome here, exactly as you are. Learn more at graceofav.org/new
John 3:1-17 Jesus Teaches Nicodemus 3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jes...
Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness 4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting fo...
Matthew 17:1-9 The Transfiguration 17 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain ...
Matthew 5:13-20 Salt and Light 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer...
Matthew 5:1-12 Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount 5 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came...
Matthew 4:12-23 Jesus Begins to Preach 12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and...
John 1:29-42 New International Version (NIV) John Testifies About Jesus 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of ...
Matthew 3:13-17 New International Version (NIV) The Baptism of Jesus 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John...
Matthew 2:1-12 The Magi Visit the Messiah 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to ...
Matthew 1:18-25 Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married t...