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Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Serving Buffalo and other small towns in Wyoming
We are currently meeting every Sunday morning at 9am in the Wyoming Room inside the Bomber Mountain Civic Center in downtown Buffalo, Wyoming. We also have satellite gatherings in Thermopolis and Sheridan.
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Sharing the good news of free salvation in Christ
We are known for reaching out to hurting people and bringing the soothing balm of the Gospel. We are a member of the WELS, a theologically conservative church body that exists to give all glory to God by upholding, defending, and proclaiming the truth of the Holy Scriptures
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Fred Schurman
Fred Schurman, a Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary graduate, serves as the Pastor for Christ the King Lutheran Church. He’s known for his strong theology, hands-on approach, and love of the outdoors and fixing things.
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For those who are unable to worship with us in person, we stream our services live on YouTube every Sunday morning at 9:00am.
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This is what we preach
- Jeremiah 20:7-13
How Do We Proclaim Christ When His Word Puts a Target on Our Back?
- Jeremiah 20:7-13
Jeremiah 20:7–13 gives us a prophet at his breaking point, having been mocked, pressured, betrayed, and tempted to stay silent, yet unable to hold back the Word burning in his bones. This sermon walks through Jeremiah’s struggle and shows how God meets His weary witnesses: not with scolding, but with strength. In the middle of fear, ridicule, and opposition, the Lord stands beside His people as a mighty warrior, already working for their deliverance. This message is for anyone who has felt the weight of speaking Christ in a world that resists Him, and for every believer who needs the reminder that God Himself upholds those who carry His Word.
- Matthew 9:35-10:8
Work in God’s Field!
- Matthew 9:35-10:8
In this sermon we look at Jesus’ compassion for a world torn up and cast aside, and the surprising way He chooses to bring His healing into it. The Lord plants us in His grace, gives us His own Word to speak, and sends us into the places He’s put us—homes, jobs, friendships, and quiet corners of life—to carry His mercy. Whether your gifts put you out front like Peter or quietly oil the gears behind the scenes, Christ calls you His worker and His priest. Because we have freely received His forgiveness, we freely give it, supporting one another and strengthening the harvest He places before us.
- Matthew 9:9-13
Jesus Did Not Come to Call the Righteous, but Sinners
- Matthew 9:9-13
Jesus doesn’t wait for people to clean up their lives before He calls them. In Matthew’s story, we see a Savior who walks straight into the mess, seeks out the outcast, and brings healing to sinners who know they need Him. This sermon explores Christ’s mercy, the danger of Pharisee‑thinking, and the deep healing only the Great Physician can give — the healing of a wounded conscience, a broken past, and a heart that cannot fix itself. Jesus came not for the righteous, but for sinners — people like Matthew, and people like us.
- Psalm 1
How Can We Survive This World’s Drought?
- Psalm 1
In this sermon on Psalm 1, Pastor Fred preaches into the heart of life in a spiritual drought. Drawing on Wyoming’s dry land, alkali ponds, irrigation ditches, and the stubborn realities of ranch life, he shows how the devil works to keep believers thirsty — and how the Lord plants His people beside the only stream that gives life. With vivid stories, Hebrew word‑pictures, and pastoral clarity, this message walks through the psalm’s contrast between the blessed tree and the wind‑driven chaff. You’ll hear why worldly advice dehydrates the soul, why false teaching is spiritual alkali, and why God’s Word remains the one true watering hole that never runs dry. A sermon of warning, comfort, and deep encouragement for anyone feeling the heat of this world’s drought.
- Romans 8:26-30
The Triune God Holds Your Entire Life from Eternity Past to Eternity Future
- Romans 8:26-30
In this sermon we step into the deep comfort of Romans 8, where Paul shows that the Triune God is not distant from our weakness but actively holding our lives—when we pray well, when we pray poorly, and even when we forget to pray at all. The Spirit lifts our wordless cries, the Father weaves even our hardships toward His good purposes, and the Son secures our future with a salvation planned before time began and carried to completion in His cross and resurrection. For anyone walking through anxiety, hardship, or uncertainty, this text anchors us in a God who has never once let go and never will.