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Necessity for worship

The focus of our meditation during Lawrencetide is Sanctification and Holy Absolution.
God calls His people to offer their sacrifices with thanksgiving, to keep their vows to Him with faith, and to pray to Him in their time of need. To put it simply, “What do we do?” and “What do we receive?” as we gather to worship here in the Lord’s house? After all my years in the ministry, this is still one of my favorite questions: What are we doing here?
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The righteous One flourishes and grows

Feast of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr by Beato Angelico

Hear again the Word of God from our Psalm. It is one which has been called, for centuries, beginning in the Old Covenant era, a song for (the) Day of the Sabbath. In this text is found Christ, and later following that, words which describe you the forgiveness and life you are given in Christ:
(The) Righteous One as (a) palm tree will flourish;
as (a) cedar in Lebanon He will grow.

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Feast of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr by Beato Angelico

Trinity 10

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What it means to be vindicated in Christ

Men Look for Fruit by Jan Luyken

For around 20 years, many of you who have regularly received God’s gifts at Catalina Lutheran Church have heard, and worked to discern, the ties between the four primary readings used in most of the Lord’s Services. For about two decades, members of this congregation have been encouraged to discover God’s promises through the historical One-Year Lectionary Series. You’ve worked diligently to hear the ties that occur between the weekly Old Testament and New Testament readings. …For more, click on the title above.

Joy and gladness in Christ alone

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Today’s Psalm is one that may be heard several times each Church Year. It is proclaimed each Ash Wednesday, on the seventh Sunday of the Resurrection Season, on this Sunday, and, if the date of the Feast of St. Matthew Apostle and Evangelist falls on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, near the 21st of September. The 51st Psalm also appears, in whole or in part, in Lent’s weekday readings. Parts of it are spoken, sung, or chanted in other orders of the Lord’s Services among us. It’s important to our life in Jesus….For more, click on the title above.

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Trinity 9

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God of our fathers, God of our children

Today we observe the ancient church holiday dedicated to Mary Magdalene. You may remember that Mary Magdalene was one of the faithful women who followed Jesus during His incarnate earthly ministry. As we heard in the Gospel reading a few moments ago, Mary was among the women who went to the tomb early in the morning on the third day following Jesus’ death. When she did so, she saw that the stone that had previously blocked the entrance of the tomb had been rolled away. …For more, click on the title above.