Scripture Readings for October 23, 2022

Scripture Readings for October 23, 202219th Sunday after Trinity (LSB Divine Service-Setting 3) PSALM: Psalm 84OLD TESTAMENT: Genesis 28:10-17EPISTLE: Ephesians 4:22-28GOSPEL: Matthew 9:1-8 Links above will open a separate window at the Bible Gateway website showing the listed verses in the ESV.

Hymns for October 23, 2022

Sunday, October 23, 2022, Hymns19th Sunday after Trinity (LSB Divine Service – Setting 3) Entrance Hymn: LSB #814, “O Bless the Lord, My Soul”Gradual Hymn: LSB #422, “On My Heart Imprint Your Image”Hymn of the Day: LSB #708, “Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart”St. James Hymn: LSB #518, “By All Your Saints in Warfare”Distribution Hymns:  LSB #611,… Continue reading Hymns for October 23, 2022

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The righteous man, Jesus, is your sure and certain hope

This year, today is the third Sunday in the fourth part of the Trinity season. The weekly readings continue be proclaimed in order to turn their hearers hearts and minds to their emphasis on the power Christians are given to endure as we live under the cross, that which comes to us through the Faith of Jesus. The texts reveal the power of God that gives you strength in your struggle against the temptations of the world. They lead you to hear and believe that our victory against all those who oppose us, on account of the Faith we rightly confess is assured through the death and resurrection of the only truly righteous Man, Jesus the Christ…For more, click on the title above.

Scripture Readings for October 16, 2022

Scripture Readings for October 16, 202218th Sunday after Trinity (LSB Divine Service-Setting 4) PSALM: Psalm 34:8-22OLD TESTAMENT: Deuteronomy 10:12-21GRADUAL: Psalm 122:1, 7EPISTLE: 1 Corinthians 1:4-9GOSPEL: Matthew 22:34-46 Links above will open a separate window at the Bible Gateway website showing the listed verses in the ESV.

Hymns for October 16, 2022

Sunday, October 16, 2022, Hymns18th Sunday after Trinity (LSB Divine Service – Setting 4) Entrance Hymn: LSB #454, “Sing My Tongue, the Glorious Battle”Hymn of the Day: LSB #694, “Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower”Michaeltide Hymn: LSB #587, “I Know My Faith Is Founded”Distribution Hymns:  LSB #629, “What Is This Bread”LSB #852, “O God of Mercy,… Continue reading Hymns for October 16, 2022

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The seven ‘Ones’

“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”

Thus far our text. This text sounds familiar does it not? Even if you have never heard it before today, the things Paul says to the Church in Ephesus in our epistle reading certainly ring a bell. Indeed, before we sang the hymn of the day, we confessed the Nicene Creed. In that Creed we confess that there is one Father, one Lord, Our Savior Jesus Christ, and one Spirit. It seems that these verses could very well be an early creed of the ancient church…
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King of the Hill

Stained glass window fro Christ the King Lutheran Church, Redlands, California

King of the hill. I’m sure you’ve all heard of that game. My father was in the Air Force and we moved around a lot. Before I was 10 we lived in Newfoundland, Texas, Michigan, Ohio, Germany and Illinois. Everywhere we went we would end up playing this game and the rules never changed.
The object was to take the hill—even if you had to make little secret pacts with other kids (or even your brother)—to get to the top of the hill. …for more, click on the title above.