Members of the community are invited to a Thanksgiving Eve service Wednesday November 25. The service will begin at 6:30 pm.
Tomorrow, Sunday November 15, worship begins at 10:30. We will follow the liturgy of Divine Service Setting One beginning on page 151 of the LSB hymnal. Hymns chosen for the day are #660 Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus; #508 The Day is Surely Drawing Near; #642 O Living Bread From Heaven; and #348 The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns.
Scripture lessons assigned to the day are Psalm 90:1-12; Zephaniah 1:7-16; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; and Matthew 25:14-30.
The lessons encourage everyone to believe Jesus is returning. Those who reject Him will be taken into the judgment of darkness. Those who trust Him as their Lord and Savior from sin will be brought into sharing His joy. Until the day of Jesus’ return, we are instructed to use and manage the gifts God has blessed us with. This is amazing! God has given you the opportunity to join in His saving mission. As St. Paul encouraged the Thessalonian congregation, let us keep awake and be sober, alert and prepared, awaiting Jesus’ return. And let us keep on encouraging one another and building one another up with the good news of Jesus.
COLLECT: Almighty and ever-living God, You have given exceedingly great and precious promises to those who trust in You. Dispel from us the works of darkness and grant us to live in the light of Your Son, Jesus Christ, that our faith may never be found wanting; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Please let me know if you have any prayer requests or questions about Sunday’s lessons. God bless you. Pastor Boster
