The Sixteenth
Sunday After Trinity September 22–23, 2012
SUNDAY’S DIVINE SERVICE–THE LORD OVERCOMES DEATH
A large funeral procession carrying the
only son of a widow is confronted by another large procession, Jesus and His
followers. Death and Life meet face to face at the gate of the city (Luke
7:11–17). Filled with compassion, Jesus comes into direct contact with our
mortality in order to overcome it. He touches the coffin and speaks His
creative words of life, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” Jesus does what is
neither expected nor requested. For through Christ, God the Father “is able to
do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think” (Ephesians 3:14–21).
Jesus bore our death in His body that we may share in His resurrection. Even as
Elijah stretched himself out three times over the Zarephath woman’s son (2
Kings 17:17–24), God stretched Himself out over us in the threefold application
of His name in the baptismal water, breathing new and everlasting life into us.
“To Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and
ever.”—LSB Notes
Please Pray For: Juanita Rankin,
Talon Fickas, John Haynes, Margaret Branham, George Van Huss, Joan Shipp,
Crystal Ray, Ruth Hedrick, Walt Hedrick, Mary Kay Schmidt, Colin Starks, George Shepherd, Donna Smith, Erna Van Winkle,
Mary Ehrat, Art Ehrat, Katie Ketchum, and Bill Hoff.
Military: Please keep in your prayers all
Military persons.
Hospitalizations: Please notify Pastor GeRue about
any sickness or hospitalizations.
Lutheran High Trivia Night, Friday September 28, 2012 7 pm at Knights of Columbus
Hall at Iles and Meadowbrook Rd. We have 2 teams from Trinity. Thanks for you
support and have fun..
Lutherans for Life –
www.lutheransforlife.org
Life Thought: Whoever receives a child, receives Jesus (Mark
9:37). Whoever receives anyone, especially the vulnerable and needy, receives
Jesus. It would seem to follow then that if we reject a child, if we reject the
vulnerable, we reject Jesus. May God preserve us and our nation from the latter
and renew our zeal to do the former.
Life Quote: “All your sins—original sin that condemns even the
seemingly innocent baby, sins of sex outside of marriage, the sin of having an
abortion, the sin of leaving women in the helplessness and despair that leads
to abortion (that’s the sin of all of us who haven’t done everything we could
to help!)—all our sins were forgiven when Jesus reached out His arms for you on
the cross. You are forgiven!” Carl C. Fickenschner II, associate
professor of pastoral ministry and missions and dean of certification and pastoral
education, Concordia Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana
CALENDAR
Saturday, September 22 5:30 pm Divine
Service
Sunday, September 23 9:00 am Bible Class
10:00
am Divine
Service
3:00
pm Circuit Forum @ Farmersville
5:00
pm Circuit Pastors Farewell for Kirby’s
Wednesday , September 26 5:30 – 6:45
pm Confirmation
7:30 pm AA
Friday, September 28 Pastor’s
Family Day
7:00 pm Lu High Trivia Night
Saturday ,
September 29 5:30 pm Divine Service
The Intersection of Church and State
A Lutheran Hour program on
Religious freedom in America. Broadcast Sunday, September 30, 4:00 pm on Fox
Business Channel. Dishnet 206. Directv 359. NewWave Cable 141.AT&T 211 or
1211.
Voters will meet on Sunday,
September 30 after church.
We will also have a
fellowship potluck dinner that day.
LUTHERAN HOUR "With
God, There Is Great, Even Greater Grace"
Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz
God gives great and even greater grace because we need it and only God can provide it. (James 4:5-10)
Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz
God gives great and even greater grace because we need it and only God can provide it. (James 4:5-10)
WLUJ Springfield, IL 89.7 FM Sunday
3:00 pm
WSMI Litchfield 1540 AM Sunday 9:30 pm
NEXT WEEKS
LESSONS:
Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Proverbs 25:6–14, Ephesians 4:1–6, Luke 14:1–11
Whoever Humbles Himself Will Be Exalted
―Do not put yourself forward in the king‘s presence‖ (Proverbs.
25:6–14). Rather, take the lowest position at the table. Humble yourself before
Him. For your place is not for you to take but for Him to give. Conduct
yourself with all lowliness and gentleness, bearing with one another in love
(Ephesians 4:1–6), that the King may give you glory in the presence of those at
the table with you. ―For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he
who humbles himself will be exalted‖ (Luke
14:1–11).
Is this not the way of Christ? He is the one who took
the lowest place, who humbled Himself even to the point of death for us. He is
now exalted to the highest place at the right hand of the Father that penitent
believers may be exalted together with Him in the resurrection. To the humble
at His Supper He says, ―Friend, move up higher,‖ giving
you His very body and blood for your forgiveness that you may ascend to take
part in the great wedding feast which has no end.
Readings
for the Week of 16th Sunday after Trinity
September 23 Psalm
119:17-24, Lamentations 3-5
September 24 Psalm 119:25-32, Ezekiel
1-3
September 25 Psalm 119:33-40, Ezekiel
4-6
September 26 Psalm 119:41-48, Ezekiel
7-9
September 27 Psalm 119:49-56, Ezekiel 10-12
September 28 Psalm 119:57-64, Ezekiel 13-15
September 29 Looking Ahead to Sunday
Proverbs
25:6–14, Ephesians 4:1–6, Luke 14:1–11
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