SUNDAY’S
DIVINE SERVICE—THE GOOD SAMARITAN
The Law cannot
help us or give us life. Rather, it confines everyone under sin as wounded and
naked before God (Galatians 3:15–22). So it is that two figures of the Law, the
priest and the Levite, passed by the injured man on the side of the road (Luke
10:23–37). Only the promised Seed of Abraham can rescue us and make us
righteous before God. Only the Samaritan, our Lord Jesus, had compassion. He
came down to us in our lost and dying condition, pouring on the oil and wine of
the sacraments. He placed us on His own animal, bearing our sin and brokenness
in His body on the cross to restore us. Jesus brought us to the Inn, that is,
the Church, and gave the innkeeper two denarii, that His double forgiveness
might continue to be ministered to us. In this way the Lord, by whose Law we
are torn and stricken, heals us and revives us by His Gospel and raises us up
with Himself on the third day, that we may live in His sight
(Hosea
6:1–6).
Copies of
Sermons are on the back
table for your reference and study.
Please Pray For: Emily
Rodenbeck, Phyllis McElroy, Ada Dambacher Dorothy Robison, George Van Huss,
Crystal Ray, Ruth Hedrick, Walt Hedrick, Erna Van Winkle, Mary Kay Schmidt,
Kathy Schmidt, John Haynes, Bill Uchtman, Colin Starks, George Shepherd, and Donna
Smith.
Military: Please keep in your prayers all
Military persons, especially Brittany Worth who is deployed to Afghanistan.
Hospitalizations: Please notify Pastor GeRue about
any sickness or hospitalizations.
LUTHERAN HOUR "A
Labor of Love" Lutheran
Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz Christ's life, death, and resurrection were a
labor of love for you so that you could love the labor you provide for others
in His name. (Ephesians 6:10-13)
WLUJ Springfield, IL 89.7 FM Sunday
3:00 pm
WSMI Litchfield 1540 AM Sunday 9:30 pm
Lutherans for Life – www.lutheransforlife.org
Life Thought: The battle to preserve the God-given sanctity of
life in our country is not a battle against political forces. It is a battle
against the “spiritual forces of evil” (Ephesians 6:12). But we are well
equipped for such battles when we wear the “whole armor of God” and wield the
“sword of the Spirit” (Ephesians 6:10-17). It is not a matter of winning a
victory, but sharing a victory Christ has already won.
Life Quote: “When we care for orphans, through adoption and
foster care, and through other kinds of ministries to orphans, when we advocate
for children whose lives are in jeopardy through abortion and through other
ways, what we are recognizing is that we are doing so as ex-orphans ourselves
who have been rescued through the Gospel. And we are also recognizing that when
a child is adopted into a family there is a real family formed there.” Dr. Russell D. Moore, author of
“Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families”
NEXT WEEKS LESSONS:
THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
The ten lepers cried out from a
distance, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” (Luke 17:11–19). Their condition
cut them off from God and others. So also do the works of the flesh cut us off
from God and others. “Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom
of God” (Galatians 5:16–24). Thus we cry out with the lepers, “Lord have mercy,
Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy,” eagerly seeking His good gifts. Jesus said
to the lepers, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they
were cleansed. So too, we walk by faith and not by sight, being confident of
Jesus’ help before we see any evidence of it, trusting that Jesus’ cleansing
words of forgiveness will restore us to wholeness in the resurrection. Let us
be as the one leper who returned to the true High Priest to give Him thanks and
glory. For Jesus bore our infirmities in His sacrifice at Calvary. His words
are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh (Proverbs
4:10–23).
Collect: Keep, we implore You, O Lord,
Your Church with Your perpetual mercy; and because the frailty of mankind
without You cannot but fall, keep us ever by Your help from all things hurtful
and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ,
Your Son, our Lord . Amen.
Old Testament: Proverbs 4:10–23
Epistle: Galatians 5:16–24
Holy Gospel: Luke 17:11–19
Readings for the
Week of 13th Sunday after Trinity
Daily
Lectionary For September 2–8, 2012
September 2 1 Kings 11:42-12:19; 2
Corinthians 7:1-16
September 3 1 Kings 12:20-13:5, 33-34; 2
Corinthians 8:1-24
1
Kings 14:1-16:28
September 4 1 Kings 16:29-17:24; 2
Corinthians 9:1-15
September 5 1 Kings
18:1-19; Ephesians 1:1-23
September 6 1 Kings
18:20-40; Ephesians 2:1-22
September 7 1 Kings 19:1-21; Ephesians 3:1-21; 1 Kings
20:1-22:53
September 8 Looking
Forward to Next Sunday
Proverbs
4:10–23, Galatians 5:16–24, Luke 17:11–19
