Trinity Lutheran Church Broken Arrow (LCMS)

09/07/2026

In the beginning. God made man to live forever, without sickness, aging, or death. As sin entered the world, however, so too did pain, disease, suffering, and death. One example of the many effects of sin is Alzheimer's, a degenerative brain condition in which memory, cognitive, and eventually motor skills slowly fade. This disease not only causes suffering for the victim, but it also affects loved ones who care for the individual in decline. God did not make us to get sick, suffer, and die; instead, we were made to live with Him for eternity. That’s why He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to suffer and die for us, to defeat sin and give us eternal life with Him. This promise of eternal life that was given to us in Baptism and is confirmed again and again through God’s Word, applies to those suffering from Alzheimer’s, too. These salvific means transcend our ability to understand, comprehend, or remember and fill us with the overflowing hope and joy of Christ.

09/07/2026

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." Hear Christ for you at kfuo.org!

Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
One Year Lectionary

Lutheran Service Book 849

Proverbs 4:10-23
Psalm 119:9-16
Galatians 5:16-24
Luke 17:11-19

09/06/2026

The only true source of help in any time of need. Nothing is too big or too small for Him to assist. Just ask.

09/05/2026

Our Psalm for the 3 year lectionary this week is a penitential psalm of Confession and Absolution. God grants a verdict of not guilty because Christ’s blood covers us and cleanses us from all of our sin.

09/05/2026

Our walk through the Treatise now comes to its conclusion. After all the discussion of popes, bishops, pastors, the Keys, ordination, and jurisdiction, we can summarize its argument with a simple question: What is authority in Christ’s Church for?

The Treatise doesn’t reject authority. Quite the opposite! Pastors possess real authority because Christ has instituted the ministry and commanded His Word to be preached. Bishops may exercise oversight for the sake of good order. Christians aren’t called to ecclesiastical individualism, as though everyone were simply an authority unto himself.

But every authority in the Church remains beneath Christ and bound to His Word. That’s why the Treatise rejects papal supremacy by divine right. It’s why bishops can’t claim a spiritual power fundamentally different from pastors. It’s why human traditions can’t be imposed as if they were divine commands. And it’s why the Church must provide faithful ministers when those ordinarily responsible for doing so refuse. None of this is about tearing down authority for the sake of freedom from authority. It’s about keeping authority where Christ placed it and using it for the purpose Christ intended.

The pastor is given the Keys so that sins may be forgiven. He is called to preach so that sinners may hear of the Savior who died and rose for them. He administers Baptism and the Lord’s Supper so that Christ’s promises are delivered personally to His people. He exercises discipline, not to dominate Christ’s sheep, but to call sinners to repentance and restore them through the Gospel. The Treatise therefore leaves us with a remarkably relevant standard for church authority: authority is legitimate when it serves what Christ has commanded, and it has no right to bind consciences where Christ has left them free.

The Church doesn’t belong to the pope. It doesn’t belong to bishops, pastors, councils, synods, or congregations. The Church belongs to Jesus Christ. Its ministers are His servants, its authority comes from His Word, its ministry exists to distribute His gifts, and its Head remains the crucified and risen Lord who gave Himself for His Church.

09/03/2026

"From time to time, old defeats come back to haunt us. Perhaps a future challenge reminds us of a past failure. At times like this, we remember that God, who delivered us in the past, is with us in the present and the future."

O Lord, Satan would remind me of my past failures. Forgive all my sins—past, present, and future. “Keep steady my steps according to Your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me” (Psalm 119:133). Amen

(Excerpt from The Lutheran Study Bible notes for Psalm 108)

09/03/2026

09/02/2026

Lord, help me to abandon my self-confidence and rejoice in Your grace alone. Amen.

09/02/2026

Lord, I come to You today, asking for Your leading and for growth in my walk with You. In Jesus' name. Amen.