St. Paul's Lutheran Church

09/08/2026

📢 Last chance to register! Visit stpaulscolumbia.com/luau or call 803.779.0030.
🌺 Bring your aloha spirit to St. Paul's End of Summer Hawaiian Luau on 9/13/26 12pm (right after 10:30am service)!
💃 Food, fun, fellowship, & entertainment by Awapuhi Ke'oke'o Performing Hui!
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📝 Register by 9/8/26

09/07/2026

The shepherd didn't accept 'good enough.' He pursued the one lost sheep because it mattered. Jesus pursues you with that same relentless love. You are not forgotten. You are not too far gone.

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09/06/2026

Welcome to Worship - 15th Sunday after Pentecost - 9/6/26

St. Paul’s Vision: Gathered by God’s grace through Word and Sacrament, we worship, grow, and serve in Christ’s Name.



Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license -732942. All rights reserved. CCLI Streaming License #20049365. Liturgy/Holy Communion Setting Four from SundaysandSeasons.com. Copyright © 2026 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License . The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Canons used by permission from A Little Book of Canons by Rod L. Ronneberg, STS, © 1997 and © 2010.

Hymns:
ELW 731: “Earth and All Stars!”/ EARTH AND ALL STARS. Text and music © 1968 Augsburg Publishing House, admin. Augsburg Fortress.
ELW 603: “God! When Human Bonds Are Broken”. Text © 1989 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
ELW 496: “One Bread, One Body”. Text and music © 1978 John B. Foley, SJ and OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
ELW 543: “Go, My Children, With My Blessing”. Text © 1983 Concordia Publishing House. Outside USA: Arr. from The English Hymnal, © Oxford University Press 1906.

Prelude: "Improvisation on 'EARTH AND ALL STARS'" by Cynthia Fruth. Tune: © 1968, Augsburg Fortress.
Anthem: Tune: 'All things bright and beautiful' by John Rutter, words by C. F. Alexander (1818-95) © Oxford University Press 1983. All rights reserved.
Postlude: "'Rondeau' from Sinfonie de Fanfare" by Jean-Joseph Mouret. RONDEAU Music by Joseph Mouret; edited by Diane Bish © Copyright 1980 Gentry Publications (administered worldwide by the Fred Bock Publishing Group) All rights reserved. Used by Permission.

09/05/2026

💗 Will you join us this Sunday?
⏰ 8:15am⛪ & 10:30am⛪🖥️
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09/04/2026

⏳ Time to register is running out! Visit stpaulscolumbia.com/luau or call 803.779.0030.
🌺 Bring your aloha spirit to St. Paul's End of Summer Hawaiian Luau on 9/13/26 12pm (right after 10:30am service)!
💃 Food, fun, fellowship, & entertainment by Awapuhi Ke'oke'o Performing Hui!
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📝 Register by 9/8/26

09/02/2026

During a quiet morning devotional in John 5:19–29, an unexpected spark of curiosity led me to dive into Logos Bible software to unpack a critical tension: If salvation is by grace, why does Jesus speak of a resurrection based on doing good versus doing evil? Paired with a moving reflection from Georges Bernanos’s The Diary of a Country Priest—reminding us that "grace is everywhere"—this episode explores the weight of both active sin and sins of omission. By examining Paul’s doctrine of the Great Exchange in 2 Corinthians 5:21 and James’s warning on dead faith in James 2, we discover that our good works are not a way to earn God's favor, but our joyful response of gratitude to what Christ has already accomplished.

Have you ever had a passage of Scripture grab your attention during your morning devotions—compelling you to stop, wonder, and dig deeper into God's Word?In this episode, we unpack John 5:19–29 alongside a profound reflection from Georges Bernanos...

08/31/2026

You may never see the ship you're saving with your light. You may never know the cost is worth it. But God has called you to stay close to Christ and keep that light burning in the darkness.

08/30/2026

Welcome to Worship - 14th Sunday after Pentecost - 8/30/26

St. Paul’s Vision: Gathered by God’s grace through Word and Sacrament, we worship, grow, and serve in Christ’s Name.



Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license -732942. All rights reserved. CCLI Streaming License #20049365. Liturgy/Holy Communion Setting Four from SundaysandSeasons.com. Copyright © 2026 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License . The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Canons used by permission from A Little Book of Canons by Rod L. Ronneberg, STS, © 1997 and © 2010.

08/28/2026

❓ Have you registered yet? Visit stpaulscolumbia.com/luau or call 803.779.0030.
🌺 Bring your aloha spirit to St. Paul's End of Summer Hawaiian Luau on 9/13/26 12pm (right after 10:30am service)!
💃 Food, fun, fellowship, & entertainment by Awapuhi Ke'oke'o Performing Hui!
👀 See flyer for more details
📝 Register by 9/8/26