Grace Lutheran Church

09/06/2026

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08/30/2026

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Proper 17
(30 August 2026)

Jeremiah 15:15–21
Romans 12:9–21
Matthew 16:21–28

The Glory of God Is the Passion and Cross of Christ Jesus

After St. Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, our Lord “began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised” (Matt. 16:21). Upon hearing this “theology of the cross,” Simon Peter stumbled into a satanic “theology of glory.” But the glory of God is revealed in the Passion and cross of His incarnate Son. The faithful prophets, such as Jeremiah, suffered persecution and rejection in anticipation of Jesus’ cross. Yet the Lord did not abandon them; He remembered them, and He was with them to deliver them (Jer. 15:15–20). By His cross, Jesus has redeemed the world, and in His resurrection, He has vindicated all who trust in Him. Thus, the Christian life is a discipleship of self-sacrificing love. Since Christ Jesus has reconciled us to God, we “live peaceably with all” (Rom. 12:18). By the certainty of His cross and resurrection, we “rejoice in hope,” and we are “patient in tribulation” and “constant in prayer” (Rom. 12:12).

08/30/2026

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08/24/2026

From yesterday's Divine Service:
"This life of forgiveness will keep you unto eternal life in Him. Your sin couldn't hold Jesus in the grave. Because you are forgiven by the shed blood of Jesus, your sin won't be able to hold you in the grave either. Jesus will raise from the dead all those who have been set free from the bo***ge of sin and death by His death and resurrection and bring us into eternal life. This is the faith we confess."

08/23/2026

Today, we welcomed Isaiah into God's family! It is always a joy to see another child baptized and claimed by God as His own. Welcome, little Isaiah!

"Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God." (Mark 10:14)

08/23/2026

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Proper 16
(23 August 2026)

Isaiah 51:1–6
Romans 11:33—12:8
Matthew 16:13–20

The Lord Jesus Christ Is the Son of the Living God

Jesus asked His disciples: “But who do you say that I am?” (Matt. 16:15). The question is also put to us: Who do you say that He is? Flesh and blood do not reveal this to us, but by the ministry of the Gospel, the Father in heaven reveals His Son to us on earth, who has become flesh and suffered death for our salvation. Thus, we believe and confess that He is “the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:16). As He died for our transgressions and was raised for our justification, He looses us from all our sins and preserves our life within His Church, against which even “the gates of hell shall not prevail” (Matt. 16:18–19). His salvation is forever, and His righteousness “will never be dismayed” (Is. 51:6). He comforts us with the Gospel in His Church, so that “joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song” (Is. 51:3). Therefore, “according to the measure of faith that God has assigned” (Rom. 12:3), we also offer ourselves “as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God” (Rom. 12:1) through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

08/23/2026

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08/16/2026

From Divine Service this morning: " In humble faith, our confidence rests solely upon God and HIs work for us. Here we humbly receive mere scraps of God's grace. A few words spoken for our forgiveness. And yet, they are the worlds of eternal life, opening the Kingdom of Heaven to us. A splash of water and God's Word of promise. And yet, He makes us His adopted children with an eternal inheritance that that will never perish, spoil, or fade. A morsel of bread and a sip of w**e. And yet, they are the very Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, nourishing unto eternal life for all those who believe."

08/16/2026

TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Proper 15
(16 August 2026)

Isaiah 56:1, 6–8
Romans 11:1–2a, 13–15, 28–32
Matthew 15:21–28

The Church Lives Under the Cross of Christ and Prays in the Hope of His Mercy

By her persistent prayer that Jesus would have mercy and help her (Matt. 15:22, 24), and even in the face of His initial silence and apparent rejection (Matt. 15:23–26), the Canaanite woman boldly confessed her faith in Him (Matt. 15:27–28). Her beautiful example encourages us to cling to the words and promises of the Gospel, even in the face of the Law that accuses and condemns us. “For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable” (Rom. 11:29), and His Law “has consigned all to disobedience” for the very purpose “that he may have mercy on all” (Rom. 11:32). Hence, the woman’s faith and hope were not disappointed, but her prayers were answered in the mercy of Christ. Not only does He grant us the crumbs from His table, but He also feeds us with “the children’s bread” in the house of His Father (Matt. 15:26–27). He has brought us to His “holy mountain,” and He makes us joyful in His house, where He hears our prayers and accepts our sacrifice of praise upon the altar of His cross (Is. 56:7).