Lakes Region Lutheran Church

09/08/2026

09/07/2026

An excerpt from the First Reading for the coming Sunday:

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. (Genesis 50:20)

Three-Year Lectionary, Series A, Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Genesis 50:15–21. Read the entire reading: https://bit.ly/45NE2Yz.

One-Year Lectionary Reading: 1 Kings 17:8–16.

09/07/2026

As we ready ourselves for the installation of our President, Vice-President, and Regional Pastors, we invite you to join us in praying for Christian vocations alongside the Treasury of Daily Prayer — lifting up all who are called to serve.

🔗 Watch the installation online: https://www.lutheranchurchcanada.ca/2026-installation-service/

09/04/2026

An excerpt from the Gospel Reading for the coming Sunday:

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” (Matthew 18:20)

Three-Year Lectionary, Series A, Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Matthew 18:1–20. Read the entire reading: https://bit.ly/4fdVpXO.

One-Year Lectionary Reading: Luke 17:11–19.

09/04/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁. 𝟲𝘁𝗵) 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆
Old Testament Reading: Ezekiel 33:7–9
Epistle Reading: Romans 13:1-10
Gospel Reading: Matthew 18:1-20

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧

True greatness isn’t self-sufficient strength, but humility like that of a little child. The greatness of childlike faith receives all good things as gracious gifts from our Father in heaven. Apart from such faith, “you will never enter the kingdom of heaven,” but whoever is humbled like a little child will be “the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 18:3–4). Though in our sin we deserve to be “drowned in the depth of the sea” (Matt. 18:6), we have instead been drowned (“buried”) with Christ in Baptism and then raised to the new, humble life of a child of God. The Lord sends His watchman to warn us with a word from His mouth, in order that we may not die in our iniquity but be turned from our pride and selfishness to live (Ezek. 33:7–9). Thus, we live in humility and faith before God as well as in love for our neighbor, which “is the fulfilling of the law” (Rom. 13:10). In the reverent fear of God, we do no harm to our neighbor, but we “pay to all what is owed to them” (Rom. 13:7) and we “owe no one anything, except to love each other” (Rom. 13:8).

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻: “Childlike Greatness” based on the Gospel reading.

09/03/2026

An excerpt from the First Reading for the coming Sunday:

“So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.” (Ezekiel 33:7)

Three-Year Lectionary, Series A, Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Ezekiel 33:7–9. Read the entire reading: https://bit.ly/4489gbR.

One-Year Lectionary Reading: Proverbs 4:10–23.