06/09/2026
+ The Second Sunday after Pentecost +
7 June 2026. Pastor John Vieths
Today, June 7, is the Second Sunday after Pentecost. On Pentecost day, Jesus sent his Holy Spirit to the disciples to empower them for love and service. In these Sundays after Pentecost, we continue to see how Jesus models love and moves us to love each other. Understanding his love begins with understanding that
God Loves Sinners.
The main point of the Christian faith is not hard to understand. It is not primarily about changing behavior or making the world a better place. It is about Jesus saving sinners.
We pray: Almighty and merciful God, you sent your son, Jesus Christ, to seek, and to save the lost. Graciously open our ears and our hearts to hear his call and to follow him by faith that we may feast with him forever in his kingdom; through your son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
+ The Second Sunday after Pentecost +
1 Timothy 1:12-17 (CSB)
12 I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened me, because he considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry— 13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief, 14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, so that in me, the worst of them, Christ Jesus might demonstrate his extraordinary patience as an example to those who would believe in him for eternal life. 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only[a] God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
The main point of the Christian faith is not hard to understand. It...