Salem Lutheran Church in Port Lavaca

09/07/2026

Monday, September 7, Scripture;
Ezekiel 33:7-11 (NRSVUE):

[7] So you, mortal, I have made a sentinel for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. [8] If I say to the wicked, “O wicked ones, you shall surely die,” and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from their ways, the wicked shall die in their iniquity, but their blood I will require at your hand. [9] But if you warn the wicked to turn from their ways and they do not turn from their ways, the wicked shall die in their iniquity, but you will have saved your life. [10] Now you, mortal, say to the house of Israel: Thus you have said: “Our transgressions and our sins weigh upon us, and we waste away because of them; how then can we live?” [11] Say to them: As I live, says the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from their ways and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?

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09/06/2026

Pastor Nancy Jaster celebrated her birthday today, after Sunday worship, with her fellow Salem members and friends in the Fellowship Hall. As they say, "A good time (and lots of goodies) was had by all!" ✌️❤️🕊🙏🎂

09/06/2026

Sunday, September 6, Scripture;
Matthew 18:15-20 (NRSVUE):

[15] “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If you are listened to, you have regained that one. [16] But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. [17] If that person refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church, and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a gentile and a tax collector. [18] Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. [19] Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. [20] For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day.

09/05/2026

Saturday, September 5, Scripture;
Psalms 26:1-8 (NRSVUE):

[1] Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. [2] Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and mind. [3] For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in faithfulness to you. [4] I do not sit with the worthless, nor do I consort with hypocrites; [5] I hate the company of evildoers and will not sit with the wicked. [6] I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O LORD, [7] singing aloud a song of thanksgiving and telling all your wondrous deeds. [8] O LORD, I love the house in which you dwell and the place where your glory abides.

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day.

09/04/2026

Friday, September 4, Scripture:
2 Timothy 2:1-13 (NRSVUE):

[1] You then, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, [2] and what you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well. [3] Share in suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. [4] No one serving in the army gets entangled in everyday affairs; the soldier’s aim is to please the enlisting officer. [5] And in the case of an athlete, no one is crowned without competing according to the rules. [6] It is the farmer who does the work who ought to have the first share of the crops. [7] Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in all things. [8] Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David—that is my gospel, [9] for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. [10] Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, so that they may also obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. [11] The saying is sure: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; [12] if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he will also deny us; [13] if we are faithless, he remains faithful— he cannot deny himself.

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day.

09/03/2026

Thursday, September 3, Scripture;
1 Peter 4:12-19 (NRSVUE):

[12] Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. [13] But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed. [14] If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the spirit of glory, which is the Spirit of God, is resting on you. [15] But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, a criminal, or even as a mischief maker. [16] Yet if any of you suffers as a Christian, do not consider it a disgrace, but glorify God because you bear this name. [17] For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God; if it begins with us, what will be the end for those who do not obey the gospel of God? [18] And “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” [19] Therefore, let those suffering in accordance with God’s will entrust their lives to a faithful Creator, while continuing to do good.

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09/02/2026

Wednesday, September 2, Scripture;
Exodus 3:1-15 (NRSVUE):

[1] Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God. [2] There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. [3] Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight and see why the bush is not burned up.” [4] When the LORD saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” [5] Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” [6] He said further, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. [7] Then the LORD said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, [8] and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. [9] The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them. [10] Now go, I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.” [11] But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” [12] He said, “I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” [13] But Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” [14] God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” He said further, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ” [15] God also said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you’: This is my name forever, and this my title for all generations.

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09/01/2026

Tuesday, September 1, Scripture;
Romans 12:9-21 (NRSVUE):

[9] Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good; [10] love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. [11] Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord. [12] Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer. [13] Contribute to the needs of the saints; pursue hospitality to strangers. [14] Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. [15] Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. [16] Live in harmony with one another; do not be arrogant, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. [17] Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. [18] If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. [19] Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” [20] Instead, “if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink, for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.” [21] Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day.

08/31/2026

Monday, August 31, Scripture:
Jeremiah 15:15-21 (NRSVUE);

[15] O LORD, you know; remember me and visit me, and bring down retribution for me on my persecutors. In your forbearance do not take me away; know that on your account I suffer insult. [16] Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts. [17] I did not sit in the company of merrymakers, nor did I rejoice; under the weight of your hand I sat alone, for you had filled me with indignation. [18] Why is my pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Truly, you are to me like a deceitful brook, like waters that fail. [19] Therefore thus says the LORD: If you turn back, I will take you back, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious and not what is worthless, you shall serve as my mouth. It is they who will turn to you, not you who will turn to them. [20] And I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you, but they shall not prevail over you, for I am with you to save you and deliver you, says the LORD. [21] I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day.