Pinnacle Lutheran

09/08/2026

Before you reach for your phone, pause in the morning light. Take one slow breath and let your heart remember: yesterday is not greater than God’s mercy.

Father, I come to You without excuses or hiding. You have seen my failures, my shame, and the moments when fear and control shaped my words and choices. Lord, thank You that my worst day does not cancel Your compassion. Help me receive the mercy You are giving me now: not because I have earned it, but because You are faithful. Restore what sin and shame have bruised, and teach me to walk forward with a clean heart and quiet trust.

“His mercies are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” : Lamentations 3:22–23

Reflective practice: Place your hand over your heart and whisper, “Father, I receive Your mercy for this moment.” Then name one thing you are releasing to His compassion.

What do you need to receive today: mercy after failure, freedom from shame, or grace for a difficult day? Share if you feel led, and let’s pray for one another in the comments.

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09/06/2026

The Fifthteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Church at Home Service Bulletin | September 6, 2026
PINNACLE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday, September 6, 2026 – 10:00 a.m.
The Fifthteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Living as Humble Little Children of the Father
True greatness is not 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).

Sunday, September 6, 2026 |  The Fifthteenth Sunday after PentecostTrue greatness is not 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 neve...

09/06/2026

FLOWERS on the Altar, Sept. 6: In memory of Donald Jouppi and Randy Jouppi. From David and Gabriela

09/06/2026

Good Morning

08/27/2026

The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Church at Home Service Bulletin | August 23, 2026

PINNACLE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday, August 23, 2026 – 10:00 a.m.
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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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.

Sunday, August 23, 2026 | The Thirteenth Sunday after PentecostJesus 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 re...

08/23/2026

FLOWERS on the Altar, August 23: To honor my 51st wedding anniversary with loving memories of Curt. From Linda Lou.

08/19/2026

08/16/2026

FLOWERS on the Altar, August 16: In loving memory of daughter and sister. From Ilse, Pat & Bob.