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New Life Lutheran Church

New Life Lutheran Church is a confessional Lutheran congregation located on Hammock Road in Sebring,

New Life Evangelical Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (www.evangelicallutheransynod.org), in fellowship with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (www.wels.net). We accept the Bible as the inspired and inerrant Word of God and we submit to this Word as the only infallible authority of all matters of faith and life (2 Timothy 3:15-17). We accept and con

fess the symbolical books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church contained in the Book of Concord of 1580 as true statements of scriptural doctrine. You will find a summary of our beliefs at www.evangelicallutheransynod.org/beliefs/we-believe-teach-and-confess/ .

05/31/2026

ATONEMENT

The Holy Ministry stands on the rock-‐solid Truth of God’s Word. Not all who call themselves ministers do that, so watch out for false teachers! Many will come with wise sounding words and pious promises, but they are not what they seem. The Church’s only defense is to stand firmly on the rock-‐solid Truth of God’s Word. The Season of Pentecost illuminates the teachings of Christ and the application of faith in the life of the Christian. How fitting that this initial Sunday lays the foundation for that teaching and life: the inspired Word of God.

The readings for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (6/7) are:
Deuteronomy 11:18-28
Psalm 4
Romans 3:21-28
Matthew 7:15-29

The chosen hymns for Divine Service are:
CW93 #288 – The Gospel Shows the Father's Grace
CW93 #304 – Jesus Sinners Does Receive
CW93 #401 - Your Works, Not Mine, O Christ
CW93 #445 - Through Jesus' Blood and Merit
CW93 #367 - By Grace I'm Saved

The chosen hymns for Vespers Service are:
The Gospel Shows the Father's Grace
By Grace I'm Saved

The sermon is:
The Remedy for Boasting (Romans 3:21-28)
1. Accomplished
a. Proper diagnosis
b. Remedy
2. Fruits
3. Christ's works

Sunday (6/7)
Sunday School - 9:00 AM
Divine Service w/Lord's Supper - 10:00 AM
Vespers Service w/Lord's Supper - 4:00 PM

05/26/2026

Our property chair (Scott B.) isn't content sitting around.
He was caught trimming trees on our church campus. He had enlisted Amy B. and Pam K. in his beautification effort of the Lord's sheepfold in Sebring.

05/24/2026

We believe in the Triune God. “Whoever wishes to be saved must, above all else, hold to the true Christian faith. Whoever does not keep this faith pure in all points will certainly perish forever” (Athanasian Creed). The third and longest of the ecumenical creeds underscores the importance of this Sunday’s message. The doctrine of the Trinity is not a logical exercise or a dogmatic excursion. It’s central to our salvation. The Triune God is our Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier. Lose this doctrine, and as the Creed says, you lose it all. A Jesus who is less than God is also less than Savior.

The readings for the 1st Sunday after Pentecost - Trinity Sunday (5/31) are:
Genesis 1:1-2:3
Psalm 135
2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Matthew 28:16-20

The chosen hymns for Morning Prayer (Matins) are:
Father, We Praise You
O Blessed, Holy Trinity
We Praise You, O God, Our Redeemer
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty

The chosen hymns for Prayer at the Close of Day (Compline) are:
We Praise You, O God, Our Redeemer
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty

The sermon is:
In the Name of... (Matthew 28:16-20)
1. Commission
2. Content of the Commission
3. Assurance to those commissioned

Sunday (5/31)
Sunday School - 9:00 AM
Morning Prayer (Matins) - 10:00 AM
Coffee+ - 11:00 AM
Prayer at the Close of Day (Compline) - 4:00 PM

05/17/2026

I will pour out My Spirit. God’s Old Testament people celebrated the gathering of the harvest at the Festival of Weeks. On the fiftieth day, God sent the promised Counselor on the day we call “Pentecost” (Greek for “fifty” from the Septuagint translation of the OT in Lev 23:15: ἀριθµήσετε πεντήκοντα ἡµέρας). This day marked the birthday of the New Testament Church and celebrates the harvest of souls won by the Son and gathered by His servants empowered by His Spirit. Pentecost is the third great festival of the Church and has been commemorated since at least AD 217. The Church dresses in red to remind us of the tongues of fire that marked the Spirit’s gift and the blood of the martyrs which was the seed of the Church. This day culminates the Season of Easter when our risen Lord now empowers His people to be witnesses of the resurrection for the world.

The readings for Pentecost Sunday (5/24) are:
Joel 2:28-29
Psalm 143
Acts 2:1-21
John 16:5-11

The chosen hymns for Divine Service are:
CW93 #229 – This Day at Your Creating Word
CW93 #187 – When God the Spirit Came
CW93 #400 - O God, O Lord of Heaven and Earth

The chosen hymn for Vespers Service are:
When God the Spirit Came
We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost

The sermon is:
...The More Things Stay the Same (Acts 2:1-21)
1. The same Holy Spirit
2. The same Means of Grace
3. The same results

Sunday (5/24)
Sunday School - 9:00 AM
Divine Service - 10:00 AM
Vespers Service - 4:00 PM

05/12/2026

Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Easter SONrise Service

Alleluia! The tomb is empty! Our joy shall have no end! Alleluia!

05/10/2026

Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Live in eager expectation of glory! That glory is not dimmed by earthly suffering; rather, such suffering reminds us of the glory that awaits us. First the cross; then the crown. Our light and momentary troubles cannot mute the joy of living in eager expectation of glory. The week that falls between Ascension and Pentecost is one of waiting and expectation for the promised Spirit and the promised glory. The Prayer and Verse of the Day mark the impending nature of our departure and Christ’s return.

The readings for the 7th Sunday of Easter (5/17) are:
Acts 1:1-14
Psalm 133
1 Peter 4:12-5:11
John 17:1-11

The chosen hymns for Divine Service are:
CWS #726 – Christ, the Lord of Hosts, Unshaken
CW93 #317 – O Lord, We Praise You
CW93 #333 – Abide, O Dearest Jesus
CW93 #457 - Fight the Good Fight
CW93 #442 - Have No Fear, Little Flock

The chosen hymns for Vespers Service are:
Fight the Good Fight
Have No Fear, Little Flock

The sermon is:
Glory?! (1 Peter 4:12-5:11)
1. Hardship - Christ's suffering
2. Hardship - Christ's blessing
3. Hardship - Christ's salvation

Sunday (5/17)
Sunday School - 9:00 AM
Divine Service w/Lord's Supper - 10:00 AM
Coffee+ after Divine Service
Vespers Service w/Lord's Supper - 4:00 PM

Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

05/03/2026

Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

The love of God who lives in us leads to a life of obedience. Jesus’ promise of another Counselor is a loaded one: the Holy Spirit gives us the ability to do what Jesus asks. This Sunday’s lessons teach that love for our risen Lord means listening to His Word. Only Jesus’ promises make that possible. The Prayer of the Day sets the tone: “Grant us Your Holy Spirit, that He may govern us according to Your will…”

The readings for the 6th Sunday of Easter (5/10) are:
Acts 17:22-31
Psalm 98
1 Peter 3:15-22
John 14:15-21

The chosen hymns for Divine Service are:
CW93 #377 – Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice
CW93 #562 - I Love to Tell the (Hi)Story
CWS #737 - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It

The chosen hymns for Vespers Service are:
God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It
I Love to Tell the (Hi)Story

The sermon is:
Christians Apologize (1 Peter 3:15-22)
1. Admitting wrong
2. Explaining/defending their hope

Sunday (5/10)
Sunday School - 9:00 AM
Divine Service - 10:00 AM
Vespers Service - 4:00 PM

Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

04/26/2026

Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Christ’s message is so exclusive that it rejects all others. There is only one Way to the Father, and that Way is a person. He does not say, ‘I show you the way,’ like a second Moses, but I am the Way. Nor ‘I have the truth,’ like another Elijah, but I am the Truth. Not only ‘I lead unto life,’ as one of His apostles, but I am the Life. (Kögel) The exclusivity of salvation resting in the person of Jesus Christ is a rock against which the unbelieving world crushes itself, but upon which God builds His Church.

The readings for the 5th Sunday of Easter (5/3) are:
Acts 17:1-15
Psalm 146
1 Peter 2:4-10
John 14:1-12

The chosen hymns for Divine Service are:
CW93 #451 – Precious Lord, Take My Hand
CW93 #163 – Welcome, Happy Morning
CW93 #356 - You Are the Way; through You Alone
CW93 #311 - Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness
CW93 #367 -Christ Be My Leader

The chosen hymns for Vespers Service are:
You Are the Way; through You Alone
Precious Lord, Take My Hand

The sermon is:
Medicine for Troubled Hearts (John 14:1-12)
1. Heaven is a reality
2. Jesus can be trusted
3. His medicine for you

Sunday (5/3)
Sunday School - 9:00 AM
Divine Service w/Lord's Supper - 10:00 AM
Vespers Service w/Lord's Supper - 4:00 PM

Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

04/21/2026

What does this man have in common with the man depicted in the artwork?

He loves his God, his wife, his home, his church and he uses God's gifts to him to care for each of them.

On February 10, 2026, John headed up a team of likeminded Christians (Joy, Wayne, Velma, Daryle, Lee) to re-mulch our church grounds.

It still looks beautiful. Thanks be to God!!

04/19/2026

Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

The image of shepherd and sheep are certainly familiar to modern Christians, but do those concepts resonate as deeply for us as they did for the people of God 2000 years ago? “In such a landscape as Judea, where a day’s pasture is thinly scattered over an unfenced tract of country, covered with delusive paths, frequented by wild beasts, and rolling off into the desert, the shepherd and his character are indispensable. On some high moor, across which at night the hyenas howl, when you meet him, sleepless, far-sighted, weather-beaten, armed, leaning on his staff, and looking out over his scattered sheep, every one of them on his heart, you understand why the shepherd of Judea sprang to the front in his people’s history; why they gave his name to their kings; why Christ took him as the type of self-sacrifice.” (George Smith) On Good Shepherd Sunday we see how sharp the contrast is between true shepherds and false shepherds. All is determined by their relationship to Christ, the only Gate for the sheep.

The readings for 4th Sunday of Easter (4/26) are:
Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60
Psalm 23
1 Peter 2:19-25
John 10:1-10

The chosen hymns for Divine Service are:
CW93 #360 – The Lord's My Shepherd; I'll Not Want
CW93 #375 – The King of Love My Shepherd Is
CW93 #432 - I Am Jesus' Little Lamb
CW93 #442 - Have No Fear, Little Flock

The chosen hymn for Vespers Service are:
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
I Am Jesus' Little Lamb

The sermon is:
Intimacy (John 10:1-10)
1. Thieves and robbers
2. The Door
3. The Shepherd's voice

Sunday (4/26)
Sunday School - 9:00 AM
Divine Service - 10:00 AM
Vespers Service - 4:00 PM

Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Address

3725 Hammock Road
Sebring, FL
33872

Telephone

+18633852293

Website

http://www.newlifesebring.com/

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