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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/ .

08/30/2026

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

SACRIFICE

The Church is militant: first the cross, then the crown. The Prayer and Verse of the Day center the lessons. Today Christ tells us that for Him and for us, going God’s way means death must come before life. He calls on us to deny ourselves and follow Him on the way of the cross. Those words offend our sinful flesh and make our Old Adam cry with Peter, “Never!” They make us accuse God with Jeremiah. So today the Church prays for the never‐failing mercy of Christ that we might avoid such wicked and harmful thoughts and instead be guided on the cross-‐laden path to salvation. Then, and only then, do these words of Christ cease offending our flesh and become a joy and delight for our heart (Verse of the Day).

The readings for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost (9/6) are:
Jeremiah 15:15-21
Psalm 119:105-112
Romans 12:1-8
Matthew 16:21-26

The chosen hymns for Divine Service are:
CW93 #259 – When All Your Mercies, O My God
CW93 #279 – O Word of God Incarnate
CWS #774 - Church of God, Elect and Glorious
CW93 #62 - Joy to the World
CW93 #484 - Brothers, Sisters, Let Us Gladly

The chosen hymns for Vespers Service are:
Church of God, Elect and Glorious
Brothers, Sisters, Let Us Gladly

The sermon is:
Reasonable Service (Romans 12:1-8)
1. We present our bodies
2. We are renewed in our minds
3. We use our gifts

This Sunday (9/6) at New Life Lutheran (3725 Hammock Road, Sebring, Florida)
Sunday School - 9:00 AM
Divine Service w/Lord's Supper - 10:00 AM
Vespers Service w/Lord's Supper - 4:00 PM

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

08/23/2026

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

AWE

The Church will stand forever. Nothing can keep our Redeemer from upholding His promised salvation. Neither false expectations nor the gates of hell, neither an Egyptian army nor a flowing river, not even the great tribulation of the end times will keep our God from preserving His Church.

The readings for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost (8/30) are:
Exodus 6:2-8
Psalm 138
Romans 11:33-36
Matthew 16:13-20

The chosen hymns for Morning Prayer (Matins) are:
Father, We Praise You
In Christ Alone
Holy God, We Praise Your Name
Day by Day

The chosen hymns for Prayer at the Close of Day (Compline) are:
In Christ Alone
Day by Day

The sermon is:
Who Deserves the Glory? (Romans 11:33-36)
1. From Him
2. Through Him
3. To Him

Sunday (8/30)
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

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

08/16/2026

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

GRAFTED

The Church is meant for all people. The Prayer of the Day reminds us that it is only by God’s gift of grace that we come into His presence to offer true and faithful service. Today’s lessons teach that the gift of grace given to Israel, God also intended to give through Israel to the world. The Church is meant for all people: a display of God’s mercy and a result of the living and active Word of God.

The readings for 13th Sunday after Pentecost (8/23) are:
Isaiah 56:1-8
Psalm 67
Romans 11:13-32
Matthew 15:21-28

The chosen hymns for Divine Service are:
CW93 #577 – Rise, O Light of Gentile Nations
CW93 #409 – Come, My Soul, with Every Care
CW93 #389 - Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
CW93 #402 - My Faith Looks Up to Thee

The chosen hymns for Vespers Service are:
Come, You Thankful People, Come
Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart

The sermon is:
Constant Persistence (Matthew 15:21-28)
1. Persistent faith gives Christ joy
2. Persistent faith breaks barriers
3. Persistent faith is grounded in God's plenty

This Sunday (7/26) at New Life Lutheran (3725 Hammock Road, Sebring, Florida)
Sunday School - 9:00 AM
Divine Service - 10:00 AM
Vespers Service - 4:00 PM

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

08/09/2026

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

ROOTS

This week the Lord has blessed us with His servant Rev. Jesse Jacobsen (Christ Lutheran Church & School, Port St. Lucie) who will conduct the service.

The Christian answers doubt with faith. Doubt is the unfortunate companion of faith. Wherever faith clings to the promises of God, doubt is always right there lingering in the back of our mind, constantly asking the serpent’s Garden question, “Did God really say?” How striking to think that we must have faith in God before we can doubt Him! Today’s lessons show us believers who had faith in God and His abilities to save them, but yet doubted when His plans or purpose failed to match theirs. In each case, it is adversity that fights against faith and allows its unfortunate companion to rear its ugly head. And in each case, the true answer to doubt is not found in the great miracle that removes adversity, but in the still small voice of our Savior God whispering in His Word. Today we hear our Savior God ask us, “Why did you doubt?”, and we see that the Christian answers doubt with faith.

The readings for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost (8/16) are:
1 Kings 19:9-18
Psalm 28
Romans 9:1-5
Matthew 14:22-33

The chosen hymns for Divine Service are:
CW93 #541 – Lord Jesus Christ, with Us Abide
CW93 #243 – Oh, Worship the King
CW93 #283 – Speak, O Savior, I Am Listening
LAPPY #226 - How Great Thou Art

The sermon
Listen to God, "All Is Well" (1 Kings 19:9-18)

This Sunday (7/19) at New Life Lutheran (3725 Hammock Road, Sebring, Florida):
NO Sunday School (we pick up again next week)
Divine Service w/Lord's Supper - 10:00 AM
Coffee+ after Divine Service
NO Vespers Service (we pick up again next week)

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

08/02/2026

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

INSEPARABLE

The Christian trusts God to provide. The Prayer of the Day summarizes the Sunday: God reveals His mighty power chiefly in showing mercy and kindness. God feeds hungry mouths and hungry souls with His gifts of grace. When we bring our problems to Jesus, He richly supplies all we need.

The readings for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost (8/9) are:
Isaiah 55:1-5
Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26
Romans 8:35-39
Matthew 14:13-21

The chosen hymns for the Divine Service are:
CW93 #431 - I Walk in Danger All the Way
CW93 #445 - Through Jesus' Blood and Merit
CW93 #382 - My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
CW93 #414 - I Leave All Things to God's Direction

The chosen hymns for the Vespers Service are:
Through Jesus' Blood and Merit
My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

The sermon is:
Trials? Whatever! (Romans 8:35-39)
1. Trials
a. are "givens"
b. were experienced
c. are overwhelmingly conquered
2. Winners - Forever!

Sunday (7/12)
Sunday School - 9:00 AM
Divine Service - 10:00 AM
Vespers Service - 4:00 PM

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

07/26/2026

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

CHOSEN

The Christian seeks spiritual wealth. This Sunday’s readings are centered around the very ancient Prayer of the Day. For nearly 1600 years God’s people on this day have prayed that God might give them true spiritual wealth. “Teach us always to ask according to Your will that we may never fail to obtain the blessings You have promised.” What a magnificent prayer for the materialist world in which we live! Our lessons today show people who have come into great wealth, but yet this earthly wealth only serves to illustrate where true treasure lies.

Today we see that true, spiritual wealth can only be found in God and His eternal blessings for us in Christ.

The readings for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost (8/2) are:
1 Kings 3:5-12
Psalm 119:129-136
Romans 8:28-30
Matthew 13:44-52

The chosen hymns for Divine Service are:
CW93 #421 – All Depends on Our Possessing
CW93 #462 – Oh, that the Lord Would Guide My Ways
CW93 #349 - Jesus, Priceless Treasure
CW93 #452 - Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus
CWS #755 - Your Kingdom, O God

The chosen hymns for Vespers Service are:
Jesus, Priceless Treasure
Your Kingdom, O God

The sermon is:
Kingdom Treasure (Matthew 13:44-52)
1. A treasure hidden in a field
2. A singular searching treasure
3. Jesus is our Treasure

This Sunday (8/2) at New Life Lutheran (3725 Hammock Road, Sebring, Florida)
Sunday School - 9:00 AM
Divine Service w/Lord's Supper - 10:00 AM
Vespers Service w/Lord's Supper - 4:00 PM

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

07/19/2026

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

PRAYING

The Christian lives as wheat among w**ds as he waits for the harvest. In the Prayer of the Day we ask for the spirit to live like wheat—to think and to do what is right—even while we live in this sinful world. Living with an eye on the coming harvest gives us encouragement, comfort, and hope.

The readings for 9th Sunday after Pentecost (7/26) are:
Isaiah 44:6-8
Psalm 119:57-64
Romans 8:26-27
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

The chosen hymns for Divine Service are:
CW93 #613 – Come, You Thankful People, Come
CW93 #324 – Almighty God, Your Word Is Cast
CW93 #382 - My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
CW93 #322 - On What Has Now Been Sown

The chosen hymns for Vespers Service are:
Come, You Thankful People, Come
Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart

The sermon is:
Weeds or Wheat? (Matthew 24-30, 36-43)
1. Jesus speaks of His kingdom
2. Examination: wheat or w**d?
3. Rest in the Sower's care

This Sunday (7/26) at New Life Lutheran (3725 Hammock Road, Sebring, Florida)
Sunday School - 9:00 AM
Divine Service - 10:00 AM
Vespers Service - 4:00 PM

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

07/16/2026

God has blessed many (both here and abroad) over the last 250 years through the United States of America.

We celebrated the Lord's blessings during this year's 2nd Annual 4th at the Parsonage. We enjoyed good food, good fellowship, and good fun.

After getting our fill of good food, many of us played a card game named "Swipe". (Be careful Karen, Pam's taking pictures)😄

We're already looking forward to next year's gathering.

07/12/2026

Alleluia! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

LONGING

The Christian is planted by the Word and produces fruit. The Sunday is summarized in the Prayer of the Day which thanks God for the implanting of the Word and asks for the Spirit’s help in producing fruits of faith.

The readings for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost (7/19) are:
Isaiah 55: 10-11
Psalm 65
Romans 8:18-25
Matthew 13:1-23

The chosen hymns for Divine Service are:
CW93 #183 – Holy Spirit, Light Divine
CW93 #614 – Sing to the Lord of Harvest
CW93 #441 – O God, Our Help in Ages Past
CW93 #256 - How Great Thou Art
CW93 #7 - Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers

The chosen hymns for Vespers Service are:
Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling
O God, Our Help in Ages Past

The sermon is:
A Glorious Future (Romans 8:18-25)
1. God directs our destinies
2. God will glorify, reveal, and free
3. God will deliver and redeem
4. God promised a glorious future

This Sunday (7/19) at New Life Lutheran (3725 Hammock Road, Sebring, Florida):
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! Send Your Spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth. Alleluia!

07/05/2026

BATTLING

The Christian finds rest in Jesus. From the beginning of time, God provided rest for His creation. He blessed the seventh day and set it apart, that man might learn to find his rest in God alone. In Jesus, the Christian finds rest from his burdens, rest from his battles, and rest forever in heaven.

The readings for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost (7/12) are:
Zechariah 9:9-12
Psalm 119:137-144
Romans 7:15-25a
Matthew 11:25-30

The chosen hymns for the Divine Service are:
CW400 - O God, O Lord of Heaven and Earth
CW287 - The Law of God is Good and Wise
CW397 - Just As I Am, without One Plea

The chosen hymns for the Vespers Service are:
The Law of God is Good and Wise
Just As I Am, without One Plea

The sermon is:
Warfare! (Romans 7:15-25a)
1. The reason
2. The conflict
3. The victory

Sunday (7/12)
Sunday School - 9:00 AM
Divine Service - 10:00 AM
Vespers Service - 4:00 PM

Address

3725 Hammock Road
Sebring, FL
33872

Telephone

+18633852293

Website

http://www.newlifesebring.com/

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