Worship will be outside in our pavilion this Sunday!
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
Old Testament: Ezekiel 34:11–24
Psalm: Psalm 119: 169-175
Epistle: 1 Timothy 1:12–17
Gospel: Luke 15:1–10
THEME FOR WORSHIP
OK, so our modern society, at least where you and I live, has moved on and “progressed” from that of the 6th century Israelites to whom Ezekiel is initially speaking. The same can be said regarding the 1st century crowd listening to Jesus reveal that He is the Good Shepherd who leaves the 99 sheep in the open country to seek and save the one lost sheep, and then joyfully brings it home & celebrates with His friends.
Even though we don’t live around sheep & shepherds, God uses this picture-language to show how He, in the person of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ deals with us. Ezekiel points us back to king David, and also points us forward to David’s greater son, Jesus Christ.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Old Testament: Deuteronomy 30:15–20
Psalm: Psalm 1
Epistle: Philemon 1–21
Gospel: Luke 14:25–35
THEME FOR WORSHIP
Jesus calls us to come after Him and to be His disciple. To Christians, this sounds good, and many of us strive and desire to be Jesus’ disciples. But Jesus points out the costs of discipleship, which may include divisions in our families, renouncing our possessions and all manner of crosses we must bear. The disciple life is costly.
We don't like these harsh truths, so we often ignore these words, or give up on discipleship, convinced we can’t afford these costs. But rather, come discover your heavenly Father’s mercy & grace in this text.
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