March 30, 2025

Luke 15:12 – “And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them.” 

This prodigal son only sees the father as a source of wealth. “Give me my inheritance now!” he says, which is really to say, “You are better off dead in my eyes.” This is the sin at the heart of all greed: valuing things over people. 

This parable calls us to come to our senses as well, and to see God as the loving Giver of all good, the true Father to be valued above and beyond all the things of this world.

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Book of Concord Lenten Reading Plan  
A Forty-Day Reading Plan from Concordia Publishing House

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Fourth Sunday in Lent

Isaiah 12:1–6; 2 Corinthians 5:16–21; Luke 15:1–3, 11–32

Jesus Christ Has Reconciled Us to the Father

God the Father has opened His heart to us in love. While we were “still a long way off,” He saw us and “felt compassion” (Luke 15:20). 

Therefore, He gave His only begotten Son for us, making “him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21). By the ministry of reconciliation, He runs to us, embraces us in mercy and clothes us with His glory as beloved sons in Christ Jesus. 

And so we give thanks unto the Lord our God, who has taken away our sins and turned His anger from us (Isaiah 12:1). Because He has become our salvation, our strength and our song, we “will trust, and will not be afraid” (Isaiah 12:2).

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Life Thoughts for the Week

Fourth Sunday in Lent - The prodigal’s father kept watching every day for his wayward son’s return. He had to have in order to spot him “while he was still a long way off” (Luke 15:20). 

Our Gracious God never gives up on a human life, no matter what size, skills, circumstances, or sins it involves. We need not let surprise pregnancies, chronic conditions, or terminal diagnoses steal our hope—or anyone else’s!

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Divine Service - 8:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. 

               Holy Communion is offered at both services.

Adult Discipleship Class / Children's Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Wednesdays in Lent and Advent: 6:30 p.m. Vespers

 

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