June 22, 2025
Second Sunday after Pentecost
Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth adored – Three times the angels cry out: "holy, holy, holy!" It is an indication of the three-ness in God Father<Son, and Holy Spirit.
This is the Name into which we are baptized. We have been made a part of God's family and are now called to live lives that are in harmony with this new family. We are to be godly and live in God's image.
As God is loving, kind, and generous, so also are we called to be.
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Second Sunday after Pentecost
Isaiah 65:1–9; Galatians 3:23–4:7; Luke 8:26–39
Jesus Brings Release from the Bonds of Sin, Death and the Devil
The Lord finds those who did not seek Him or ask for Him. He spreads out His hands “to a rebellious people” (Isaiah 65:2) and calls them to be His people and to dwell in peace upon His holy mountain (Isaiah 65:9).
For wherever Jesus Christ enters in, Satan is cast out.
Those who were enslaved and driven mad by the assaults and accusations of the devil are set free by the Word of Christ. He drowns and destroys the old Adam in us with the waters of Holy Baptism and thereby brings us out of death into life.
No longer naked in our shame, living “among the tombs” (Luke 8:27), we are brought into the Lord’s house, fully clothed by Christ; He has come in “the fullness of time” (Galatians 4:4) to fulfill the Law on our behalf and to redeem us from its every accusation. Therefore, having been justified by His grace through faith in His Gospel, “you are no longer a slave, but a son” (Galatians 4:7). ______________________________________________________________
Life Thoughts for the Week
Second Sunday after Pentecost – Death is the devil’s lair and destruction is his labor. Demonic forces lurk around the grave and lead to nowhere else (Luke 8:27).
Feeble mortals do well not to dabble with such sinister powers, even if technology like abortion and assisted suicide make it accessible. Better to beg the Lord Jesus to rescue and safeguard human life even when it appears less than to us.
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Summer 2025 Worship Service Schedule
Divine Service - 9:00 a.m.
Holy Communion is offered at at every Divine Service.
Adult Discipleship Class / Children's Sunday School
10:30 a.m.