SEASONS OF THE CHURCH YEAR
TRINITY 19
The Gospel Reveals the Mystery of the Holy Trinity
We have inherited the right to be
called the children of God. We have
inherited membership in the kingdom
of God, the very family of God. We
have inherited Jesus’ righteousness.
We have inherited a place at the
banquet. Jesus’ resurrection declares
victory over the grave, and has
bequeathed to us life everlasting. This
inheritance is fully realized in the New
Heavens and the New Earth on the last
day at the resurrection of the body.
When it comes to using the name, the
name of the Trinity makes all the
difference. It makes the difference
between being heirs of Jesus now, and
in the end a place at the great banquet,
or not.
https://stjames-lcms.org/2026/06/01/the-holy-trinity/
TEXT
Matthew 9:1-8 New King James Version
1 So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city.
2 Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
3 And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!”
4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’?
6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”
7 And he arose and departed to his house.
8 Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
REFLECTION
Weekly Medicine
“Why should the Great Physician have opportunity to bring His healing medicine to His church in weekly worship?” Because among His gathered guests each week stand the sick and suffering, those seeking His healing. Should we not lovingly aid our neighbor in receiving the healing medicine the Lord administers? “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). In His Supper, He comes to place His holy body and His holy blood into their mouths. So we sing, “All human thought must falter — Our God stoops low to heal, Now present on the altar, For us both host and meal” (LSB 639:2).
https://witness.lcms.org/2020/jesus-medicine/
HYMN
I'm But a Stranger Here
Author: Thomas Rawson Taylor (1835)
4 Therefore I murmur not,
Heaven is my home;
Whate'er my earthly lot,
Heaven is my home:
And I shall surely stand
There at my Lord's right hand:
Heaven is my fatherland,
Heaven is my home.
Amen.
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Services follow the liturgical order of worship which Christians have used historically.
Our music is traditional style, using Lutheran Worship and other sources.
The Gospel is central to our worship, and God comes to us through His Word and Sacraments for forgiveness of sins, life and eternal salvation.
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SUNDAY SERVICES
to the end of December at 1:00 pm
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