Pilgrim Worship Sunday August 9, 2026

  

Jesus Walks on Water    Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld 

 Pilgrim Lutheran Church

The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

August 9, 2026

We're thankful you've come here to watch our service and to worship the one true God!

This was another exciting Sunday at Pilgrim Lutheran Church!  Our Summer Sunday schedule has started with our Worship service beginning at 9:30 am.  Afterwards, around 10:30 or so, please join us and enjoy food and conversations together.

If you live in the Burton area, please consider joining us on Sunday mornings!  Anyone can watch our services live on Facebook or on Pilgrim's website.

Here is information about this worship service:

SCRIPTURE READINGS

  Old Testament:  Job 38:4–18

               Psalm:  Psalm 18:1–6

               Epistle:  Romans 10:5–17

              Gospel:  Matthew 14:22–33

THEME FOR WORSHIP 

In today’s Gospel text, Jesus’ disciples are struggling in their little boat, very late in the darkness of night, pushing against the winds and beaten by the waves.  Don’t these images describe your life and mine on some days and weeks?  We struggle & suffer and seem to make no good progress or headway.  

But Jesus’ disciples really become terrified when they see Jesus walking on the water near their boat.  “It’s a ghost!” they exclaim.  Then Jesus speaks these precious and reassuring words:  “Take heart; it is I.  Do not be afraid.”  Let those words sink into your heart and life today.  God promises to always remain with you, and this assurance takes away your fear, even though it’s hard for us to let go.

To watch the video of today's service, please click HERE.

Your servant in Christ,

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS    Burton, Michigan

office:  810.744.1188   

We are Pilgrims with a Purpose:  

       Sharing God’s Love & Mercy with Each Other & the World.

Pilgrim Website           Pilgrim Facebook page

Soli Deo Gloria

"The LORD is a stronghold in times of trouble."  Psalm 9:9

Pilgrim Worship Sunday August 2, 2026

   

Jesus Feeding the Five Thousand    Justin Mathews  2024

 Pilgrim Lutheran Church

The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

August 2, 2026

We're thankful you've come here to watch our service and to worship the one true God!

This was another exciting Sunday at Pilgrim Lutheran Church!  Our Summer Sunday schedule has started with our Worship service beginning at 9:30 am.  Afterwards, around 10:30 or so, please join us and enjoy food and conversations together.

If you live in the Burton area, please consider joining us on Sunday mornings!  Anyone can watch our services live on Facebook or on Pilgrim's website.

Here is information about this worship service:

SCRIPTURE READINGS

  Old Testament:  Isaiah 55:1-5

               Psalm:  Psalm 136

              Epistle:  Romans 9:1-5

              Gospel:  Matthew 14:13-21

THEME FOR WORSHIP

In today’s Gospel text, Jesus’ disciples advise Him to send the crowd away to buy food for themselves.  Instead, Jesus does what nobody expected, giving them a feast without cost, literally more than they needed or could even eat.  Jesus reminds you how He provides for your needs also, often doing so in unexpected ways.

In today’s Old Testament text, God asks you a revealing question:  On what do you spend your money, your resources, your energies?  So often we spend unwisely, yet God invites you to His eternal feast without cost and gives to you His everlasting covenant promises! 

To watch the video of today's service, please click HERE.

Your servant in Christ,

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS    Burton, Michigan

office:  810.744.1188   

We are Pilgrims with a Purpose:  

       Sharing God’s Love & Mercy with Each Other & the World.

Pilgrim Website           Pilgrim Facebook page

Soli Deo Gloria

"The LORD is a stronghold in times of trouble."  Psalm 9:9

Thursday Psalms: Give Thanks to the LORD!

Blessed Thursday to each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, your Savior!

The psalmist has written 26 verses in Psalm 136, each ending responding to who God is and what God has done for us.  Knowing every word of Scripture is God-given, here we have God Himself reminding us that His steadfast love endures forever.  Since I haven't included all verses, you may want to open your Bible and read through all of them.  While the repetition may feel tedious, it's a great reminder of God's never-ending love and forgiveness for YOU.  God is always faithful in His mercy, and gives it to YOU over-and-over-and-over!

Psalm 136:1–3, 23–26

¹ Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,

     for His steadfast love endures forever.

² Give thanks to the God of gods,

     for His steadfast love endures forever.

³ Give thanks to the Lord of lords,

     for His steadfast love endures forever;

²³ It is He who remembered us in our low estate,

     for His steadfast love endures forever;

²⁴ and rescued us from our foes,

     for His steadfast love endures forever;

²⁵ He who gives food to all flesh,

     For His steadfast love endures forever.

²⁶ Give thanks to the God of heaven,

     for His steadfast love endures forever. 

In the first three verses God calls us to be thankful, not only that the Lord is good, but also that He is God and Lord over all nations, kings, and all people.  In verses 4-9 we are reminded that God shows His steadfast love by the great wonders in His created natural world.  In verses 10-22 the psalmist reminds us of God's steadfast love and faithfulness shown as God rescued His children from slavery in Egypt and established them in the land He promised to give them.  

In the final section of this psalm [verses 23-26 above], the focus becomes more personal.  The one true God, who created and is Lord over all things, remembers YOU!  You're not just one of billions of people currently breathing air on this earth; YOU are a loved and remembered child of God, whose steadfast love for YOU endures forever!  Give thanks to the Lord, who rescues YOU from many earthly disasters, struggles and foes.  And even better, God ALWAYS rescues you from the evil foe, the devil and all the sins he tempts you to commit.  Give thanks to the Lord, who gives to YOU food and all other needs and comforts of your life!

Let's all pause many times today to commit the first verse of this psalm to memory.., and actually do what it says!

Giving thanks to the Lord for His steadfast love,

Your servant in Christ,

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS    Burton, Michigan

office:  810.744.1188 

We are Pilgrims with a Purpose:  

     Sharing God’s Love & Mercy with Each Other & the World.

Pilgrim Website       Pilgrim Facebook page

Soli Deo Gloria

"The LORD is a stronghold in times of trouble."  Psalm 9:9