Pilgrim Worship Sunday July 26, 2026

 

 Pilgrim Lutheran Church

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

July 26, 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:  Deuteronomy 7:6-9

               Psalm:  Psalm 125

              Epistle:  Romans 8:28-39

              Gospel:  Matthew 13:44-52

THEME FOR WORSHIP

Ever have those moments when you wonder what God sees in you?  What does He think of me?  Today’s Old Testament reading gives us God’s answer in very clear terms and even tells you why God feels the way He does about you.  Here’s one thing God says:  He has chosen you to be His treasured possession!  

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: Peace Be Upon You!

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

This psalm has a very national tone, possibly written shortly after the Israelite nation returned to Jerusalem from exile in Babylon.  They largely trusted in God to keep His promise of restoration, and the Lord rescued them.  Their restoration & return to Jerusalem was just one of many times when the Lord acted mightily on behalf of His people.  Israel was the nation of God's chosen people.  God set them apart, protected and preserved them throughout history, because they were & are His.

Psalm 125

¹ Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,

     which cannot be moved, but abides forever.

² As the mountains surround Jerusalem,

     so the Lord surrounds His people, from this time forth and forevermore.

³ For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous,

     lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong.

⁴ Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,

     and to those who are upright in their hearts!

⁵ But those who turn aside to their crooked ways

     the Lord will lead away with evildoers!

         Peace be upon Israel! 

You and I, along with all Christ-believers remain His.  Verse two reminds us how the Lord surrounds us, making us His people.  In Deuteronomy 7:6 the Lord tells us:  The Lord your God has chosen you to be...His chosen possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.   WOW!  This is the best possible news!  ...and why would God choose you & me?  ...it is because the Lord loves you... [v 8a].  God has chosen you to be His treasured possession, simply because He loves you, and promises to ALWAYS love you!

What does this mean to your daily life as a Christ-believer?  Like Mount Zion and the mountains surrounding Jerusalem, we are held fast by the Lord.  We trust in the Lord and our faith cannot be moved.  God does good to us, by keeping His good promises made to us.  Many promises are made & kept, like Jesus' death & resurrection to save you and me from sin and death.  Many promises are actively being kept, such as the fact that God will never leave us or forsake us.  Many promises are made and are going to be kept, like our place in heaven and our bodily resurrection on the Last Day.

All of these blessings give us peace and comfort:  the faith God gives us, the trust in His promises, and the forgiveness of our sins.  We're forgiven and restored as God's loved child, every single time we confess our sins to Him.  Above all, God's forgiveness restores us to being at peace with Him.

Peace be upon Israel, the Lord's people, which includes YOU!

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 July 19, 2026

 

 Pilgrim Lutheran Church

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

July 19, 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 44:6–8

               Psalm:  Psalm 119:57–64

              Epistle:  Romans 8:18–27

              Gospel:  Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43

THEME FOR WORSHIP

Today’s Gospel reading is Jesus’ Parable of the Weeds or Tares.  The parable itself is pretty straightforward, and Jesus gives the specific explanation a few verses later.  This is the first of several parables where Jesus teaches what …the kingdom of heaven is like….   

This parable teaches us that the Son of Man, Jesus, is at work now, even if we don’t see or understand it.  The Son will complete His work at the end of time.  In between, we’re called to trust Him and wait in faith for Him to take care of the weeds.

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