Pilgrim Worship Sunday October 25, 2026

“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”  John 8:36

 Pilgrim Lutheran Church

The Festival of the Reformation

October 25, 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 Sunday schedule has our Worship service beginning at 10:30 am.  Afterwards, around 11:40 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 

  First Reading:  Revelation 14:6-7

             Psalm:  Psalm 46

            Epistle:  Romans 3:19-28

            Gospel:  John 8:31-36

THEME FOR WORSHIP

Today we celebrate the 16th century Reformation of the Christian Church.  As much as we may think, the point of the Reformation and our celebration is not that some Christians finally goth their theology right.  The point is not to celebrate certain people for what they confess.

Rather, the point the Reformation worthy of celebration is that God preserves His Church by delivering His Son to sinners.  This Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the Church’s life.  So, we celebrate and proclaim this Gospel, focusing on how Jesus described our Christian life in today’s Gospel lesson.

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

"Blessed be the LORD, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation."  Psalm 68:19

Thursday Psalms: Be Still!

 

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

On the eve of All Saints Day in 1517, Martin Luther nailed 95 theses [statements] to the castle church door in Wittenberg, Germany.  The debates which followed kicked off a reforming of the Christian Church, which had gone far astray from God's Word. This coming Sunday, we will celebrate the Reformation in our worship service at Pilgrim.

Below is Psalm 46, a song of complete trust in God, particularly during times of crisis.  This psalm was a favorite of Luther's, and the basis of one of his most beloved and powerful hymns.  On Sunday, we'll sing that beautiful, traditional hymn, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God to open our 10:30 am worship service.  Come on Sunday, join in with us!

Psalm 46

   ¹ God is our refuge and strength,

        a very present help in trouble.

   ² Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,

        though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,

   ³ though its waters roar and foam,

        though the mountains tremble at its swelling.

   ⁴ There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,

        the holy habitation of the Most High.

   ⁵ God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;

        God will help her when morning dawns.

   ⁶ The nations rage, the kingdoms totter;

        He utters His voice, the earth melts.

   ⁷  The Lord of hosts is with us;

         the God of Jacob is our fortress.

   ⁸  Come, behold the works of the Lord,

         how He has brought desolations on the earth.

   ⁹  He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;

        He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;

           He burns the chariots with fire.

   ¹⁰ “Be still, and know that I am God.

         I will be exalted among the nations,

         I will be exalted in the earth!”

   ¹¹ The Lord of hosts is with us;

         the God of Jacob is our fortress.

"Be still"  These two simple words can speak to us in many ways; today they remind me of my grandmother Bernhardt.  My siblings and I would frequently spend a week at Grandpa and Grandma's house, and I remember her speaking these words to my brothers and I in a commanding tone.  Be still!   As young boys are apt to do, we were not being still during nap-time and needed some correction.  Grandmother was really saying "Be quiet and lie still!

Today, we can hear in these two words our heavenly Father's gifts of calm and comfort.  This was the psalmist's intent; he reminds us of who God is, and his mighty power over all things.  Because God loves his children, we shouldn't cower in fear, but rather be encouraged, calmed, and comforted.  So today, "Be still"  and think about the God who created and controls the entire universe and all things.  "Be still"  and know He loves you, He cares for you, and He has redeemed you, making you holy and perfect in His sight by the blood of Jesus!  Amen!

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

"Blessed be the LORD, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation."  Psalm 68:19

Pilgrim Worship Sunday October 18, 2026

 

 Pilgrim Lutheran Church

The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

October 18, 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 Sunday schedule has our Worship service beginning at 10:30 am.  Afterwards, around 11:40 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 45:1-7

               Psalm:  Psalm 96:1-9

              Epistle:  1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

              Gospel:  Matthew 22:15-22

THEME FOR WORSHIP

God’s prophet Isaiah saw dismal days ahead.  God spoke through Isaiah’s words, warning and encouraging His people.  In today’s text, God will anoint King Cyrus to do His work & will.  God promises to break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron to set God’s people free from their bondage.

We can relate to Isaiah’s visions of dismal days ahead.  By the things we see, hear and experience, our visions of the future often include suffering, disaster & destruction.  Rather than be afraid & anxious, remember that God has anointed another King, who has saved you from your dismal days ahead!

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

"Blessed be the LORD, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation."  Psalm 68:19