Pilgrim Worship

Soli Deo Gloria

"Teach me O LORD, ...give me understanding, that I may keep Your law...” Psalm 119:33-34

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Pilgrim Worship Easter Day April 17, 2022

Pilgrim Lutheran Church

Easter Sunday

April 17, 2022

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

Our Easter Day (11:00 am) service will also include brass accompaniment with our organ, and music from our more contemporary Ensemble.

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR TODAY

Processional Gospel: Luke 24:1-6a

Old Testament: Isaiah 65:17-25
Psalm: Psalm 16
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:19-26

Gospel: Luke 24:1-12

OUR THEME FOR WORSHIP TODAY
The women came to Jesus’ tomb on the first Easter morning, full of confusion and fear from the events of the preceding days. From the joy of Palm Sunday to the horror of Good Friday, it is hard to imagine how confused and afraid they were. And then, finding the tomb open and empty and speaking to the angels? Wow! But the angels’ words changed their confusion and fear into faith and hope. “He is not here, but has risen.”
Our lives are also full of confusion and fear, as we gather at the empty tomb and give thanks and praise for Jesus’ resurrection. God’s words also speak to us today: He is NOW here! Jesus has risen!

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

For today's Children's message and videos from previous Sundays, please click on this link.

Peace to you on this, the Lord's Day!

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS Burton, Michigan

office: 810.744.1188

mobile: 248.881.7627

Soli Deo Gloria

"Teach me O LORD, ...give me understanding, that I may keep Your law...” Psalm 119:33-34

Pilgrim Worship Good Friday April 15, 2022

Pilgrim Lutheran Church

Good Friday Tenebrae Worship

April 15, 2022

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

This Tenebrae worship service celebrates Good Friday, the day which was very good for us, in that Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins. Tenebrae is a Latin word meaning darkness. The mood and lighting will decrease as the service proceeds, and we will leave in subdued lighting and somber silence.

SCRIPTURE READINGS

First Reading: Isaiah 52:13 - 52:12

Second Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9

Gospel Reading: John 18 & 19

To watch the video of this service, please click HERE.

Peace to you on this day, as our Lenten journey with Christ comes to its close.

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS Burton, Michigan

office: 810.744.1188

mobile: 248.881.7627

Soli Deo Gloria

"Teach me O LORD, ...give me understanding, that I may keep Your law...” Psalm 119:33-34

Pilgrim Worship Holy Thursday April 14, 2022

The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci

Pilgrim Lutheran Church

Holy Thursday Worship Service

April 14, 2022

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

This is just a quick reminder that today is Holy Thursday, often called Maundy Thursday. The word "Maundy" comes from the Latin word mandatum, meaning "command". Just before celebrating the Passover feast with His disciples, St. John the Apostle recorded these words of Jesus: "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another" (John 13:34). Jesus demonstrated that command and attitude throughout His earthly ministry, including just prior to speaking these words as He washed the feet of His disciples. So today is often called Maundy Thursday to draw attention to this command given by Jesus.

What better way is there to love your neighbor, than to invite a friend or family member to "check out" Pilgrim worship and hear God's word & forgiveness proclaimed!

SCRIPTURE READINGS

First Reading: Exodus 12:1-14

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-32

Gospel Reading: John 13:121-30

To watch the video of this service, please click HERE.

Peace to you on this day, as our Lenten journey with Christ nears its end.

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS Burton, Michigan

office: 810.744.1188

mobile: 248.881.7627

Soli Deo Gloria

"Teach me O LORD, ...give me understanding, that I may keep Your law...” Psalm 119:33-34

Monday, April 11, 2022

Pilgrim Worship Palm Sunday April 10, 2022

Pilgrim Lutheran Church

Palm Sunday

April 10, 2022

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

This was an especially exciting Sunday at Pilgrim Lutheran Church! Once again, we had lots of great activities going on, starting with our 10:30 am Worship Service. Being Palm Sunday, we gathered for food and conversations over a pot-luck luncheon. We also hosted an Easter Egg hunt and other great activities for children!

If you live in the Burton area, please consider joining us for any or all of our great events!

Here is information about todays worship service:

SCRIPTURE READINGS

Processional Gospel: John 12:12–19

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 32:36–39
Psalm: Psalm 118:19–29
Epistle: Philippians 2:5–11
Gospel: John 12:20–43

OUR THEME FOR WORSHIP

The hour has come! You and I have experienced this in our lives, an hour for which we’ve waited and prepared finally comes. No more waiting, the hour has come!

Today, this hour has come for a Jerusalem crowd, for Jesus and for the Pharisees and other Jewish leaders. This hour has come for you and for me also. Where does this hour find you? Where will this hour take you?

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

For today's Children's message and videos from previous Sundays, please click on this link.

Peace to you on this, the Lord's Day!

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS Burton, Michigan

office: 810.744.1188

mobile: 248.881.7627

Soli Deo Gloria

"Teach me O LORD, ...give me understanding, that I may keep Your law...” Psalm 119:33-34

Pilgrim Lenten Vespers Wednesday April 6, 2022

Pilgrim Lutheran Church

Wednesday Lenten Vespers

April 6, 2022

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

This was another exciting Lenten Wednesday at Pilgrim Lutheran Church! Once again, we had lots of great activities going on, starting with our 11 am Bible class. In this class, we consider various signs of Jesus, which bear witness to Him. The highlight of the day is our Vespers worship services at either 4pm or at 7pm. We enjoyed a delicious soup dinner between these services, sharing good food and fellowship! If you live in the Burton area, please consider joining us for any or all of these great events next week!

Here is information about todays worship service:

SCRIPTURE READINGS

First Reading: Ezekiel 11:17-21
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:1–6
Gospel Reading: John 19:1-16

THEME FOR HOMILY & VESPERS SERVICE

Pontius Pilate, a witness to Christ, consented to order Jesus’ execution. Pilate may wash his hands and proclaim his own innocence in the death of Jesus, but Pilate is guilty. Pilate is caught between a rock and a hard place. Instead of doing what is right, Pilate has Jesus’ flesh ripped, shredded, dressed in purple, and crowned with thorns. His hard heart is complicit in the death of Christ. While it may be an uncomfortable thought, Pilate’s failures make us examine our own complicity in the evil of others. How have we deceived ourselves in proclaiming innocence? How have we been pressured into allowing evil to occur? Thanks be to God that our journey to the cross shows us Jesus’ forgiveness.

To watch the video of this service, please click HERE.

Peace to you on this, and every Lenten day as we journey with Christ to Calvary's cross!

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS Burton, Michigan

office: 810.744.1188

mobile: 248.881.7627

Soli Deo Gloria

"Teach me O LORD, ...give me understanding, that I may keep Your law...” Psalm 119:33-34

Pilgrim Worship Sunday April 3, 2022

Pilgrim Lutheran Church

The Fifth Sunday in Lent

April 3, 2022

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

If you live in the Burton area, please consider joining us for any or all of these great events!

Here is information about todays worship service:

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR SUNDAY

Old Testament: Isaiah 43:16–21
Psalm: Psalm 126
Epistle: Philippians 3:8–14
Gospel: Luke 20:9–20

OUR THEME FOR WORSHIP SUNDAY

In His Parable of the Wicked Tenants, Jesus tells the people including us, about Himself and His Church. The vineyard represents the Israelite nation through history, and Jesus foretells its end along with the destruction of the Temple coming in 70 A.D. Jesus has two audiences as He speaks, and we are His third. Each audience responds very differently. The scribes and chief priests respond in anger and desperation, as Jesus speaks against them, and we’ll explore why Jesus’ words were so pointed and specific toward them. The crowd reacted completely differently, saying “Let these things not happen!” Many of them understood the same things as the Jewish leaders, but God’s coming justice pierces them with fear and sadness.

How do you and I respond? We’ll explore Jesus’ challenging words in verses 17 & 18, and will uncover the saving Gospel message which is rather hidden and not obvious.

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

For today's Children's message and videos from previous Sundays, please click on this link.

Peace to you on this, the Lord's Day!

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS Burton, Michigan

office: 810.744.1188

mobile: 248.881.7627

Soli Deo Gloria

"Teach me O LORD, ...give me understanding, that I may keep Your law...” Psalm 119:33-34

Saturday, April 2, 2022

Pilgrim Lenten Vespers Wednesday March 30, 2022

Pilgrim Lutheran Church

Wednesday Lenten Vespers

March 30, 2022

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

Here is information about todays worship service:

SCRIPTURE READINGS

First Reading: Zechariah 9:11–12

Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:15–18

Gospel Reading: John 18:33–40

THEME FOR HOMILY & VESPERS SERVICE

Barabbas was a heartless, brutal criminal, with anger in his heart and blood on his hands. Custom dictated that Pontius Pilate should release one prisoner at the feast of Passover. Pilate knows Jesus is innocent and tries to get the crowd to ask for Jesus’ release, but the crowd calls for Barabbas. The crowd condemns the innocent Jesus and demands that the guilty Barabbas receive a pardon. We are Barabbas. We are guilty and sinful and deserving of death. But we are also Barabbas in that Jesus takes our place, takes our punishment, and sets us free.

To watch the video of this service, please click HERE.

Peace to you on this, and every Lenten day as we journey with Christ to Calvary's cross!

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS Burton, Michigan

office: 810.744.1188

mobile: 248.881.7627