The Rich Fool, an illustration by Eugène Burnand 1850-1921
Pilgrim Lutheran Church
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
August 3, 2025
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! We're now in our Summer Schedule starting with our 9:30 am Worship service. Afterward, we gathered for food and conversations, while the children enjoyed Sunday School. These classes are full of activities and teaching, so the children learn how much God loves them!
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: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12–14, 2:18–26
Psalm: Psalm 100
Epistle: Colossians 3:1–11
Gospel: Luke 12:13–21
THEME FOR WORSHIP
In today’s Gospel text, Jesus warns us about the sin of coveting material possessions and our tendency to define and construct our lives around them. The sin of covetousness is serious in God’s eyes and should be in ours also. As examples, in today’s Epistle text God tells us that covetousness is idolatry, and of course two out of the Ten Commandments God gave to us speak against us coveting things.
Today we’ll unravel a couple of questions. What is at the root of covetousness that makes it so dangerous? In the parable of the Rich Fool, why does God care about who will get the rich man’s stuff after he dies? What is Jesus getting at here, and what is He teaching us?
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.
Soli Deo Gloria
"The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble." Psalm 9:9
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