Pilgrim Worship Sunday July 9, 2023

Come To Me    J. Kirk Richards   2021

  Pilgrim Lutheran Church

The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

July 9, 2023

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!  Once again, we had lots of great activities going on, starting with our 9:30 am Worship Service.  Afterward, we gathered for food, conversations, and Adult Bible study, 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 later on Pilgrim's website.

Here is information about today's worship service:

BIBLE READINGS

   Old Testament:  Zechariah 9:9–12

                Psalm:  Psalm 145:1–14
               Epistle:  Romans 7:14–25a
               Gospel:  Matthew 11:25–30

OUR THEME FOR WORSHIP
We are weary and heavy laden in many, many ways, all of us.  Today Jesus gives you a gentle invitation and a wonderful gift!  Jesus speaks to us again about being His disciples, but in a completely different manner than in previous weeks.  Jesus says “Come to Me…I’ll give you rest…learn from Me.”  

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

Peace in Christ, your Savior,

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS    Burton, Michigan

We are Pilgrims with a Purpose:  

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

office:  810.744.1188

mobile:  248.881.7627

Pilgrim Website

Pilgrim Facebook page

Soli Deo Gloria

“The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save"  Zephaniah 3:17    

Thursday Psalms: Great Is the LORD!

Certainly on this side of heaven, nobody can understand nor fully describe the greatness of the Lord!  His greatness is unsearchable!  As we read these beautiful but limited words of the psalmist, we can't help but simply be in awe of how Great is the Lord!  

Psalm  145:1-14

¹ I will extol You, my God and King,

        and bless Your name forever and ever.

² Every day I will bless You

        and praise Your name forever and ever.

³ Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,

        and His greatness is unsearchable.

⁴ One generation shall commend Your works to another,

        and shall declare Your mighty acts.

⁵ On the glorious splendor of Your majesty,

        and on Your wondrous works, I will meditate.

⁶ They shall speak of the might of Your awesome deeds,

        and I will declare Your greatness.

⁷ They shall pour forth the fame of Your abundant goodness

        and shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.

⁸ The Lord is gracious and merciful,

        slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

⁹ The Lord is good to all,

        and His mercy is over all that He has made.

¹⁰ All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord,

        and all Your saints shall bless You!

¹¹ They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom

        and tell of Your power,

¹² to make known to the children of man Your mighty deeds,

        and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.

¹³ Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

        and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

        [The Lord is faithful in all His words and kind in all His works.]

¹⁴ The Lord upholds all who are falling

        and raises up all who are bowed down. 

Of all the Lord's greatness, His righteousness is the most important.   The Lord is righteous & just; therefore all sin must be punished, all debts must be paid.  Verse eight contains the best possible news for sinners like you and me!  The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.  In His love, we find the greatest and most awesome of the Lord's deeds.  Your heavenly Father sent His only Son to be a willing sacrifice, taking all your punishment for all your sins upon Himself!  Jesus Christ did this for YOU, because He is gracious and merciful!

Every single time you & I confess our sins to God our heavenly Father, we receive forgiveness for those sins.  We live constantly in God's grace, mercy and steadfast love!  And verse nine assures us that God shows mercy to all that He has made!  Jesus has paid the price of your forgiveness, even if you don't yet believe in Him!  Pray right now, that God would give you the faith to believe and be saved!  Pray right now, that God would give faith to someone you know!

The Lord is great, and His mercy and love for you is the greatest thing of all!

Peace to you!

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS    Burton, Michigan

office:  810.744.1188

mobile:  248.881.7627

     We are Pilgrims with a Purpose:  

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

Pilgrim Website

Pilgrim Facebook page

Soli Deo Gloria

“You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your Word." Psalm 119:114

 

Pilgrim Worship Sunday July 2, 2023

  Pilgrim Lutheran Church

The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

July 2, 2023

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!  Once again, we had lots of great activities going on, starting with our 9:30 am Worship Service.  Afterward, we gathered for food, conversations, and Adult Bible study, 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 later on Pilgrim's website.

Here is information about today's worship service:

SCRIPTURE READINGS

   Old Testament:  Jeremiah 28:5–9

                Psalm:  Psalm 119:153–160
               Epistle:  Romans 7:1–13
               Gospel:  Matthew 10:34–42

THEME FOR WORSHIP

Today Jesus continues His teaching about discipleship, adding un-peaceful households, cross-bearing and life-losing to the attacks and suffering He described last week.  To live in the community of discipleship is to become an enemy of this world and all who reject Jesus Christ.  But what life will we find, as Jesus promises us?

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

Peace in Christ, your Savior,

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS    Burton, Michigan

We are Pilgrims with a Purpose:  

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

office:  810.744.1188

mobile:  248.881.7627

Pilgrim Website

Pilgrim Facebook page

Soli Deo Gloria

“The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save"  Zephaniah 3:17