Pilgrim Worship Sunday October 8, 2023

 

  Pilgrim Lutheran Church

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

October 8, 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 FOR SUNDAY

   Old Testament:  Isaiah 5:1-7

                Psalm:  Psalm 80:7-19
               Epistle:  Philippians 3:4b-14
               Gospel:  Matthew 21:33-46

OUR THEME FOR WORSHIP TODAY
In the Epistle reading for today, St. Paul compares our human accomplishments to our knowing Christ as our Savior.  What is Paul’s conclusion?  We should be Taking Out the Trash!

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

Peace in Christ, your Savior,

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

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

Pilgrim Worship Sunday October 1, 2023

  Pilgrim Lutheran Church

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

October 1, 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 FOR SUNDAY

   Old Testament:  Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32

                Psalm:  Psalm 25:1-10
               Epistle:  Philippians 2:1-18
               Gospel:  Matthew 21:23-32

OUR THEME FOR WORSHIP
Who are you “like”?  Do you share a physical or emotional “likeness” with somebody else?  Perhaps you’ve been given a big heart like your Mom, or a short temper like your Dad, or thin hair like Uncle Edward.  You get the picture.  In the Epistle lesson, Paul uses this idea of “likeness” to remind us of some powerful gifts, some loving opportunities and high expectations God has given to 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

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

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

Thursday Psalms: No Shame!

In our current Adult Class here at Pilgrim, we are studying the faith of martyrs and how they witness to us in proclaiming the faith God has given us.  It is a fascinating class; if you'd like to watch video recordings or participate in-person or online, please connect with me.  One goal of religious persecution is the public shaming of Christians, and the fear which the persecutors intend to create in others.  By the grace and will of God, these martyrs were not ashamed of the faith God gave to them, even in the moment of death.  

This is David's prayer in the first three verses of today's Psalm, and this should be your prayer also.

PSALM 25:1-10

¹ To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

² O my God, in You I trust; let me not be put to shame;

      let not my enemies exult over me.

³ Indeed, none who wait for You shall be put to shame;

      they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

⁴ Make me to know Your ways, O Lord;

      teach me Your paths.

⁵ Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation;

      for You I wait all the day long.

⁶ Remember Your mercy, O Lord, and Your steadfast love,

      for they have been from of old.

⁷ Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions;

      according to Your steadfast love remember me, 

           for the sake of Your goodness, O Lord! 

David had a choice, and we have the same.  He could turn his eyes, heart and mind toward his treacherous and sinful enemies, who seek only to put him to shame for his faith in God.  But David makes a different choice.  In verses four and five David turns to God, asking that God teach & lead him on God's ways and paths.  And yes, this often includes waiting on the Lord.  But we don't wait in shame.  We wait for the Lord with bold confidence, because God is good, and He remembers us in His steadfast love, which has been with us from of old!

Have NO SHAME, because the Lord, remembers you, loves you and forgives your sins!  

Peace in Christ,

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