Saint Paul's Lutheran Church

"First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, t...hat we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way" (1 Timothy 2:1-2). A PRAYER FOR THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY Gracious God our heavenly Father, Your kingdom extends over and above all the nations of this world. Have mercy upon us and our land and its people. Grant us repentance, renew us, and turn away Your fierce anger. Bless the President and the First Lady with healing, comfort and strength. Preserve all government servants and all candidates for public office and keep them under the shelter of Your protection. Hear us, we pray, in the Name of the King of all kings and Lord of all lords, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Sermon for the 16th Sunday after Trinity. https://www.stpaulslb.org/sunday-s-sermon

19 years ago today. Through tragedies, disasters, and sorrows we are taught this truth: that we cannot lengthen the span of our days by worry, nor find a safety or peace that endures through our own efforts. These only come through Christ. #September11 #WeRemember #Neverforget

Almighty God, You have given us this good land as our heritage. Grant that we remember Your generosity and constantly do Your will. Bless our land with honest industry, truthful education, and an honorable way of life. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion, from pride and arrogance, and from every evil course of action. Grant that we, who came from many nations with many different languages, may become a united people. Support us in defending our liberties, and give t...hose to whom we have entrusted the authority of government the spirit of wisdom, that there may be justice and peace in our land. When times are prosperous, may our hearts be thankful, and in troubled times do not let our trust in You fail; help us understand our roles and responsibilities to this country and our fellow citizens. Grant, at the same time, to Your Church Your Holy Spirit and the wisdom that comes down from above, that Your Word may not be bound but have free course and be preached to the joy and edifying of Christ’s holy people, that in steadfast faith we may serve You and, in the confession of Your name, abide unto the end; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. See more

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:16

A Blessed Trinity Sunday

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Blessed Ascension Day! So when they had come together, they asked him, Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? He said to them, It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven. Acts 1:6-11

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A week behind but here it is... https://www.stpaulslb.org/sunday-s-sermon

+Service of the Word+ The Third Sunday of Easter April 26, 2020 First Reading Acts 2:14a, 3641... 14Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, . . . 36Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified. 37Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brothers, what shall we do? 38And Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself. 40And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation. 41So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. Epistle 1 Peter 1:1725 17If you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, 18knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. 20He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for your sake, 21who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. 22Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; 24for All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, 25but the word of the Lord remains forever. And this word is the good news that was preached to you. Holy Gospel Luke 24:1335 13That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17And he said to them, What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk? And they stood still, looking sad. 18Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days? 19And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. 22Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, 23and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. 24Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see. 25And he said to them, O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory? 27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. 28So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, 29but they urged him strongly, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent. So he went in to stay with them. 30When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. 31And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. 32They said to each other, Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures? 33And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34saying, The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon! 35Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.

Sorry to post late but here is Pastor Pierson’s sermon from Easter Sunday. https://www.stpaulslb.org/sunday-s-sermon

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