Occasion: Seventh Sunday after Trinity
Colour: Green
Order of Service: Divine Service, Setting One (LSB Page 151)

Prelude: #555, "Salvation unto Us Has Come"
Hymn of Invocation: #804, "O Worship the King" 
Hymn of the day: #819, "Sing Praise to God, the Highest Good"
Distribution Hymn: #611, "Chief of Sinners Though I Be"
Hymn to depart: #566, "By Grace I'm Saved"
Postlude: #578, "Thy Strong Word"

Readings:
Introit: Psalm 47:3, 6–8; antiphon: vv. 1–2
Old Testament: Isaiah 62:6–12
Gradual: Psalm 34:11, 5
Epistle: Romans 6:19–23
Holy Gospel: Mark 8:1–9

Sermon: "Divine Economy"

Jesus Restores Paradise and Feeds Us Freely

In the Garden of Eden, our first parents received food freely from the gracious hand of God, apart from any burdensome work (Gen 2:7–17). But after the fall, food would be received only through toil and labor. The curse declared, “By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground . . .” (Gen. 3:19). In other words, “The wages of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23). But into this wilderness world came Jesus the Messiah to restore creation. Having compassion on the weary multitudes, He renewed the bounty of Eden on the third day, freely granting an abundance of bread to the 4,000 (Mark 8:1–9). So also our Lord Jesus, having endured the burden of our sin, was raised on the third day to bring us back to Paradise. He now miraculously turns the bread of death into the Bread of Life in the Sacrament, giving you His very body and blood for your forgiveness. For “the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 6:23).


As always, our service can be found online at https://loganmonkton.lutheranchurchcanada.ca/first-lutheran-church/services/

2023-07-23 - Trinity 7

Acclaimed author Neil Gaiman performs a memorable dramatic reading from NYPL’s own rare copy of "A Christmas Carol," which includes edits and prompts Charles Dickens wrote in his own hand for his unique public readings 150 years ago. Dressed in full costume and joined by writer and BBC researcher Molly Oldfield, Gaiman performs the classic tale as its great author intended.

2023-07-23 - Trinity 7

First Lutheran / Redeemer Lutheran Church

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