Reformation Day Worship - 10/29/2017
Friday, October 27, 2017
“It’s still all about Jesus.” It was all about Jesus when the Lord God first promised a Savior to Adam, Eve, and their descendants. It was all about Jesus with every foretelling of the coming Christ by Old Testament prophets. It was all about Jesus at the manger, the cross, and the empty tomb. It was all about Jesus as the apostle Paul penned, “We hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law” (Romans 3:28). It was all about Jesus when Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses on October 31, 1517. It’s still all about Jesus today as we receive the Means of Grace—Word and Sacrament. It will be all about Jesus when He returns in glory on the Last Day. As we observe the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we celebrate that it always has been, and always will be, all about Jesus!
Preaching 10/29/2017 at the 8:20 and 11:00 am services is Rev. Stephen Heimer, Mariachi San Pablo. Rev. Heimer is 39 years old and is the pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in El Paso and Chief Operating Officer of YLM Human Care. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in K-12 Music Education and a Master of Arts in Theology in Culture, he is co-founder of Mariachi San Pablo and Adelante Ministries (2001). He is an alumni of Concordia Seminary and the Cross-Cultural Ministry Center of Concordia University California. Reverend Joshua Baumann, our Associate Pastor, is our Liturgist.
The morning sermon is titled “Christ Exulted in All the Earth” and is based on Psalm 46.
REFORMATION - John 8:31–36 (Oct. 31)
“Regardless of how terrified the Christian is by the Law and how much he acknowledges his sin, he does not despair; for he believes in Christ into whom he has been baptized and through whom he has the forgiveness of sins. Now if our sin has been forgiven through Christ Himself ... we have become free by the deliverance of the Son.” LW 26:447 -Luther
Please join us also for a special Reformation service in the afternoon at 3:00 pm and for the meal following.
Sunday's bulletin can be found at this Bulletins Link.
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