Messiah will hold its weekly Divine Service on Sunday, October 5th at 10:00 am; the service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page. Adult Bible Class will be held beforehand at 9:00 am, and children’s Sunday School will be held following the Divine Service, beginning about 11:15 am.
Traditionally celebrated the first Sunday in October, Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Sunday can be celebrated any time. This year’s theme begins a four-year cycle focusing on the LWML Mission Statement — “As Lutheran Women in Mission, we joyfully proclaim Christ, support missions, and equip women to honor God by serving others”. For LWML Sunday 2025 we focus on Proclaiming Christ and Sharing the Gospel.
Everything we do as Lutheran Women in Mission begins with Christ’s message of repentance and forgiveness. The Ascension text of “GO” (Luke 24:44–53) is the mission emphasis for Lutheran Women in Mission Sunday 2025. On Ascension Day, Jesus gave his followers an assignment “that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations.” We, as the church of the Lord Jesus Christ, have a responsibility to proclaim the message of Christ, to be that body which proclaims repentance and forgiveness, showing forth the merciful Christ in what we do and say.
As Lutheran Women in Mission we continue to support, encourage and uplift missionaries, and also provide physical support and compassion to all people. It is the proclamation of repentance and forgiveness of sins in Jesus’ name that motivates us to do this work. All Glory be to Jesus!
Readings for the Day:
Psalm 67: “Let the people praise you, Lord!”
Isaiah 62:1-7: The Lord rejoices over His people.
Romans 10:11-17: “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the Word of Christ.”
Luke 24:44-53: “You are witnesses of these things.”
