Divine Service: All Saints Sunday
Messiah will hold its weekly Divine Service on Sunday, November 2nd 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.
The confession resounds in every time & place by all believing peoples, tribes & churches: “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” These words emanate from faith-filled saints who belong to Jesus. In His eternal presence, the beloved saints are utterly content in endless service & worship. Saints are the ones forever blessed, comforted, satisfied & rewarded, because their inheritance is the kingdom of God. (Psalm 31: 1, 3, 5; Revelation 7:9-17; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12)
Divine Service: Reformation Sunday
Messiah will hold its weekly Divine Service on Sunday, October 26th 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.
The Law leaves us speechless, for it condemns us & holds us accountable to God. By the Law, every sin is unmasked, every sinner declared guilty. In Christ, by His blood, we receive faith. This faith justifies us apart from the works of the Law. Thanks be to God that Christ gives us this Gospel. By it, sin is forgiven & sinners declared innocent. This is our freedom in Christ proclaimed throughout every nation, tribe, language & people (Revelation 14:6-7; Psalm 46; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36)
Divine Service: The 19th Sunday after Pentecost
Messiah will hold its weekly Divine Service on Sunday, October 19th 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.
Before God, men, women & children plead incessantly for justice in the face of rebellion & adversity. Those who know & confess Jesus bear the weight of guilt & need His Word of undeserved acquittal. God’s Word is the solitary source of that promise. It teaches, corrects, declares righteousness & equips us for every good work. Scripture, in its entirety, is that living, breathing, vibrant acount of God continually striving by the side of His chosen people — delivering them from sin. (Psalm 74:2a, 18–19, 21, 20a, 22a; Genesis 32:22-30; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:4; Luke 18:1-8)
Divine Service: The 18th Sunday after Pentecost
Messiah will hold its weekly Divine Service on Sunday, October 12th 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. Our Parish Service Guild’s annual Harvest Dinner will also be held after the service, beginning at 11:30 am in our Fellowship Hall.
Witnesses in the presence of Christ are unequivocally blessed! Christians are heartened by Jesus’ words to persevere in suffering and labor. Even in Jesus’ own earthly ministry, chains could not bind Him; the tomb could not contain Him. So also His word is not bound, but commands all things in living, suffering & dying. Even lepers plead for mercy, and Jesus’ word heals. Yet only one leper dares to return, ardently believing & confessing Jesus’ profound act of divine mercy. (Psalm 111; Ruth 1:1-19a; 2 Timothy 2:1-13; Luke 17:11-19)