The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Divine Service     

 

Love the Lord first, last, temporally – eternally!  This commandment intimately connects us to incalculable blessings of knowing and being known by Jesus.  Where there is love for the Lord, life pulsates in joy, obedience, and commitment to His Word.  Christians gravitate to other believers who love is grounded in Christ.  In the face of adversity, love builds up.  In the face of hatred, love boasts of triumph, refreshing the heart, revitalizing faith, comforting with peace.

 

Philemon 1-21     

 

O merciful Lord, You did not spare Your only Son but delivered Him up for us all. Grant us courage and strength to take up the cross and follow Him, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

 

“Lift High the Cross”     LSB 837

“The King of Love My Shepherd Is”     LSB 709

“Eat This Bread”     LSB 638

“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”     LSB 425

“Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice”     LSB 556

“Oh, That the Lord Would Guide My Ways”     LSB 707

“Take My Life and Let It Be”     LSB 783