The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost – Divine Service 

 

True wisdom proceeds from God and embraces the riches of knowing and confessing Christ.  Our minds need not be fixated on earthly wealth or possessions; our behaviors should oppose earthly immorality, selfishness, and desire.  Constant fixation on our labors, accomplishments, and assets is no more than vanity, leading to despair.  Our image, knowledge, and actions ought to be shaped by Christ Jesus, for He alone is everything for those who believe in His name.    

 

 

Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-26  

Colossians 3:1-11                                 

Luke 12:13-21

 

O Lord, grant us wisdom to recognize the treasures You have stored up for us in heaven, that we may never despair but always rejoice and be thankful for the riches of Your grace; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

 

“Christ the Eternal Lord”  LSB 829

“Gracious God, You Send Great Blessings”     LSB 782

“Chief of Sinners Though I Be”     LSB 611

“I Come, O Savior to Thy Table”     LSB 618

“Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me”   LSB 761   

“In Christ There Is No East or West”     LSB 653

“Lord, Whose Love Through Endless Service”     LSB 848