24th Sunday After Trinity: The Strength of the Lord Is Our Salvation from Sin, Death, and Darkness

Is. 51:9-16; Col. 1:9-14; Matt. 9:18-26; Psalm 126

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The Light Shines in the Darkness

• Helen Keller wrote about what she would do if she were given three days to see. What do we see that the world doesn’t?

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Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs. Merciful Father, preserve Your holy Church, that Your children may be partakers of Your inheritance with the saints in light. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer. Grant our civil leaders wisdom and understanding, that our nation may be governed in accordance with Your divine will… Protect those in the armed forces as they serve our country, that they may return to their families unharmed and in gratitude to You… Bless every effort to bring to the sick and shut-in Your Holy Scriptures and the Sacrament of Christ’s body and blood, that by the comfort and promise of Your Word their sorrow and sighing may flee away…

 Remember in kindness all those who cry out to You in any affliction, heartache or trouble, [especially______________,] that they may rejoice in Your faithfulness and await with patience deliverance from their afflictions… Grant us such trust in Your divine Word that we may acknowledge Your Son’s true body and blood in His Supper and receive them this day in a worthy manner… We thank You for the witness of those ransomed saints who have passed before us, and we ask that Your grace may likewise guide us to eternal life… Into Your hands we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy, through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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Group TimeThe Strength of the Lord Is Our Salvation from Sin, Death, and Darkness

Isaiah 51:9-169 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD;awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago.Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon?10 Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep,who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?11 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing;everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.12 “I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass,13 and have forgotten the LORD, your Maker,

who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth,and you fear continually all the day because of the wrath of the oppressor,when he sets himself to destroy? And where is the wrath of the oppressor?14 He who is bowed down shall speedily be released; he shall not die and go down to the pit, neither shall his bread be lacking.15 I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the LORD of hosts is his name.16 And I have put my words in your mouth and covered you in the shadow of my hand,establishing[a] the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth, and saying to Zion, ‘You are my people.’”

Colossians 1:9-149 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him,bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. 11 May you be

strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patiencewith joy, 12 giving thanks[a] to the Father, who has qualified you[b] to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 Hehas delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Matthew 9:18-26A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed18 While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”19 And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. 20 And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, 21 for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well.” 22 Jesus turned, and

seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.”And instantly[a] the woman was made well. 23 And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, 24 he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. 25 Butwhen the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And the report of this went through all that district.

Psalm 126Restore Our Fortunes, O LORDA Song of Ascents.126 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy;then they said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”3 The LORD has done great

things for us; we are glad.4 Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like streams in the Negeb!5 Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy!6 He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing,shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

Share Time: TWENTY–FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Isaiah 51:9–16Colossians 1:9–14Matthew 9:18–26 The Strength of the Lord Is Our Salvation from Sin, Death, and Darkness A shroud of darkness engulfs us. Sin, death, and disease threaten to sever us from life’s fullest measure. Without new life in Christ Jesus, there would be no light to dissipate, dispel, or curb grief and sadness. But Jesus has qualified us “to share in the inheritance of the saints of light” delivering us from the dark domain (Col. 1:9–14). “I have put my words in your mouth and covered you in the shadow of my hand,…You are my people” (Is. 51:9–16). The presence of Christ, in word, wine, bread, and water, confronts our sinful nature with forgiveness. In the sacraments, God claims us to be His very own children, creating, and sustaining our faith. So in Christ, we humbly receive the words, “your faith has made you well” (Matt. 9:18–26). On the last day God will surely awaken us also from slumber in resurrection glory.

25th S. a. Trinity: Faith Comes By Hearing the Word of ChristEx. 32:1-20 The Golden CalfJob 14:1-6 Death Comes Soon to

All1 Thes. 4:13-18 The Coming of

the LordMatt. 24:15-28 The Abomination

of DesolationLuke 17:20-30 The Coming of the

KingdomPsalm 14 The Fool Says, There Is

No GodPsalm 102:1-13 Do Not Hide

Your Face From Me

Next Week…

Ex. 32:1-20; Job 14:1-6; 1 Thes. 4:13-18; Matt. 24:15-28; Luke 17:20-30; Psalm 14; Psalm 102:1-13

Exodus 32:1-20The Golden Calf32 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, “Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” 2 So Aaron said to them, “Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” 3 So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. 4 And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden[a] calf. And they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” 5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD.” 6 And they rose up early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.7 And the LORD said to Moses, “Go down, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them. They have made for themselves a golden calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it and said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’” 9 And the LORD said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people. 10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them, in order that I may make a great nation of you.”11 But Moses implored the LORD his God and said, “O LORD, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘With evil intent did he bring them out, to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your burning anger and relent from this disaster against your people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.’” 14 And the LORD relented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on his people.15 Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, tablets that were written on both sides; on the front and on the back they were written. 16 The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets. 17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a noise of war in the camp.” 18 But he said, “It is not the sound of shouting for victory, or the sound of the cry of defeat, but the sound of singing that I hear.” 19 And as soon as he came near the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses' anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain. 20 He took the calf that they had made and burned it with fire and ground it to powder and scattered it on the water and made the people of Israel drink it.Job 14:1-6Job Continues: Death Comes Soon to All14 “Man who is born of a woman    is few of days and full of trouble.2 He comes out like a flower and withers;    he flees like a shadow and continues not.3 And do you open your eyes on such a one

    and bring me into judgment with you?4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?    There is not one.5 Since his days are determined,    and the number of his months is with you,    and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass,6 look away from him and leave him alone,[a]

    that he may enjoy, like a hired hand, his day.1 Thessalonians 4:13-18The Coming of the Lord13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord,[a] that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.Matthew 24:15-28 The Abomination of Desolation15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.19 And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! 20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will arise andperform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand. 26 So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.Luke 17:20-30The Coming of the Kingdom20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, 21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”[a]

22 And he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.23 And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!’ or ‘Look, here!’ Do not go out or follow them. 24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.[b]25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. 26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, 29 but on the day when

Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all— 30 so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.Psalm 14The Fool Says, There Is No GodTo the choirmaster. Of David.14 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”    They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds,    there is none who does good.2 The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man,    to see if there are any who understand,[a]

    who seek after God.3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt;    there is none who does good,    not even one.4 Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers    who eat up my people as they eat bread    and do not call upon the LORD?5 There they are in great terror,    for God is with the generation of the righteous.6 You would shame the plans of the poor,    but[b] the LORD is his refuge.7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!    When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people,    let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad. Psalm 102:1-13Do Not Hide Your Face from MeA Prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the LORD.102 Hear my prayer, O LORD;let my cry come to you!2 Do not hide your face from me    in the day of my distress!Incline your ear to me;    answer me speedily in the day when I call!3 For my days pass away like smoke,    and my bones burn like a furnace.4 My heart is struck down like grass and has withered;    I forget to eat my bread.5 Because of my loud groaning    my bones cling to my flesh.6 I am like a desert owl of the wilderness,    like an owl[a] of the waste places;7 I lie awake;    I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.8 All the day my enemies taunt me;    those who deride me use my name for a curse.9 For I eat ashes like bread    and mingle tears with my drink,10 because of your indignation and anger;    for you have taken me up and thrown me down.11 My days are like an evening shadow;    I wither away like grass.12 But you, O LORD, are enthroned forever;    you are remembered throughout all generations.13 You will arise and have pity on Zion;    it is the time to favor her;    the appointed time has come.